Oregon County, Missouri
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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Oregon County <!-- the word "County" should appear here. Type "Washington County", not "Washington" -->
| state = Missouri
| seal = <!-- image of county seal -->
| founded year = 1845 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the [[ ]] to the year -->
| founded date = <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
| seat wl = Alton <!-- county seat; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" -->
| largest city wl = Thayer <!-- largest city; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" -->
| area_total_sq_mi = 792
| area_total_km2 = 2050
| area_land_sq_mi = 791
| area_land_km2 = 2050
| area_water_sq_mi = 0
| area_water_km2 = 0
| area percentage = 0.02%
| census yr = 2000
| pop = 10344
| density_sq_mi = 13
| density_km2 = 5
| time zone = Central
| UTC offset = -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central; UTC offset = -6; DST offset = -5 -->
| DST offset = -5
| footnotes =
| web =
| named for = [[Oregon Territory]]
}}
'''Oregon County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the [[Oregon Territory]] in the northwestern United States. As of 2000, the population is 10,344. Its [[county seat]] is [[Alton, Missouri|Alton]]{{GR|6}}.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 792 [[square mile]]s (2,050 [[km²]]), of which, 791 square miles (2,050 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.02%) is water.
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon County]] (north)
*[[Carter County, Missouri|Carter County]] (northeast)
*[[Ripley County, Missouri|Ripley County]] (east)
*[[Randolph County, Arkansas]] (southeast)
*[[Sharp County, Arkansas]] (south)
*[[Fulton County, Arkansas]] (southwest)
*[[Howell County, Missouri|Howell County]] (west)
===Major highways===
*[[U.S. Route 63 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 63]]
*[[U.S. Route 160 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 160]]
*[[Missouri Route 19|Route 19]]
*[[Missouri Route 99|Route 99]]
*[[Missouri Route 142|Route 142]]
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 10,344 people, 4,263 households, and 3,018 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 4,997 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.61% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.19% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 29.7% were of [[United States|American]], 13.4% [[English people|English]], 13.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 13.0% [[German people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
There were 4,263 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,359, and the median income for a family was $26,727. Males had a median income of $22,304 versus $16,353 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,812. About 16.30% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.20% of those under age 18 and 20.00% of those age 65 or over.
== Cities and towns ==
{|
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*[[Alton, Missouri|Alton]]
*[[Bardley, Missouri|Bardley]]
*[[Couch, Missouri|Couch]]
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*[[Koshkonong, Missouri|Koshkonong]]
*[[Myrtle, Missouri|Myrtle]]
*[[Thomasville, Missouri|Thomasville]]
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*[[Thayer, Missouri|Thayer]]
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|}
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==References==
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[[Category:Missouri counties]]
[[Category:Oregon County, Missouri| ]]
[[ar:مقاطعة أوريغن، ميزوري]]
[[de:Oregon County]]
[[fr:Comté d'Oregon (Missouri)]]
[[bpy:অরেগন কাউন্টি, মিসৌরি]]
[[it:Contea di Oregon]]
[[nl:Oregon County]]
[[no:Oregon County]]
[[nds:Oregon County]]
[[pt:Condado de Oregon]]
[[zh:俄勒岡縣 (密蘇里州)]]