Sullivan County, Missouri
Sullivan County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Missouri. As of
2000, the population is 7,219. Its
county seat is
Milan6. The county was organized in
1843 and named after the
American Revolutionary War general
John Sullivan.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,687
km² (651
mi²). 1,686 km² (651 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.07%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Putnam County (north)
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Adair County (east)
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Linn County (south)
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Grundy County (southwest)
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Mercer County (northwest)
Major highways
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Missouri State Highway 5*
Missouri State Highway 6*
Missouri State Highway 129*
Missouri State Highway 139As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 7,219 people, 2,925 households, and 1,959 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4/km² (11/mi²). There were 3,364 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.96%
White, 0.14%
Black or
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 0.14%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 3.55% from
other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 8.78% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,925 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were
married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% 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 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,107, and the median income for a family was $33,590. Males had a median income of $23,245 versus $19,167 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,392. About 11.00% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.
