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Chariton County, Missouri

Chariton County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,408. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized November 16, 1820, from part of Howard County and is named for the Chariton River.

History

Chariton County was settled primarily from the states of the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and they quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Chariton was one of several counties settled mostly by southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie and Chariton County was at its heart. It was heavily pro-Confederate during the American Civil War.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 767 sqmi, of which 751 sqmi is land and 16 sqmi (2.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Linn County (north)
 * Macon County (northeast)
 * Randolph County (east)
 * Howard County (southeast)
 * Saline County (southwest)
 * Carroll County (west)
 * Livingston County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 24.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 24
 * [[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] Route 5
 * [[Image:MO-11.svg|20px]] Route 11
 * [[Image:MO-129.svg|20px]] Route 129
 * [[Image:MO-139.svg|20px]] Route 139

National protected area

 * Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,438 people, 3,469 households, and 2,345 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 /mi2. There were 4,250 housing units at an average density of 6 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 95.99% White, 3.19% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Approximately 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.8% were of German, 25.5% American, 9.7% English and 7.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 3,469 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,285, and the median income for a family was $39,176. Males had a median income of $25,263 versus $19,068 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,515. About 8.80% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Brunswick R-II School District – Brunswick
 * Brunswick Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Brunswick High School (07-12)
 * Keytesville R-III School District – Keytesville
 * Keytesville Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Keytesville High School (07-12)
 * Northwestern R-I School District – Mendon
 * Northwestern Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Northwestern High School (07-12)
 * Salisbury R-IV School District – Salisbury
 * Salisbury Elementary School (K-06)
 * Salisbury High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * St. Joseph School – Salisbury (K-09) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Brunswick Area Library
 * Dulany Memorial Library
 * Keytesville Public Library

Cities and Towns

 * Brunswick
 * Dalton
 * Keytesville (county seat)
 * Marceline
 * Mendon
 * Rothville
 * Salisbury
 * Sumner
 * Triplett

Unincorporated Communities

 * Bynumville
 * Cunningham
 * Forest Green
 * Guthridge
 * Hamden
 * Indian Grove
 * Lagonda
 * Lewis Mill
 * Louisville
 * Mike
 * Musselfork
 * Newcomer
 * Prairie Hill
 * Rockford
 * Shannondale
 * Snyder
 * Westville
 * Wien

Former Settlement

 * Fort Orleans

Notable people

 * Jane Hadley Barkley—former 2nd Lady of the U.S., wife of Alben Barkley. (Keytesville)
 * Walt Disney—Film producer, animator, business leader. (Marceline)
 * John Donaldson – Negro league baseball pitcher. Known for pitching a large number of no-hitters. (Glasgow)
 * J. William Fulbright—Longtime U.S. Senator and namesake of the Fulbright Scholarship. (Sumner)
 * Cal Hubbard, – Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Major League Baseball umpire. (Keytesville)
 * Vern Kennedy—Former Major League Baseball pitcher. (Mendon)
 * Darold Knowles—Former MLB relief pitcher. First pitcher to ever appear in all seven games of a World Series. The baseball field at Brunswick R-II school is named in his honor. (Brunswick)
 * Wayne E. Meyer—U.S. Navy admiral, "Father of the Aegis weapons system". (Brunswick)
 * W. James Morgan—Union Army officer, responsible for the Burning of Platte City during the American Civil War. (Brunswick)
 * Floyd B. Parks – U.S. Marine aviator who earned the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions leading Marine fighter squadron VMF-221 during the Battle of Midway. (Salisbury)
 * Sterling Price, - 11th Governor of Missouri. Confederate General in the Civil War (Keytesville)
 * Sol Smith Russell—Comic stage actor of the late 19th century. Russell Opera House in Brunswick is named for him. (Brunswick)
 * Wilbur Sweatman – Ragtime and Dixieland jazz composer and performer. (Brunswick)
 * Maxwell D. Taylor - U.S. Army general and diplomat. (Keytesville)

State
Chariton County is split between two districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, with both electing Republicans.

