Madison County, Missouri

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Madison County, Missouri
Map
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1818
Seat	Fredericktown
Largest city	Fredericktown
Area - Total - Land - Water	498 sq mi (1,289 km²) 497 sq mi (1,287 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.17%
Population - (2000) - Density	11,800 24/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Former President of the United States James Madison

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 11,800. Its county seat is Fredericktown^[1]. The county was organized in 1818 and named for President James Madison. Mining has been a key industry in this area with Madison County recorded as having the oldest lead mine west of the Mississippi River.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 square miles (1,289 km²), of which, 497 square miles (1,287 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

St. Francois County (north)
Perry County (northeast)
Bollinger County (east)
Wayne County (south)
Iron County (west)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 11,800 people, 4,711 households, and 3,330 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,656 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,711 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,601, and the median income for a family was $31,145. Males had a median income of $27,670 versus $15,909 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,215. About 12.80% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.60% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Missouri

County seat: Fredericktown

Cities	Fredericktown \| Marquand

Villages	Cobalt \| Junction City

Unincorporated communities	Castor Station \| Millcreek \| Mine La Motte \| Oak Grove \| Saco \| Zion