Pike County (Missouri)
The Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 18,516 inhabitants and a population density of 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bowling Green.
Geography
The County is located in northeastern Missouri and is bordered to the east by Illinois, from which it is separated by the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1774 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface. At the Pike County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Pike County was formed in 1818 from parts of the former St. Charles County. It was named after Zebulon Pike (1779-1813), a pioneer and explorer of the area.
Louisiana Public Library, listed on the NRHP
North Third Street Historic District, listed on the NRHP
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Pike County 18,516 people in 6,594 households. The population density was 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6,594 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 90.2 percent white, 7.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 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.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 45.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 38,971. The per capita income was $ 18,729. 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Pike County
Citys
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Curry Ville
- Frankford
- Louisiana
Villages
- Annada
- Ashburn
- Eolia
- Paynesville
- Tarrant
Unincorporated communities
- Ashley
- Bush
- Calumet
- Cyrene
- Edgewood
- Elmwood
- Estes
- Farmer
- Gazette
- Hope
- Kissenger
- LaMotte
- McCune
- McIntosh
- New Harmony
- New Hartford
- Prankford
- Reading
- Roblee
- Saint Clement
- Sledd
- Spencerburg
- Strongly
- Vera
Structure
The Pike County is divided into ten townships: