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Dent County, Missouri (view source)
Revision as of 05:39, January 27, 2021
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The four major highways in the county all converge near its center at Salem. Missouri State Highway 19 crosses the county from north to south, with Highway 68 joining it north of Salem (its southern terminus) then diverging to go northwest into Phelps County; State Highway 32 runs through the county from west to east, while Highway 72 joins it west of Salem before diverging southeast toward Bunker.
The four major highways in the county all converge near its center at Salem. Missouri State Highway 19 crosses the county from north to south, with Highway 68 joining it north of Salem (its southern terminus) then diverging to go northwest into Phelps County; State Highway 32 runs through the county from west to east, while Highway 72 joins it west of Salem before diverging southeast toward Bunker.
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Dent County had a total population of 15,657, with 6,338 households and 4,366 families; this represented a moderate increase from its 2000 population of 14,927. The population density was 20.8 per square mile. There were 7,285 housing units, or about 9.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was about 96.63% White, 0.35% African-American, 0.86% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.21% from some other race, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 0.95% of the population.<ref>https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/census2010/report.php?g=05000US29065</ref>
The median age in the county was 43 years. 23.32% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.36% was between the ages of 18 and 24, 22.00% was between the ages of 25 and 44, 28.31% was between the ages of 45 and 64, and 19.01% was 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.6% male, 50.4% female.<ref>http://censusviewer.com/county/MO/Dent</ref>
As of 2018, the median household income in the county was $39,916, and the median family income was $51,125. Males had a median income of $36,776 versus $31,736 for females. The unemployment rate was 6.4%. The per capita income was $22,581. About 21.0% of the population was below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under the age of 18 and 13.3% of those 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_0500000US29065&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref>
==Communities==
==Communities==