Ralls County, Missouri

Ralls County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,626. Its is. The county was organized in and named for, Missouri state legislator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,253 (484 ). 1,220 km² (471 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (2.65%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,626 people, 3,736 households, and 2,783 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 4,564 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.93%, 1.11% or , 0.20% , 0.08% , 0.01% , 0.04% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race. 30.1% were of, 27.3% , 10.5% and 10.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 3,736 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,094, and the median income for a family was $41,955. Males had a median income of $28,139 versus $20,238 for females. The for the county was $16,456. About 6.60% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.