Dent County, Missouri

The Dent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 15,357 inhabitants and a population density of 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Salem.

Geography

The County is located in the middle of the southeast Missouri in the Ozarks and is drained by the Current River. It has an area of ​​1954 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. At the Dent County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Dent County was formed on February 10, 1851 from parts of Crawford County and Shannon County. It was named after Lewis Dent, an early settler in the area, who came from Virginia here in 1835 ..

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Dent County 15 657 people in 6124 households. The population density was 7.9 people per square kilometer. In the 6124 households lived statistically 2.5 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 36,118. The per capita income was $ 18,111. 18.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Dent County

Citys

  • Bunker1
  • Salem

Unincorporated communities

  • Anutt
  • Bangert
  • Boss
  • Coulstone
  • Custer
  • Darien
  • Dent Ford
  • Doss
  • Gladden
  • Hobson
  • Howes
  • Howes Mill
  • Jack
  • Jadwin
  • Joy
  • Lake Spring
  • Lecoma
  • Lenox
  • Max
  • Montauk
  • Rhyse
  • Short Bend
  • Sligo
  • Smoky Hollow
  • Stonehill
  • Turtle

1 - partially in Reynolds County

Structure

The Dent County is divided into 13 townships:

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