Randolph County, Missouri

Randolph County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 24,663. Its is. The county was organized in and named for, congressman and U.S. senator from Virginia.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,263 (488 ). 1,249 km² (482 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.09%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,663 people, 9,199 households, and 6,236 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 10,740 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.58%, 7.03% or , 0.48% , 0.39% , 0.02% , 0.24% from , and 1.26% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were or  of any race. 24.1% were of, 21.4% , 10.9% and 9.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 9,199 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% 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 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,464, and the median income for a family was $39,268. Males had a median income of $26,878 versus $20,366 for females. The for the county was $15,010. About 9.20% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.