Madison County (Missouri)

The Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 12,226 inhabitants and a population density of 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fredericktown.

Geography

The County is located in southeastern Missouri in the Ozarks and is drained by the St. Francis River. It is about 50 km from the Mississippi River forms the border with Illinois. The county has an area of ​​1289 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. At the Madison County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Madison County was formed in 1818. It was named after James Madison, the fourth President of the United States.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Madison County 12,226 people in 4757 households. The population density was 9.5 people per square kilometer. In the 4757 households lived statistically 2.54 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 33,456. The per capita income was $ 17,239. 19.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Madison County

Citys

  • Fredericktown
  • Marquand

Villages

  • Cobalt
  • Junction City

Unincorporated communities

  • Allbright
  • Beulah
  • Buckhorn
  • Catherine Place
  • Cherokee pass
  • Cobalt Village
  • Cornwall
  • Creek Nation
  • Faro
  • French Mills
  • Hahn's Mill
  • Higdon
  • Jewett
  • Klendike
  • Marsh Creek
  • Millcreek
  • Mine La Motte
  • Oak Grove
  • Roselle
  • Saco
  • Shelton Ford
  • Stringtown
  • Varsh Ford
  • Wideford
  • Zion

Structure

The Madison County is divided into ten townships:

Trivia

Madison County is in the original title of the film prior to The Bridges of Madison County. These bridges are supposed to be famous for its special, sheltered construction.

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