Stone County, Missouri

Stone County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 28,658. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,323 (511 ). 1,200 km² (463 sq mi) of it is land and 123 km² (48 sq mi) of it (9.33%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,658 people, 11,822 households, and 8,842 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (62/sq mi). There were 16,241 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64%, 0.07% or , 0.61% , 0.18% , 0.03% , 0.25% from , and 1.20% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were or  of any race. 24.3% were of, 20.4% , 11.3% and 10.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 11,822 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,637, and the median income for a family was $36,844. Males had a median income of $26,224 versus $19,190 for females. The for the county was $18,036. About 8.50% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.