Andrew County, Missouri
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Andrew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,492. Its county seat is Savannah6. The county was organized in 1841 and named for lawyer Andrew Jackson Davis. The county along with Buchanan and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas is included in the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 122,934 in the year 2003. It is currently part of the 12th district of the Missouri State Senate, currently represented by David Klindt, and the 28th district of the Missouri House of Representatives, currently represented by Martin T. Rucker.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,131 km² (436 mi²). 1,127 km² (435 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.30%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Nodaway County (north)
- Gentry County (northeast)
- DeKalb County (east)
- Buchanan County (south)
- Doniphan County, Kansas (southwest)
- Holt County (west)
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,492 people, 6,273 households, and 4,635 families residing in the county. The population density was 15/km² (38/mi²). There were 6,662 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,273 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,688, and the median income for a family was $46,067. Males had a median income of $32,955 versus $22,586 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,375. About 6.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
