Clark County (Missouri)
The Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had .. inhabitants and a population density of 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Kahoka, which was named after the Native American people.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme northeast section of Missouri and is bordered to the north - separated by the Des Moines River - at Iowa. In the east it borders Illinois, from which it is separated by the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1326 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface. At the Clark County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Clark County was formed on December 16, 1836 from former parts of Lewis County. It was named after William Clark (1770-1838), leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later governor of the Missouri Territory ( 1813-1820 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Clark County 7,139 people in 2,994 households. The population density was 5.4 people per square kilometer. In the 2,994 households lived statistically 2.39 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 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.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,713. The per capita income was $ 22,825. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Clark County
Citys
- Alexandria
- Kahoka
- Wayland
- Wyaconda
Villages
- Luray
- Revere
Unincorporated communities
- Anson
- Antioch
- Ashton
- Athens
- Chambersburg
- Clark City
- Fairmont
- Medill
- Neeper
- Peaks Ville
- St. Francisville
- St. Patrick
- Winchester
Structure
The Clark County is divided into 13 townships: