Macon County, Missouri

Macon County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,762. Its is. The county was organized in and named for, a North Carolina politician. The first person to settle in the county was Nathaniel Tuttle during the late 1790's.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,104 (813 ). 2,082 km² (804 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.08%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,762 people, 6,501 households, and 4,381 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 7,502 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.18%, 2.21% or , 0.39% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.22% from , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race. 22.8% were of, 21.8% , 13.9% and 10.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 6,501 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,195, and the median income for a family was $36,370. Males had a median income of $26,408 versus $18,275 for females. The for the county was $16,189. About 8.30% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.