St. Clair County, Missouri

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St. Clair County is a county located in the United States of Missouri. The county has a population of 9652 as per the 2000 census data. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 9270, giving it the 25th smallest population among Missouri's county. The county spans an area of 701.9 sq mi (1817.91 kmē), of which, 676.66 square miles (1752.54 kmē) of it is land and 25.25 square miles (65.4 kmē) of it is water, it is the 30th largest by area in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is ranks sixth in the size of its inland waterways in Missouri.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9652 people in the county, organized into 4040 households, and 2790 families residing in the county. The population density was 14.3 people per square mile (5.52/kmē), it is the 20th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Missouri. There were 5205 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile (2.97/kmē). The average household size was 2.34 persons, and the average family size was 2.83 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 106 females. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 9270, The racial makeup of the county was 97.04% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.86% American Indian, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.23% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25321, it is Missouri's 11th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $31498, it would be the 17th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The per capita income for the county was $14025, it is Missouri's 24th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1941 pupils and students, of which 1037 are male and 904 are female, 20.11% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 63 nursery or pri school, 109 kindergarten, 1126 elementary school, 503 high school and 140 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	Appleton City City	St. Clair County	1.15	1.15	0	1314	1147	12566	23674
2	Collins Village	St. Clair County	0.15	0.15	0	176	1154	10344	22292
3	Gerster Town	St. Clair County	0.08	0.08	0	35	444.6	5289	14167
4	Lowry City City	St. Clair County	1.02	1.02	0	728	712.6	10968	19438
5	Osceola City	St. Clair County	0.95	0.93	0.02	835	896.1	17247	21563
6	Roscoe Village	St. Clair County	1.66	1.43	0.23	112	78.3	11377	30278
7	Vista Village	St. Clair County	0.13	0.13	0	55	419.4	12068	30000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9652
April 2000 Estimate	9652
July 2000 Estimate	9671
July 2001 Estimate	9587
July 2002 Estimate	9569
July 2003 Estimate	9486
July 2004 Estimate	9487
July 2005 Estimate	9461
July 2006 Estimate	9372
July 2007 Estimate	9396
July 2008 Estimate	9270

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	37	26	63
Kindergarten	57	52	109
Elementary school	592	534	1126
High school	298	205	503
College or graduate school	53	87	140

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
St. Clair County, Missouri	$25321	$31498	$14025
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587