Gasconade County, Missouri

Gasconade County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of, the population is 15,342. Its is.

Origin of name
According to, the French colonial inhabitants of this region had the same boastful character as the inhabitants of in. Hence the name Gasconade, meaning 'Gascony-like'.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,363 (526 ). 1,349 km² (521 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.03%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,342 people, 6,171 households, and 4,288 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (30/sq mi). There were 7,813 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.69%, 0.12% or , 0.18% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,171 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,047, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $29,659 versus $20,728 for females. The for the county was $17,319. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.