Maries County, Missouri

Maries County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,903. Its is. The county was organized in and named for the  and, 'Maries' being from the French marais, meaning marsh, lake or pond.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,373 (530 ). 1,367 km² (528 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,903 people, 3,519 households, and 2,502 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/sq mi). There were 4,149 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.43%, 0.33% or , 0.55% , 0.11% , 0.35% from , and 1.24% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,519 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,925, and the median income for a family was $39,187. Males had a median income of $28,524 versus $20,705 for females. The for the county was $15,662. About 10.10% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.