St. Francois County, Missouri
The St. Francois County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 65 359 inhabitants and a population density of 56.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Farmington.
Geography
The County is located on the northeastern edge of the Ozark Plateau and is drained by the upper reaches of the St. Francis River. It lies about 40 km west of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Illinois and has an area of 1172 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. At the St. Fracois County borders the following counties:
Reserves
History
The St. Francois County was formed in 1821. It was named after the Saint Francis River, which was named after St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Order of Friars Minor.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in St. Francois County 65 359 people in 24 122 households. The population density was 56.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 24 122 households lived statistically 2.39 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 93.6 percent white, 4.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 46.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 38,589. The per capita income was $ 18,852. 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in St. Francois County
Citys
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Farmington
- Iron Mountain Lake
- Leadington
- Leadwood
- Park Hills
Unincorporated communities
- Blackwell
- Cantwell
- Davis
- Daytown
- De Lassus
- Derby
- Doe Run
- East Bonne Terre
- Elvins
- Esther
- Fairview Acres
- Federal
- Flat River
- Frankclay
- French Village
- Gumbo
- Halifax
- Hazel Run
- Highley Heights
- Hoffman Junction
- Hurryville
- Iron Mountain
- Knob Lick
- Libertyville
- Lopez
- Loughboro
- Mineral City
- Mitchell
- Ogborn
- Rivermines
- Rock Springs
- Saint Francois
- Silver Springs
- Syenites
- Wortham
Structure
The St. Francois County is divided into eight townships: