Dunklin County, Missouri
The Dunklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 31 953 inhabitants and a population density of 22.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Kennett, which has been in 1851 according to the mayor of St. Louis, Luther Martin Kennett, named. The County is a trading and manufacturing center for cotton, soybeans and cattle.
Geography
The Dunklin County is located in the extreme southeast of Missouri, the so-called Bootheel ( boot heel ). The County is bordered to the south and west by the state of Arkansas and has an area of 1417 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface.
In Dunklin County is the lowest point in the state of Missouri at Saint Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, which flows into Arkansas.
At the Dunklin County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Dunklin County was formed on February 14, 1845 from parts of Stoddard County. It was named after Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844), a former Governor of Missouri ( 1832-1836 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dunklin County 31 953 people in 13,253 households. The population density was 22.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,253 households lived statistically 2.26 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 85.1 percent white, 9.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 28,838. The per capita income was $ 16,378. 24.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Dunklin County
Citys
- Arbyrd
- Campbell
- Cardwell
- Clarkton
- Holcomb
- Horner Ville
- Kennett
- Malden
- Senath
Village
- Rives
Unincorporated communities
- Arkmo
- Austin
- Baird
- Bethany
- Bowie Corner
- Brian
- Buck Donic
- Bucoda
- Caligoa
- Caruth
- Cotton Plant
- Deer country
- Dillman
- Europe
- Frisbee
- Gibson
- Gilbert
- Glennonville
- Gobler1
- Hargrove
- Hollywood
- Horner Ville Junction
- Ipley
- Johnson Mill
- Kirk
- Leachville Junction
- McGuire
- Octa
- Paulding
- Pine City
- Providence
- Red Onion
- Ringtone
- Riverside
- Scobeville
- Sumac
- Sunrise
- Townley
- Valley Ridge
- Vincit
- White Oak
- Wilhelmina
1 - partially in Pemiscot County
Structure
The Dunklin County is divided into eight townships: