Cole County, Missouri

Cole County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 71,397. Its is. The county was organized in and is named after pioneer, who came from  in  and died in.

Cole County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,034 (399 ). 1,014 km² (391 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.91%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,397 people, 27,040 households, and 17,927 families residing in the county. The was 70/km² (182/sq mi). There were 28,915 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (74/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.06%, 9.92% or , 0.33% , 0.88% , 0.04% , 0.54% from , and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were or  of any race. 40.1% were of, 13.6% , 7.8% and 6.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 27,040 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% 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 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,924, and the median income for a family was $53,416. Males had a median income of $33,769 versus $25,189 for females. The for the county was $20,739. About 5.80% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.