Miller County (Missouri)
The Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 24,748 inhabitants and a population density of 16.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Tuscumbia.
Geography
The County is located approximately at the level of the geographical center of Missouri in the Ozarks on the eastern shore of the Lake of the Ozarks, a reservoir of the Osage River. It has an area of 1554 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. At the Miller County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Miller County was formed in 1837. It was named after John Miller (1781-1846), the fourth Governor of Missouri (1825-1832) and later members of the U.S. House of Representatives ( 1837-1843 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Miller County 24,748 people in 10,410 households. The population density was 16.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 10,410 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,838. The per capita income was $ 18,202. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Miller County
Citys
- Bagnell
- Eldon
- Iberia
- Lake Ozark1
- Lakeside
- Osage Beach1
Villages
- Brumley
- Olean
- St. Elizabeth
- Tuscumbia
Unincorporated communities
- Arrowhead Beach
- Atwell
- Aurora Springs
- Brays
- Capps
- Etter Ville
- Faith
- Kaiser
- Keethtown
- Lakeland
- Lakeview
- Marys Home
- Mount Pleasant
- Saint Anthony
- Samtown
- Spring Garden
- Ulman
- Watkins
- West Aurora
1 - partly in Camden County
Structure
The Miller County is divided into seven townships: