Laclede County, Missouri
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Laclede County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 32,513. Its county seat is Lebanon6. The county was organized February 24, 1849, and was named after Pierre Laclede, founder of St. Louis, Missouri.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,989 km² (768 mi²). 1,984 km² (766 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.28%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Camden County (north)
- Pulaski County (northeast)
- Texas County (southeast)
- Wright County (south)
- Webster County (southwest)
- Dallas County (west)
[edit] Major highways
- Interstate 44
- U.S. Route 66 (1926-1979)
- Route 5
- Route 7
- Route 32
- Route 64
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 32,513 people, 12,760 households, and 9,187 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (42/mi²). There were 14,320 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.04% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,760 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,562, and the median income for a family was $35,962. Males had a median income of $27,011 versus $18,283 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,572. About 11.50% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.
