Montgomery County (Missouri)
The Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 12,236 inhabitants and a population density of 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Montgomery City.
Geography
The County is located in the northeastern central Missouri on the left bank of the Missouri River and is in the east about 50 miles from the U.S. state of Illinois and the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1399 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers is water area. At the Montgomery County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Montgomery County was formed on December 14, 1818 from parts of St. Charles County. It was named after Richard Montgomery (1736-1775), who was killed in the American War of Independence during the attack on the Canadian city of Quebec.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Montgomery County 12,236 people in 4869 households. The population density was 8.8 people per square kilometer. In the 4869 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 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.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,369. The per capita income was $ 19,634. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Montgomery County
Citys
- Bellflower
- High Hill
- Jones castle
- McKittrick
- Middletown
- Montgomery City
- New Florence
- Wellsville
Village
- Rhineland
Unincorporated communities
- Americus
- Big Spring
- Bluffton
- Buell
- Danville
- Gamma
- Marling
- Mineola
- Prices Branch
- Starkenburgring
Structure
The Montgomery County is divided into six townships: