New Madrid County, Missouri
The New Madrid County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 18,956 inhabitants and a population density of 10.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is New Madrid.
Geography
The County is located in the so-called Missouri Bootheel (German: boot heel ) in the extreme southeast of the state on the Mississippi River, which forms the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. It has an area of 1808 square kilometers, of which 52 square kilometers are water surface. At the New Madrid County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The New Madrid County was formed in 1812. It was named after the Spanish district during the reign of the Spaniards. At that time, the district was called Nuevo Madrid. In the 19th century, the area was known by the many earthquakes and the great New Madrid earthquake of 1811, which reached a magnitude of 7.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in New Madrid County 18,956 people in 8,082 households. The population density was 10.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8,082 households lived statistically 2.19 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 81.7 percent white, 15.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 34,332. The per capita income was $ 18,412. 22.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in New Madrid County
Citys
- Canalou
- Catron
- Gideon
- Howardville
- Lilbourn
- Marston
- Matthews
- Morehouse
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Portageville1
- Sikeston2
Village
- North Lilbourn
Unincorporated communities
- Bader Ville
- Bayouville
- Big Ridge
- Boekerton
- Browns
- Como
- Conran
- Delmo
- Dodds
- Farrenburg
- Frailie
- Hartzell
- Jaywye
- Kewanee
- La Forge
- Linda
- Lone Star
- Lorwood
- Noxall
- Point Pleasant
- Risco
- Ristine
- Tallapoosa
1 - partially in Pemiscot County 2 - predominantly in Scott County
Structure
The New Madrid County is divided into eleven townships: