Wright County (Missouri)
The Wright County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 18,815 inhabitants and a population density of 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hartsville.
Geography
The County is located in south-central Missouri, is about 80 km from Arkansas and has an area of 1769 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Wright County was formed in 1861. It was named after Silas Wright (1795-1847), a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827-1829), U.S. Senator (1833-1844) and Governor of New York ( 1845-1846 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Wright County 18,815 people in 7499 households. The population density was 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 7499 households lived statistically 2.48 per person.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 29,636. The per capita income was $ 16,413. 24.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Wright County
Citys
- Hartsville
- Mansfield
- Mountain Grove1
- Norwood
Unincorporated communities
- Cedar gap2
- Graff
- Spring Grove
- Macomb
- Manes
- Odin
1 - partially in Texas County 2 - partially in Webster County
Structure
The Wright County is divided into 12 townships: