Maries County, Missouri
The Maries County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 9176 inhabitants and a population density of 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Vienna, which was named by Austrian immigrants to their former capital, Vienna.
Geography
The County is located just southeast of the geographical center of Missouri and has an area of 1373 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers is water area. At the Maries County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Maries County was formed in 1855. It was named after the Maries River and the Little Maries River, which are located nearby.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Maries County 9176 people in 3615 households. The population density was 6.7 people per square kilometer. In the 3615 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,185. The per capita income was $ 19,155. 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Maries County
Citys
- Belle1
- Vienna
Village
- Argyle1
Unincorporated communities
- Bend
- Big Bend
- Brink Town
- Davis Ford
- Hayden
- Highgate
- Lanes Prairie
- Lois
- Meyer Town
- Paydown
- Safe
- Stickney
- Sudheimer
- Summerfield
- Tavern
- Van Cleve
- Venus
- Vichy
1 - partially in Osage County
Structure
The Maries County is divided into seven townships: