Christian County, Missouri

Christian County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 54,285. Its is. The county was organized in and is named after, a  soldier of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,461 (564 ). 1,459 km² (563 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.16%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 54,285 people, 20,425 households, and 15,645 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (96/sq mi). There were 21,827 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (39/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.31%, 0.27% or , 0.56% , 0.29% , 0.03% , 0.42% from , and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were or  of any race. 23.7% were of, 21.1% , 12.3% and 11.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 20,425 households out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.40% were non-families. 19.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,085, and the median income for a family was $44,428. Males had a median income of $31,929 versus $21,852 for females. The for the county was $18,422. About 7.10% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Christian County is on the list of 100 fastest growing counties in the United States.