Stoddard County, Missouri
The Stoddard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 29,968 inhabitants and a population density of 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bloomfield.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Missouri, is in the southwest about 25 miles from Arkansas, to the east just 35 km from Tennessee, Kentucky and the Mississippi River and has an area of 2147 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers is water area. At the Stoddard County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Stoddard County was formed in 1835. It was named after Amos Stoddard (1762-1813), a former governor of the Louisiana Territory, which fell as an officer in the War of 1812.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Stoddard County 29,968 people in 12,130 households. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. In the 12,130 households lived statistically 2.43 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 35,932. The per capita income was $ 20,911. 18 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Villages in Stoddard County
Citys
- Advance
- Bell City
- Bernie
- Bloomfield
- Dexter
- Dudley
- Essex
- Puxico
Villages
- Baker
- Penermon
Unincorporated communities
- Acorn Ridge
- Aid
- Aquilla
- Ardeola
- Asherville
- Avert
- Birds Corner
- Brownwood
- Buffington
- Charter Oak
- Circle City
- Clines Iceland
- Cobb
- Curdton
- Dale
- Durnell
- Eaglette
- Frisco
- Gray Ridge
- Green Oaks
- Guam
- Heagy
- Hickman
- Hills Store
- Sky
- Huntersville
- Idalia
- Idlewild
- Ives
- Children
- LaValle
- Leora
- Marco
- Maulsby
- Mingo
- Painton
- Powe
- Pyletown
- Redd
- Shady Dell
- Shawan
- Star
- Stoddard
- Swinton
- Tillman
- Toga
- Toppertown
- Zadock
Structure
The Stoddard County is divided into seven townships: