Scott County, Missouri

Scott County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 40,422. Its is. The county was organized in 1821 and named for, first Congressman from Missouri. The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport is actually in Scott County not. On, the Scott County Courthouse was added to the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,103 (426 ). 1,090 km² (421 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,422 people, 15,626 households, and 11,219 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (96/mi²). There were 16,951 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.68%, 10.50% or , 0.28% , 0.23% , 0.01% , 0.40% from , and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,626 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% 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 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,352, and the median income for a family was $38,090. Males had a median income of $30,169 versus $19,269 for females. The for the county was $15,620. About 12.30% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 13.60% of those age 65 or over.

Villages and other locations
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