Atchison County, Missouri
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Atchison County, Missouri
Address: PO Box 280, Rock Port, MO 64482
Phone: 660-744-2707
Fax: 660-744-5705
At the northwestern tip of MO, northwest of Saint Joseph; established Feb 3, 1843 from Holt County. Name Origin: For David Rice Atchison (1807-86), MO statesman and U.S. senator (1843-55)
Area (sq mi): 547.36 (Land: 544.72 Water: 2.64). Pop per sq mi: 11.5.
Pop 2005: 6,246. State Rank: 107. Pop changes: 2000-2005: -2.9%; 1990-2000: -13.8%. Pop 2000: 6,430 (White: 96.6%; Black: 2.1%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%; Asian: 0.1%; Other: 0.8%) Foreign born: 0.3%. Median age: 41.7.
Income 2000: per capita $16,956; median household $30,959; Pop below poverty: 11.6%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $24,196-$25,585.
Unemployment 2004: 4.5%. Unemployment 2000: 3.1%; Change from 2000: +1.4%. Median travel time to work: 18.9 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 27.2%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: Missouri
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Atchison County, Missouri
| Atchison County, Missouri | |
 Location in the state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February, 1845 |
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| Named for | David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri |
| Seat | Rock Port |
| Largest city | Tarkio |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
547.36 sq mi (1,418 km²) 544.72 sq mi (1,411 km²) 2.64 sq mi (7 km²), 0.48 |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
6,430 12/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.atchisoncounty.org/ |
Atchison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 5,685. Its county seat is Rock Port[1]. The county was organized in 1845 and named for David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri.
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Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 547.36 square miles (1,417.7 km2), of which 544.72 square miles (1,410.8 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 2.64 square miles (6.8 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[2]
Adjacent counties
- Fremont County, Iowa (north)
- Page County, Iowa (northeast)
- Nodaway County (east)
- Holt County (south)
- Richardson County, Nebraska (southwest)
- Nemaha County, Nebraska (west)
- Otoe County, Nebraska (northwest)
Major highways
Notable residents
- Michael J. Burg - Actor
- Zel Fischer - Missouri Supreme Court judge.
- Sam Graves - U.S. Congressman for Missouri.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 16,501 |
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| 1910 | 13,604 | −17.6% | |
| 1920 | 13,008 | −4.4% | |
| 1930 | 13,421 | 3.2% | |
| 1940 | 12,897 | −3.9% | |
| 1950 | 11,127 | −13.7% | |
| 1960 | 9,213 | −17.2% | |
| 1970 | 9,240 | 0.3% | |
| 1980 | 8,605 | −6.9% | |
| 1990 | 7,457 | −13.3% | |
| 2000 | 6,430 | −13.8% | |
| 2010 | 5,685 | −11.6% | |
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,722 households, and 1,777 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,103 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.00% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,722 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,959, and the median income for a family was $38,279. Males had a median income of $27,468 versus $18,855 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,956. About 9.30% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Cities
Villages
- Watson (100)
Unincorporated towns
Townships
Atchison County is divided into eleven townships:
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Otoe County, Nebraska | Fremont County, Iowa | Page County, Iowa | |
| Nemaha County, Nebraska |  |
Nodaway County | ||
 Atchison County, Missouri  |
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| Richardson County, Nebraska | Holt County |
External links
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Atchison County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
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