 * District 39 – Joe Don McGaugh (R-Carrollton). Consists of the northern part of the county.

 * District 48 – Dave Muntzel (R-Boonville). Consists of the southern part of the county.

All of Chariton County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina).

Federal
All of Chariton County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 786, than any candidate from either party in Chariton County during the 2008 presidential primary. She also received more votes than the total number of votes cast in the entire Republican primary in Chariton County.

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Cedar County, Missouri

Cedar County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,188. Its county seat is Stockton. The county was founded February 14, 1845, and named after Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Sac River, which in turn is named from the Eastern red cedar, a common tree of the area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 499 sqmi, of which 474 sqmi is land and 24 sqmi (4.8%) is water. The water area includes various rivers and Stockton Lake.

Adjacent counties

 * St. Clair County (north)
 * Polk County (east)
 * Dade County (south)
 * Vernon County (west)

Major highways

 * US 54.svg U.S. Route 54
 * MO-32.svg Route 32
 * MO-39.svg Route 39
 * MO-97.svg Route 97
 * MO-215.svg Route 215

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,733 people, 5,685 households, and 3,894 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 /mi2. There were 6,813 housing units at an average density of 14 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.58% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Approximately 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,685 households, out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,694, and the median income for a family was $32,710. Males had a median income of $25,017 versus $17,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,356. 17.40% of the population and 11.60% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.80% of those under the age of 18 and 14.20% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Cedar County is regarded as being part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Cedar County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (35.02%), Christian churches and churches of Christ (11.49%), and Assemblies of God (9.56%).

Public schools

 * El Dorado Springs R-II School District – El Dorado Springs
 * El Dorado Springs Elementary School (PK-05)
 * El Dorado Springs Middle School (06-08)
 * El Dorado Springs High School (09-12)
 * Stockton R-I School District – Stockton
 * Stockton Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Stockton Middle School (05-08)
 * Stockton High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Agape Boarding School – Stockton (01-12) – Baptist – Boys
 * El Dorado Christian School – El Dorado Springs (PK-12) – Church of God

Public libraries

 * Cedar County Library District

Cities and Towns

 * Caplinger Mills
 * El Dorado Springs
 * Jerico Springs
 * Stockton (county seat)
 * Umber View Heights

Unincorporated Communities

 * Arnica
 * Bearcreek
 * Cane Hill
 * Caplinger Mills
 * Cedar Springs
 * Filley
 * Lebeck
 * Needmore
 * Olympia
 * Osiris
 * Pacetown
 * Rowland

Notable people

 * Kate Austin, radical writer and anarchist
 * Emil Liston, basketball coach and administrator, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Eugene McCown, jazz pianist and painter

Local
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Cedar County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

State
Cedar County is split between three of Missouri's legislative districts that elect members of the Missouri House of Representatives. All three are represented by Republicans.

 * District 125 — Jim Kalberloh (R-Monett). The district includes El Dorado Springs and the rest of the northern part of the county.

 * District 127 — Ann Kelley (R-Lamar). Consists of Jerico Springs, Umber View Heights, and the rest of the southern part of the county.

 * District 128 — Mike Stephens (R-Bolivar). Consists of Stockton and the rest of the center of the county.

All of Cedar County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate. The seat is currently represented by Sandy Crawford (R-Buffalo). The previous incumbent, Mike Parson was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016, became Governor upon the resignation of Eric Greitens in 2018. Parson was elected to a full term as governor in 2020.

Federal
All of Cedar County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hartzler was elected to a sixth term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Lindsey Simmons.

Cedar County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Cedar County has been solidly Republican for much of its history. Cedar County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. A Democrat hasn't carried the county in a presidential election since Franklin Roosevelt's landslide victory in 1932.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Cedar County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Cedar County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 51.58% of Cedar County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

2020
The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Cedar County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Cedar County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

2016
The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) carried a plurality of the vote in Cedar County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried Cedar County by a small margin.

