Dent County, Missouri

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Dent County, Missouri is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. It is home to over 14927 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population was 15199, making it the 69th most populous county in Missouri. It has total area of 754.51 sq mi (1954.17 kmē), of which, 753.54 square miles (1951.66 kmē) of it is land and 0.97 square miles (2.51 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 22nd largest by total area among Missouri's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 14927 people in the county, organized into 5982 households, and 4278 families residing in the county. The population density was 19.8 people per square mile (7.64/kmē), it would be the 33rd least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Missouri. There were 6994 housing units at an average density of 9.3 per square mile (3.59/kmē). The average household size was 2.45 people, and the average family size was 2.9 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 15199, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 14721 White, 109 Black or African American, 120 American Indian, 46 Asian, 2 Native Hawaiian, and 201 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27193, it is Missouri's 30th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $33061, it is the 27th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14463, it is Missouri's 33rd poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 3282 pupils and students, of which 1650 are male and 1632 are female, 21.99% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 141 nursery or pri school, 227 kindergarten, 1687 elementary school, 825 high school and 402 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Salem City	Dent County	3.02	3.02	0	4854	1607.4	12766	21648
2	Bunker City	Reynolds County, Dent County	0.65	0.65	0	427	661.8	9671	19659

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14927
April 2000 Estimate	14927
July 2000 Estimate	14934
July 2001 Estimate	15031
July 2002 Estimate	14833
July 2003 Estimate	14889
July 2004 Estimate	14949
July 2005 Estimate	14991
July 2006 Estimate	15112
July 2007 Estimate	15029
July 2008 Estimate	15199

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	76	65	141
Kindergarten	105	122	227
Elementary school	876	811	1687
High school	430	395	825
College or graduate school	163	239	402

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Dent County, Missouri	$27193	$33061	$14463
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587