Carroll County (Missouri)
The Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 9295 inhabitants and a population density of 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Carrollton.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Missouri on the north bank of the Missouri River west of the mouth of the Grand River. It has an area of 1819 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. At the Carroll County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Carroll County was formed on January 2, 1833 from parts of the Ray County. It was named, as well as the city of Carrollton, according to Charles Carroll (1737-1832), one of the founders and co-signer of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Carroll County 9,295 people in 4,156 households. The population density was 5.2 people per square kilometer. In the 4,156 households lived statistically 2.36 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,912. The per capita income was $ 23,887. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Carroll County
Citys
- Bogard
- Bosworth
- Carrollton
- De Witt
- Hale
- Norborne
Village
- Tina
Unincorporated communities
- Coloma
- Leta
- Mandeville
- Miami station
- Miles Point
- Palemon
- Plymouth
- Rate
- Roads
- South Carrollton
- Standish
- Steady
- Sugartree
- W B Junction
- Wakenda
- White Rock
Structure
The Carroll County is divided into 20 townships: