Gentry County, Missouri

The Gentry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 6738 inhabitants and a population density of 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Albany, which was named after the town of Albany in New York.

Geography

The County is located in northwestern Missouri, is in the north about 30 miles from Iowa to the southwest, and about 40 km from Nebraska and Kansas away. It has an area of ​​1274 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface.

The county is drained by the Grand River, one coming from Iowa left tributary of the Missouri River.

At the Gentry County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

Gentry County was formed on February 12, 1841 from parts of Clinton County. It was named after Colonel Richard Gentry, who died in 1837 at the Seminole War.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Gentry County 6738 people in 2670 households. The population density was 5.5 people per square kilometer. In the 2670 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.7 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.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 35,556. The per capita income was $ 19,021. 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Gentry County

Citys

  • Albany
  • Darlington
  • King City
  • McFall
  • Stanberry

Village

  • Gentry

Unincorporated communities

  • Alanthus Grove
  • Albany Junction
  • Berlin
  • Carmack
  • Elle Norah
  • Enyart
  • Evona
  • Ford City
  • Gentryville
  • Iceland City
  • Lone Star
  • McCurry
  • Siloam Springs
  • Whitten

Structure

The Gentry County is divided into eight townships:

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