Cass County (Missouri)

The Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 99 478 inhabitants and a population density of 55 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Harrisonville, which was named after Albert G. Harrison, a member of the Congress of the United States.

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

Geography

The County is located in the extreme west of Missouri and is bordered to the west by Kansas. It has an area of 1820 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers of water surface. At the Cass County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Cass County was formed on March 3, 1835 Van Buren County from parts of Jackson County. In 1848 it was renamed in Cass County, named after Lewis Cass, a U.S. senator and presidential candidate.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Cass County 99 478 people in 35 957 households. The population density was 55 people per square kilometer. In the 35 957 households lived statistically 2.68 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 91.7 percent white, 3.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 59,226. The per capita income was $ 25,740. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Cass County

Citys

  • Archie
  • Belton
  • Cleveland
  • Creighton
  • Drexel1
  • East Lynne
  • Freeman
  • Garden City
  • Harrisonville
  • Kansas City2
  • Lake Annette
  • Lake Winnebago
  • Lee's Summit3
  • Peculiar
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Raymore
  • Strasburg

Villages

  • Baldwin Park
  • Gunn City
  • Loch Lloyd
  • Westline

Unincorporated communities

  • Austin
  • Avon
  • Coleman
  • Crossroads School
  • Daugherty
  • Dayton
  • Everett
  • Gowdy
  • Hadsell
  • Harrelson
  • Huber
  • Jaudon
  • Lisle
  • Lone Tree
  • Main City
  • Old Peculiar
  • Ore
  • Prettyman
  • Riverview Estates
  • Wingate

1 - partially in Bates County 2 - partially in Clay, Jackson and Platte County 3 - partly in Jackson County

Structure

The Cass County is divided into 18 townships:

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