Lincoln County, Missouri

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 38,944. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,659 (640 ). 1,633 km² (630 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.55%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (62/sq mi). There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.13%, 1.74% or , 0.37% , 0.17% , 0.03% , 0.43% from , and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were or  of any race. 37.7% were of, 17.0% , 10.9% and 7.4%  ancestry according to.

There were 13,851 households out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,592, and the median income for a family was $47,747. Males had a median income of $35,564 versus $23,270 for females. The for the county was $17,149. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.