Bates County, Missouri

The Bates County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 17,049 inhabitants and a population density of 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Butler.

The Bates County is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Kansas City.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme west of Missouri and Kansas borders. It has an area of ​​2205 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. At the Bates County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Bates County was formed on January 29, 1841 from portions of Cass County and Jackson County. It was named after Frederick Bates (1777-1825), the second Governor of Missouri ( 1824-1825 ).

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Bates County 17,049 people in 6,355 households. The population density was 7.6 people per square kilometer. In the 6,355 households lived statistically 2.61 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 38,926. The per capita income was $ 18,774. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Bates County

Citys

  • Adrian
  • Amoret
  • Amsterdam
  • Butler
  • Drexel1
  • Hume
  • Rich Hill
  • Rockville

Villages

  • Foster
  • Merwin
  • Passaic

1 - partially in Cass County

Structure

The Bates County is divided into 24 townships:

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