Montgomery County, Missouri

Montgomery County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,136. It was named in honor of, an general killed in  while attempting to capture ,. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,399 (540 ). 1,392 km² (537 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.53%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,136 people, 4,775 households, and 3,337 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 5,726 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.97%, 2.04% or , 0.24% , 0.26% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,775 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,772, and the median income for a family was $38,632. Males had a median income of $27,933 versus $19,809 for females. The for the county was $15,092. About 8.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.