2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Cedar County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) won a plurality in Cedar County, receiving more votes than any other candidate of either major party.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) decisively won the vote in Cedar County on the Democratic side. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

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Dukes of Bedford
The article mentions a local connection to the Dukes of Bedford but does not say what this is. Does anyone know? As it is it feels a little incomplete. Lumos3 17:15, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Change redirect - " Streatham Hill "
" Streatham Hill " - should redirect to Streatham Hill & Brixton Hill not "Streatham". Alec - U.K. 14:50, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

 * No it shouldn't.  Your creation of an article of that name is causing considerable confusion on various entries relating to Streatham, Brixton and local transport communications.
 * Brixton Hill refers to the main north-south ascent of the A23 from the floodplain of the Thames to higher ground.  Streatham Hill is commonly used to describe a wider area of higher ground, not just the road with that modern name.
 * IMO What is needed is a better entry(or several entries) on Brixton Hill/Bristowe Causeway and Rush Common, not an attempt to link it to Streatham Hill which was historically in a different parish.
 * In fairness, the Streatham article also needs a rewrite to clarify which developments are in the historic village centre, and which were built in Streatham Hill folling construction of the railway.
 * --Lang rabbie 16:57, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree. Article titles such as Streatham Hill & Brixton Hill are unnecessary and create confusion. They do not reflect real-world practice. MRSC • Talk 17:49, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

MERGE urbanisation section into Brixton Hill
- The urbanisation section is the only section in which I have found any refrence to Streatham Hill other than a cursary reference to "Streatham and Brixton Hill" where it says that the area has attracked music hall personalities but does not list them. As well as a mention of Streatham Hill in the urbanisation section there are also metions of Christchurch Road and Roupel Park both of which I know to be in or near Brixton Hill. The section does not seem to me to have any refferences to anywhere south of SW2 other than the one to 2 railway stations presumably a reference to 2 stations on the same line as each other with the word "Streatham" in their titles other than the one in SW2 which it fails to metion had the word "Brixton" in its title originaly (I fould this out from the article on the station itself). I think it is important that any article about the road named "Brixton Hill" states its relationship with the road named "Streatham Hill" with which it has much in common, and it is also important that if there is one about the hill called "Brixton Hill" that it should state the relationship of that hill with the hill called "Streatham Hill". I know that both the urbanisation section and the article that I am proposing to merge it in to, metion either Rouple Park or Rush Common. Although one calls Roupel Park a development and the other indentifies Rush Common as an area of common land, combining infomation on both Rouple Park and Rush Common would, I hope, give a broader picture of the development of the relatively less built up area between the High streets of Streatham and Brixton. 87.194.35.230 17:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Stongly Disagree There may be a case for a separate article on Streatham Hill.   Indeed, I may get around to writing it myself.  But it needs to based on properly researched sources, and needs to make clearer that the historical boundary between Streatham and Brixton was further north.   The dividing line of the South Circular road has only been a major traffic route since the 1950s.  This was originally a quiet carriage road in the original Roupell Park development comprising the streets of Christchurch Road and Palace Road. Lambeth's modern Roupell Park estate is to the north of the Roupell family's land holdings.
 * And most of the development history of the area east of Rush Common should properly sit in the Tulse Hill article.--Lang rabbie 16:04, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

