Ray County, Missouri
The Ray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 23,494 inhabitants and a population density of 15.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Richmond.
The Ray County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Missouri on the north bank of the Missouri River. In the west the border to Kansas is about 60 km away. The Ray County has an area of 1486 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water surface. At the Ray County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Ray County was formed from the 1820 Howard County. It was named after the statesman John Ray, a deputy in Missouri.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Ray County 23,494 people in 9,295 households. The population density was 15.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 9,295 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 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.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 51,326. The per capita income was $ 24,040. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Ray County
Citys
- Camden
- Crystal Lakes
- Excelsior Springs1
- Fleming
- Hardin
- Henrietta
- Lawson1
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wood Heights
Villages
- Elmira
- Excelsior Estates1
- Homestead
- Rayville
Unincorporated communities
- Albany
- Dockery
- Elkhorn
- Elmira Camp
- Floyd
- George Ville
- Knoxville
- Millville
- Morton
- Shelf
- Rockingham
- Russellville
- Saint Cloud
- Stet2
- Swanwick
- Taitsville
- Tinney Grove
- Vibbard
1 - partly in Clay County 2 - partially in Carroll County
Structure
The Ray County is divided into eight townships: