Audrain County, Missouri

Audrain County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,853. Its is. The county was organized in. Tradition says the county was named for settler Samuel Audrain. Another says it was named for a state legislator, variously cited as James or Charles Audrain. The county's website says James H. Audrain.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,805 (697 ). 1,795 km² (693 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.53%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,853 people, 9,844 households, and 6,762 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 10,881 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.08%, 7.19% or , 0.26% , 0.34% , 0.03% , 0.21% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race. 27.1% were of, 24.5% , 10.7% and 8.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,844 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,057, and the median income for a family was $40,448. Males had a median income of $28,550 versus $20,712 for females. The for the county was $16,441. About 11.10% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.