 * As there has been no support for this I have removed the merge tag. Regan123 12:28, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Stratham, New Hampshire
Any thoughts on if/where to include the little fact that the town of Stratham, New Hampshire was named after Streatham? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.192.115 (talk) 07:26, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Given that the history section looks to be written by a fairly knowlegdeable New Hampshire resident Wikipedian, I'd include it. The Secretary of the Streatham Societyvisited Stratham in 2003 and reported that a minority in the Stratham Historical Societydisagreed with this etymology but most seemed convinced of the historic link through an early NH Governor.
 * Is there also aneed to consider a reference to the tiny rural township of Streatham in the Ararat District of Victoria, Australia? --Lang rabbie 19:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Also, does anybody know if there's any historical link to Stretham, Cambridgeshire? I don't imagine there is, but I could be wrong... KoopaCooper (talk) 21:21, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Not in Surrey
Streatham is not in Surrey! Surrey has a clearly defined boundary, it does not include Richmond, Morden, Streatham, or anywhere else that is part of Greater London as of 1965!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.46.198.185 (talk) 09:01, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Notable residents
User:Mark Bery please when adding to the list of residents do so in alphabetical order. Alternatively add their dates and sort by date of birth. With a long list, as is developing, sorting by date is easier to follow.SovalValtos (talk) 19:12, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

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Cass County, Missouri

Cass County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,824. Its county seat is Harrisonville; however, the county contains a portion of Kansas City, Missouri. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, but was renamed in 1849 after U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan, who later became a presidential candidate.

History
The Harrisonville area was long inhabited by speakers of the Dhegihan Siouan-language family: The Osage, Quapaw, Omaha, Ponca and Kansa tribes make up this sub-group. The Kansa tribal range extended southward from the Kansas-Missouri River junction as far as the northern edge of present-day Bates County, Missouri, taking in the sites of modern Pleasant Hill, Garden City, Archie and Drexel. On their southeastern border they were neighbors of the Osage. There is no evidence that either of these tribes ever had a truly permanent settlement in the territory of Cass County.

Other historical tribes in the area were reportedly Shawnee and Lenape (aka Delaware), whose tribes spoke related Algonquian languages. The Lenape had been pushed to the Midwest from their territory along the mid-Atlantic coast by continuous white encroachment.

In 1818 the United States had granted land to the Lenape in southern Missouri Territory, but they were forced to cede it back in 1825, after Missouri became a state. At that time, they were removed to a reservation in Kansas. Other Lenape had previously migrated south to Texas, seeking refuge in what was still Mexican territory after it gained independence from Spain. Those who remained in the Harrisonville area were close relatives of the Sauk, Fox and Kickapoo tribes.

The early camp meetings held by European-American settlers southwest of Harrisonville often attracted as many as 500 Indians, in addition to Europeans. They seemed to enjoy the enthusiastic religious services, accompanied by hymn singing and socializing, as much as the white settlers did.

The first European-American settler on the site of modern Harrisonville was James Lackey in 1830. Other early settlers were Humphrey Hunt, John Blythe, and Dr. Joseph Hudspeth. Lackey was considered a "squatter," as he built a cabin and enclosed a small field on the tract of public land taken to establish the county seat.

The site of the town was fixed under an act of the Missouri General Assembly in 1835, by David Waldo of Lafayette County and Samuel Hink and William Brown, both of Jackson County. In the same year, the first court met for the county, known as Van Buren County. Justices James McClellan and William Savage met in McClellan's residence about 3 mi southeast of Peculiar on September 14, 1835. William Lyon was appointed clerk of the court and county government was organized, including the establishment of Grand River Township.

In the spring of 1837 the town of Harrisonville was platted by Enoch Rice, Francis Prine and Welcome Scott, who had been appointed commissioners by the state legislature in the winter of 1836. These commissioners, in company with Martin Rice, the county surveyor, met at the home of John Cook on April 3, 1837, to resolve Lackey's preemption claim. In May they laid off the town in lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the northeast and northwest quarters of Section 4, Township 44N., Range 31W. Within these 160 acre there were to be four streets: Wall and Pearl running east to west, and Lexington and Independence going north and south, each less than 40 feet wide. Fleming Harris was appointed town commissioner on April 8, 1837. The first town lots were sold on June 12 of that year; those facing the public square sold at $20 each, the others at $10.

"Democrat" was strongly urged as a name for the new town but was finally rejected. The town was named after U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison from Missouri. The first house within the town was erected by Jason L. Dickey in 1836. The first jail in Harrisonville and second for Cass County was established in 1838. Its site was 312 S. Independence. One of its successors is recognized among the state's historic sites.

