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Lewis County, Missouri







GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,323 Km&2 (511 Mi&2 ). 1,308 km&2 (505 mi&2) of it is land and 15 km&2 (6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.15% water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White , 2.53% Black or African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.20% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.44% from Other Races , and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age is 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county is $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. The Per Capita Income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the Poverty Line .


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