Mercer County, Missouri

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Mercer County is one of the 115 county of Missouri, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. Mercer County had an official population of 3757 in 2000. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 3523, It is the second smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has total area of 455.18 square miles (1178.91 square kilometre), of which, 454.18 square miles (1176.32 square kilometre) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.59 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Missouri's 21st smallest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3757 people, 1600 households, and 1089 families living in the county. The population density was 8.3 people per square mile (3.2/kmē), giving it the third least densely populated county among the Missouri. There were 2125 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.81/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.31 persons, and the average family size was 2.83 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 22% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. Its population was estimated at 3523 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 98.61% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.62% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.51% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29640, making its Missouri's 68th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35313, it is the 77th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The per capita income for the county was $15140, it is Missouri's 69th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 809 pupils and students, of which 49.2% are male and 50.8% are female, 21.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.8% nursery or pri school, 5.44% kindergarten, 46.35% elementary school, 31.15% high school and 10.26% 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	Mercer Town	Mercer County	0.35	0.35	0	342	966.3	13493	23906
2	Princeton City	Mercer County	1.6	1.59	0.01	1047	660.5	15485	27059
3	South Lineville Town	Mercer County	0.06	0.06	0	37	636.8	9153	26875

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3757
April 2000 Estimate	3757
July 2000 Estimate	3756
July 2001 Estimate	3720
July 2002 Estimate	3635
July 2003 Estimate	3616
July 2004 Estimate	3566
July 2005 Estimate	3514
July 2006 Estimate	3496
July 2007 Estimate	3496
July 2008 Estimate	3523

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	31	24	55
Kindergarten	27	17	44
Elementary school	189	186	375
High school	138	114	252
College or graduate school	13	70	83

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Mercer County, Missouri	$29640	$35313	$15140
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587