Morgan County (Missouri)

The Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had .. inhabitants and a population density of 13.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Versailles.

Geography

The County is located near the geographical center of Missouri in the Ozarks on the north shore of the Lake of the Ozarks, a reservoir of the Osage River. It has an area of ​​1590 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water surface. At the Morgan County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Morgan County was formed in 1833. It was named for Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), a member of the Congress of the United States and a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Morgan County 20,565 people in 8414 households. The population density was 13.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8414 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.

The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 36,696. The per capita income was $ 18,789. 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Morgan County

Citys

  • Barnett
  • Stover
  • Syracuse
  • Versailles

Villages

  • Gravois Mills
  • Laurie
  • Sunrise Beach1

Unincorporated communities

  • Aikinsville
  • Boylers Mill
  • Excelsior
  • Florence
  • Glensted
  • Marvin
  • Pyrmont
  • Riverview
  • Rocky Mount

1 - partly in Camden County

Structure

The Morgan County is divided into six townships:

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