On October 8, 1835, the first church in Harrisonville was organized. Its site was two miles southwest of town and it was known as Hopewell or New Hope Baptist.

Harrisonville eventually was served by railroad lines known as the Missouri Pacific and the Frisco. After a scandal in funding railroad construction by the issuance of bonds, three men involved in the swindle were shot and killed by a mob on April 24, 1872, when their train was stopped on a Katy railroad spur. This became known as the "Gunn City Massacre" because it took place near that city.

In 1857 Cass County had approved a large stock subscription for the Pacific Railroad Company, to support its construction in the area. This corporation later surrendered the bonds to the new Saint Louis and Santa Fe Railroad, from whence they were later assigned to the Land Grant Railroad & Construction Company of New York City. Residents of Cass County gained a court injunction in an effort to prevent the funding of these bonds, but by legal maneuvering and collusion, the company gained a new set of bonds, issued secretly.

The populace was outraged, believing this maneuver was intended to benefit the holders of the now worthless bonds, by re-obligating the county to pay those same bonds. The county attorney, a judge of the county court, and a third man involved in the scandal were shot and killed while on a train stopped between Bryson, Missouri and Paola, Kansas. (It was in or near what is now known as Gunn City). Afterward some 41 men were arrested as suspects and prosecuted for these killings, but none was convicted. At the time of the shootings, a related mob burned a Republican newspaper owned by Porter J. Coston, in Harrisonville, Missouri.

By 1860, the year before the Civil War, 12 cities in Missouri had populations of approximately 2,500 or more. Harrisonville ranked 37th, with a population of 675. In 1863 the town was depopulated, as the United States forces pushed the people out in an effort to reduce any local support for insurgent guerrilla activity in the area. Most of the buildings were burned, the jail among them. Fort Harrisonville was a Union stronghold for a brief period in 1863 and provided protection for loyal Union families.

Some of the county's local history is presented at the Pleasant Hill Historical Society Museum, in Pleasant Hill on the northern edge of the county.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 702 sqmi, of which 697 sqmi is land and 5.7 sqmi (0.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Jackson County (north)
 * Johnson County (east)
 * Henry County (southeast)
 * Bates County (south)
 * Miami County, Kansas (west)
 * Johnson County, Kansas (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-49 (MO).svg|25px]] Interstate 49
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:MO-2.svg|25px]] Route 2
 * [[Image:MO-7.svg|25px]] Route 7
 * [[Image:MO-58.svg|25px]] Route 58
 * [[Image:MO-291.svg|25px]] Route 291

Transit

 * Jefferson Lines

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 82,092 people, 30,168 households, and 22,988 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 PD/sqmi. There were 31,677 housing units at an average density of 45 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 95.62% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Approximately 2.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 30,168 households, out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.40% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,562, and the median income for a family was $55,258. Males had a median income of $39,001 versus $26,174 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,073. About 4.20% of families and 5.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.00% of those under age 18 and 5.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Cass County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Cass County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (43.71%), Roman Catholics (17.42%), and United Methodists (11.07%).

Public schools
School districts include:

Full K-12 school districts
 * Archie R-V School District
 * Belton 124 School District
 * Drexel R-IV School District
 * Harrisonville R-IX School District
 * Holden R-III School District
 * Kingsville R-I School District
 * Lee's Summit R-VII School District
 * Lone Jack C-VI School District
 * Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District
 * Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District
 * Pleasant Hill R-III School District
 * Midway R-I School District

Elementary school districts:
 * East Lynne 40 School District
 * Strasburg C-III School District

