Maries County, Missouri

Maries County, Missouri
Maries County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 2, 1855
Seat	Vienna
Largest city	Belle
Area
• Total	530 sq mi (1,373 km2)
• Land	527 sq mi (1,365 km2)
• Water	2.9 sq mi (8 km2), 0.6%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	8,963
• Density	17/sq mi (7/km²)
Congressional district	3rd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.mariesco.org

Maries County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,176. Its county seat is Vienna. The county was organized March 2, 1855 and named for the Maries River and Little Maries River. 'Maries' is derived from the French marais, which means marsh, lake or pond.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 530 square miles (1,400 km²), of which 527 square miles (1,360 km²) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) (0.6%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,903 people, 3,519 households, and 2,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,149 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.43% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Approximately 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,519 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.