▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 3 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 6 2 ▁Business ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 9 ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 8 7 ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 1 7 5 ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 2 2 3 ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 2 8 9 ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 3 9 5 ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁O z ark ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁( n orth west ) ▁How ell ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁( n orth ) ▁Oregon ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁( n ortheast ) ▁Sh arp ▁County ▁( east ) ▁Iz ard ▁County ▁( s outh ) ▁B ax ter ▁County ▁( west ) ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 , 6 4 2 ▁people , ▁ 4 , 8 1 0 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 , 5 1 1 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 7 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 , 9 7 3 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁per ▁square   mile ▁( 4 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁ 9 7 . 6 7 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 2 0 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 6 7 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0