Chariton County, Missouri
The Chariton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 7831 inhabitants and a population density of 4 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Keytesville that was after James Keyte, founder of the town, named.
Geography
The County is located north-west of the geographical center of Missouri on the north bank of the Missouri River. It has an area of 1990 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water surface. At the Chariton County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
Reserves
In the northwest of Chariton Chariton County of the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a classified as a National Wildlife Refuge nature reserve is located.
History
Chariton County was formed on November 16, 1820 from parts of Howard County. It was named after the Chariton River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Chariton County 7831 people in 3145 households. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. In the 3145 households lived statistically 2.39 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 2.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,558. The per capita income was $ 19,978. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Chariton County
Citys
- Brunswick
- Keytesville
- Glasgow1
- Marceline2
- Mendon
- Salisbury
- Sumner
- Triplet
Villages
- Dalton
- Rothville
Unincorporated communities
- Aholt
- Bynumville
- Cazzell
- Cunningham
- Eccles
- Forest Green
- Hamden
- Indian Grove
- Lagonda
- Lewis Mill
- Mike
- Musselfork
- Newhall
- Oil City
- Prairie Hill
- Rockford
- Shannondale
- Snyder
- Westville
- Whitham
- Vienna
1 - partially in Howard County 2 - partially in Linn County
Structure
The Chariton County is divided into 15 townships: