Howell County, Missouri
The Howell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 40,400 inhabitants and a population density of 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is West Plains.
Geography
The County is located in southern Missouri in the Ozarks and borders Arkansas. It has an area of 2404 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. At the Howell County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Howell County was formed on March 2, 1857 from parts of Oregon County. It was named after Josiah Howell, who built the first settlement here.
The first circle meeting in 1876, about two kilometers east of West Plains, held in a log cabin. The first jail, built of wood, was destroyed in 1862 during the Civil War. 1866 all county records were destroyed by fire. A new Court House was built in 1869 in West Plains.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Howell County 40,400 people in 15,404 households. The population density was 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 15,404 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,282. The per capita income was $ 17,135. 19.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Howell County
Citys
- Brandville
- Mountain View
- West Plains
- Willow Springs
Unincorporated communities
- Amy
- Arditta
- Burnham
- Caulfield
- Chapin
- Corner Town
- Crider
- Cull
- Cureall
- Egypt Grove
- Fanchon
- Grimmet
- Hocomo
- Hutton Valley
- Lanton
- Lebo
- Leota
- Moody
- Olden
- Ott
- Peace Valley
- Pomona
- Pottersville
- Siloam Springs
- South Fork
- Sterling
- Trask
- Turnersville
- Whitechurch
Structure
The Howell County is divided into twelve townships: