Lewis County, Missouri

Lewis County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,494. Its is. The county was organized in and named for explorer and governor of the,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,323 (511 ). 1,308 km² (505 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.15%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92%, 2.53% or , 0.16% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 0.44% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race. 34.9% were of, 18.3% , 11.2% and 10.8%  ancestry according to.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age is 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county is $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. The for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the.