Carter County (Missouri)

The Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 6265 inhabitants and a population density of 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat), Van Buren.

Geography

The County is located in southwest Missouri at the foot of the Ozark Plateau in the south and is about 40 miles from Arkansas away. It has an area of ​​1318 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. At the Carter County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Carter County was formed on May 10, 1859 from former parts of Ripley County and Shannon County. It was named for Zimri A. Carter, an early settler in the area, which already in 1812 from South Carolina came here.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Carter County 6,265 people in 2,435 households. The population density was 4.8 people per square kilometer. In the 2,435 households lived statistically 2.52 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 28,408. The per capita income was $ 15,881. 19.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Carter County

Citys

• Ellsinore
• Grandin
• Van Buren

Unincorporated communities

• Chicopee
• Eastwood
• Fremont
• Garwood

• House Creek
• Hunter
• South Van Buren

Structure

The Carter County is divided into five townships: