Phelps County, Missouri



Phelps County is a located in the  of, and according to the  it includes the  in. The county was organized in and was named for, U.S. congressman and governor. As of 2000, the population was 39,825. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,746 (674 ). 1,743 km² (673 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 39,825 people, 15,683 households, and 10,240 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (59/sq mi). There were 17,501 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.24%, 1.50% or , 0.59% , 2.35% , 0.06% , 0.47% from , and 1.79% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,683 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% 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 23.70% under the age of 18, 14.50% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,378, and the median income for a family was $38,693. Males had a median income of $29,428 versus $19,893 for females. The for the county was $16,084. About 11.30% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.