Sullivan County (Missouri)
The Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 6714 inhabitants and a population density of 4 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Milan.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme north of Missouri, is about 30 km from Iowa and has an area of 1687 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers is occupied by water. At the Sullivan County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Sullivan County was formed in 1845. It was named after the eponymous County in Tennessee or after John Sullivan (1740-1795), a general in the American War of Independence and third Governor of New Hampshire.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Sullivan County 6714 people in 2642 households. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 88.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 18.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 2642 households lived statistically 2.52 per person.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 30,459. The per capita income was $ 16,633. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Sullivan County
Citys
- Browning1
- Green City
- Greencastle
- Harris
- Milan
- Newtown
Villages
- Humphreys
- Osgood
- Pollock
Unincorporated communities
- Bairdtown
- Boynton
- Bute
- Cora
- Mystic
- Owasco
- Pennsville
- Reger
- Sidney
- Sorrell
- Winigan
1 - partially in Linn County
Structure
The Sullivan County is divided into twelve townships: