Caldwell County (Missouri)
The Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 9424 inhabitants and a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Kingston, which was named after the Governor Austin A. King.
The Caldwell County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Missouri and has an area of 1113 square kilometers, of which a square kilometers of water surface. At the Caldwell County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
The Caldwell County was formed on December 29, 1836 from parts of the Ray County. It was named after Mathew Caldwell, a commander of Indian scouts in Kentucky.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Caldwell County 9,424 people in 3,852 households. The population density was 8.5 people per square kilometer. In the 3,852 households lived statistically 2.30 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,335. The per capita income was $ 18,918. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Caldwell County
Citys
- Braymer
- Breckenridge
- Cowgill
- Hamilton
- Kidder
- Kingston
- Polo
Unincorporated communities
- Barwick
- Black Oak
- Bonanza
- Kerr
- Mirabile
- Nettleton
- New York
- Rockford
Structure
The Caldwell County is divided into twelve townships: