Henry County, Missouri

Henry County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,997. Its is. The county was organized in as Rives County, and renamed in  after the American patriot, of. The county was originally named after (-), who served as  from, -. However, he lost popularity in after joining the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,897 (733 ). 1,819 km² (702 sq mi) of it is land and 78 km² (30 sq mi) of it (4.10%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,997 people, 9,133 households, and 6,246 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.61%, 1.02% or , 0.70% , 0.25% , 0.02% , 0.34% from , and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,133 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,949, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $27,932 versus $19,201 for females. The for the county was $16,468. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.