Gentry County, Missouri

Infobox U.S. County
county = Gentry County
state = Missouri


founded year = 1845
founded date =
seat wl = Albany
largest city wl = Albany
area_total_sq_mi = 492
area_total_km2 = 1274
area_land_sq_mi = 492
area_land_km2 = 1273
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.06
census yr = 2000
pop = 6861
density_sq_mi = 14
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Col. Richard Gentry of Boone County, Missouri who fell in the Seminole War in 1837.

Gentry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 6,861. Its county seat is AlbanyGR|6. The county was organized in 1845 and is named after Col. Richard Gentry of Boone County, Missouri who fell in the Seminole War in 1837.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 492 square miles (1,274 km²), of which, 492 square miles (1,273 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Worth County (north)
*Harrison County (east)
*Daviess County (southeast)
*DeKalb County (south)
*Andrew County (southwest)
*Nodaway County (west)

Major highways

*U.S. Route 136
*U.S. Route 169
*Route 85

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,861 people, 2,747 households, and 1,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.57% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,747 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,933. Males had a median income of $26,365 versus $19,802 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,879. About 9.00% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

References

External links

* [http://www.gentrycountylibrary.org/ Gentry County Library]