Kennett (Missouri)
Dunklin County
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Kennett is a city of Dunklin County, Missouri in the United States with 11,260 inhabitants ( 2000). The city is the seat of this county.
History
In 1845, the place under the name of the county seat Chilletecaux Dunklin. The town's name came from an Indian chief of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware), the governor of the county of Daniel Dunklin. Because Chilletecaux was a relatively long and difficult pronounceable name, the city was soon after renamed Butler. However, this name led to confusion at the post office with the Butler County. 1851, the town was eventually named after the mayor of St. Louis, Luther Martin Kennett.
The city developed mainly as a trading center and with the production of cotton, soybeans and cattle. 1900 21,706 people lived here in 1950 there were already 45 329.
Demography
The 11,260 residents are divided on 4,540 households and 3,069 families. 31.9 % of households have children under 18, 19 % are married couples living together. In an average household living 2.4 people, an average family consists of 2.93. 2000, 84.44 % of the inhabitants White, 13.27% African American, 0.22 % Native American, 0.52 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander, and 0.36 % other. 16.9 % of the population are under 18, 8.7 % from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% between 45 and 64, and 16.2% are older than 65, the average age is 37 years. For every 100 females are 83.7 males.
The average income is $ 26,088, families have $ 34,167 available. Men earn on average 29,958, Women only $ 18,770. The per capita income is $ 14,397. 26.1 % of the population and 20.5 % of families are below the poverty line.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Sheryl Crow (born 1962 ), blues rock singer
- Fred Lasswell (1916-2001), cartoonist
- David Nail ( born 1979 ), country singer