Mississippi County (Missouri)
The Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 14,358 inhabitants and a population density of 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Charleston, which was named after the landowner Charles Moore, who donated the land for the city.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Missouri, bordering the states of Illinois and Kentucky, from which it is separated by the Mississippi River. The Mississippi County is located opposite the mouth of the Ohio River, which separates the two neighboring states of each other.
It has an area of 1111 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water surface.
At the Mississippi County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Mississippi County was formed in 1845. It was named after the Mississippi River, which limits the County to the east.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Mississippi County 14,358 people in 5287 households. The population density was 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 5287 households lived statistically 2.61 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 74.1 percent white, 24.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 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.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64, and 15.2 percent were 65 years or older. 46.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 22.2. The per capita income was $ 15.2. 27.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in Mississippi County
Citys
- Anniston
- Bertrand
- Charleston
- East Prairie
- Miner1
- Wyatt
Villages
- Pinhook
- Wilson City
Unincorporated communities
- Airline Acres
- Alfalfa Center
- Bird 's Point
- Crosno
- Deventer
- Dogwood
- Dorena
- Henson
- Samos
- Whiting
- Wolf Iceland
1 - partly in Scott County
Structure
The Mississippi County is divided into seven townships: