Jefferson County (Missouri)
The Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 218 733 inhabitants and a population density of 128.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hillsboro.
The Jefferson County is part of the metropolitan area of Greater St. Louis.
Geography
The County is located in Eastern Missouri and bordering Illinois, from which it is separated by the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1720 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. At the Jefferson County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
Reserves
- Gov. Daniel Dunklin 's Grave State Historic Site
- Mastodon State Historic Site
- Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site
History
The Jefferson County in 1818 from parts of the former St. Louis and Ste. Genevieve counties formed. It was named after Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third President of the United States ( 1801-1809 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Jefferson County 218 733 people in 80 143 households. The population density was 128.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 80 143 households lived statistically 2.67 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 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.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64, and 11.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 53,939. The per capita income was $ 24,609. 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Jefferson County
Citys
- Arnold
- Byrnes Mill
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
- Kimmswick
- Olympian Village
- Pevely
Villages
- Cedar Hill Lakes
- Parkdale
- Peaceful Village
- Scotsdale
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Barnhart
- Cedar Hill
- High Ridge
- Horine
- Imperial
- Murphy
Unincorporated communities
- Antonia
- Beck
- Belews Creek
- Bush castle
- Byers
- Byrne Ville
- Cottage Farm
- Danby
- Dittmer
- Echo Lake Ranch
- Flame City
- Fletcher
- Flucom
- Frumet
- Goldman
- Grub Ville
- Hematite
- Hoene Spring
- House Springs
- Jarvis
- Knorpp
- Liguori
- Local
- Ludwig
- Mapaville
- Maxville
- Melzo
- Morse Mill
- Munson
- Oakvale
- Oermann
- One Hundred and One Ranch
- Otto
- Papin
- Paulina Hills
- Plattin
- Regina
- Riverside
- Rock Creek
- Rockford Beach
- Seckman
- Selma
- Silica
- Spring Forest
- Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
- Ten Brook
- Valles Mines
- Victoria
- Vineland
- Weber Hill
- Wickes
Structure
The Jefferson County is divided into twelve townships: