Lewis County, Missouri

Lewis County
	Lewis County, Missouri
	; Location in the state of Missouri
	; Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	1833
Seat	Monticello
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 511 sq mi (1,323 km²); 505 sq mi (1,308 km²); 6 sq mi (16 km²), 1.15%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 10,494 ; 21/sq mi (8/km²)

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Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 10,494. Its county seat is Monticello ⁶. The county was organized in 1833 and named for explorer and governor of the Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,323 km² (511 sq mi). 1,308 km² (505 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties[]

Clark County (north)
Hancock County (northeast)
Adams County (southeast)
Marion County (south)
Shelby County (southwest)
Knox County (west)

Major highways[]

Demographics[]

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age is 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county is $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.

Cities and towns[]

Williamstown

Coordinates: 40°05′N 91°44′W / 40.09, -91.73

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