Douglas County, Missouri

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Douglas County is a United States county located in the United States of Missouri. The population of the county was 13084 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 13438 in July 2008, It is the 76th largest in terms of population. The county encompasses an area of 814.6 square miles (2109.8 square kilometre ), of which, 814.53 square miles (2109.62 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 11th largest by size in Missouri.


As of the census of 2000, there were 13084 people, 5201 households, and 3672 families residing in the county. The population density was 16.1 people per square mile (6.22/kmē), it would be the 24th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Missouri. There were 5919 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.82/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.49 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13438, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.59% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.99% American Indian, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 1.93% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25918, it is 17th poorest county by median household income in Missouri. The median income for a family in the county was $30269, it is Missouri's 12th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13785, it is the 20th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Missouri.

In 2000, 3163 pupils and students, of which 1563 are male and 1600 are female, 24.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 192 nursery or pri school, 188 kindergarten, 1599 elementary school, 797 high school and 387 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	Ava City	Douglas County	3.1	3.1	0	3021	973	13307	22331

Year	Population
April 2000 census	13084
April 2000 Estimate	13084
July 2000 Estimate	13099
July 2001 Estimate	13052
July 2002 Estimate	13229
July 2003 Estimate	13164
July 2004 Estimate	13268
July 2005 Estimate	13338
July 2006 Estimate	13356
July 2007 Estimate	13348
July 2008 Estimate	13438

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	98	94	192
Kindergarten	75	113	188
Elementary school	848	751	1599
High school	400	397	797
College or graduate school	142	245	387

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Douglas County, Missouri	$25918	$30269	$13785
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587