Dade County (Missouri)
The Dade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 7883 inhabitants and a population density of 6.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Greenfield.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Missouri on the northern edge of the Ozarks and is in the west about 50 miles from Kansas away. It has an area of 1311 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water surface. At the Dade County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Dade County was formed on January 29, 1841 from parts of Greene County. It was named after Major Francis L. Dade (1793-1835), who was killed in the Seminolenkriegen.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dade County 7883 people in 3276 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. In the 3276 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 32,714. The per capita income was $ 16,638. 20.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Dade County
Citys
- Everton
- Greenfield
- Lockwood
Villages
- Arcola
- Dadeville
- South Greenfield
Unincorporated communities
- Bona
- Carns Ford
- Cedarville
- Comet
- Corry
- Crisp
- Dilday Mill
- Duden Ville
- Fiddlers Ford
- Glen Town
- Kings Point
- Meinert
- Neola
- Pennsboro
- Pilgrim
- Seybert
- Snadon Ford
- Sylvania
Structure
The Dade County is divided into 16 townships: