Howard County, Missouri

Howard County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,212. Its is. The county was organized in and named for, first governor of. It is part of the

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,219 (471 ). 1,206 km² (466 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,212 people, 3,836 households, and 2,631 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 4,346 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.13%, 6.84% or , 0.33% , 0.12% , 0.08% , 0.40% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were or  of any race. 32.4% were of, 16.1% , 8.9% and 8.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 3,836 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,614, and the median income for a family was $40,167. Males had a median income of $26,369 versus $19,950 for females. The for the county was $15,198. About 7.50% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.

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