Miller County, Missouri

Miller County is a located in the  of. The county was organized in and named for, governor and congressman. As of 2000, the population was 23,564. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,554 (600 ). 1,534 km² (592 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.28%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,564 people, 9,284 households, and 6,443 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (40/sq mi). There were 11,263 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99%, 0.28% or , 0.46% , 0.13% , 0.02% , 0.29% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,284 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,977, and the median income for a family was $36,770. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $18,903 for females. The for the county was $15,144. About 10.80% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.