Individual schools

 * Archie R-V School District – Archie
 * Cass County Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Archie High School (07-12)
 * Belton 124 - Belton High School (10-12) - See article for other schools
 * Drexel R-IV School District – Drexel
 * Drexel Elementary School (K-06)
 * Drexel High School (07-12)
 * East Lynne School District No. 40 – East Lynne
 * East Lynne Elementary School (PK-08)
 * Harrisonville R-IX School District – Harrisonville
 * Early Childhood Center (PK-K)
 * Harrisonville Elementary School (01-05)
 * McEowen Elementary School (04-05)
 * Harrisonville Middle School (06-08)
 * Harrisonville High School (09-12)
 * Midway R-I School District – Cleveland
 * Midway Elementary School (K-06)
 * Midway High School (07-12)
 * Pleasant Hill R-III School District – Pleasant Hill
 * Pleasant Hill Primary School (PK-02)
 * Pleasant Hill Elementary School (03-04)
 * Pleasant Hill Intermediate School (05-06)
 * Pleasant Hill Middle School (07-08)
 * Pleasant Hill High School (09-12)
 * Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District – See article
 * Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District – Creighton
 * Sherwood Elementary School (K-05)
 * Sherwood Middle School (06-08)
 * Sherwood High School (09-12)
 * Strasburg C-3 School District – Strasburg
 * Strasburg Elementary School (K-08)

Private schools

 * Hope Baptist Christian School – Pleasant Hill (01-12) – Baptist
 * Harrisonville Christian School – Harrisonville (PK-08) – Nondenominational Christian
 * Training Center Christian School – Garden City (PK-12) – Pentecostal
 * Heartland High School & Academy – Belton (PK-12) – Baptist
 * Blue Ridge Christian School South – Belton (PK-06) – Nondenominational Christian

Public libraries

 * Cass County Public Library

Local
Local politics are controlled by the Republican Party in Cass County.

State
Cass County is split between five legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, four of which are held by Republicans and one by a Democrat.

 * District 33 – Chris Sander (R-Lone Jack). Includes the communities of East Lynne, Gunn City, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, and Strasburg.

 * District 37 — Annette Turnbaugh (D-Grandview). Includes parts of the cities of Lake Winnebago and Raymore.

 * District 55 – Mike Haffner (R-Pleasant Hill). Includes the communities of Garden City, Peculiar, and parts of Lake Winnebago and Raymore.

 * District 56 — Michael Davis (R-Kansas City). Includes the communities of Belton, Cleveland, Drexel, Freeman, Lake Annette, and a tiny sliver of Kansas City.

 * District 57 — Rodger Reedy (R-Windsor). Includes the communities of Archie and Creighton.

All of Cass County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville).

Federal
All of Cass County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hartzler was elected to a sixth term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Lindsey Simmons.

Cass County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political culture
Cass County was, up to World War II, solidly Democratic rooted in its strong secessionist sympathies during the Civil War. However, since 1952 it has become a strongly Republican county in presidential elections. Cass County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. The last Democratic candidate to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Voters in Cass County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Cass County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 66.33% of Cass County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

2020
The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Cass County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Cass County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

2016
The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) carried a plurality of the vote in Cass County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) won a majority in Cass County.

2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Cass County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) won a plurality in Cass County.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Cass County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Cities

 * Archie
 * Belton
 * Cleveland
 * Creighton
 * Drexel
 * East Lynne
 * Freeman
 * Garden City
 * Harrisonville (county seat)
 * Kansas City (partly)
 * Lake Annette
 * Lake Winnebago
 * Lee's Summit (partly)
 * Peculiar
 * Pleasant Hill
 * Raymore
 * Strasburg

Villages

 * Baldwin Park
 * Gunn City
 * Riverview Estates
 * West Line

Census-designated places

 * Loch Lloyd
 * Martin City

Unincorporated Communities

 * Austin
 * Coleman
 * Daugherty
 * Dayton
 * Everett
 * Jaudon
 * Lisle
 * Lone Tree
 * Main City
 * Wingate

Notable people

 * Robert C. Bell, federal judge
 * Angelica Bridges, actress, model, and singer
 * Delmer Brown, Japanologist
 * Emmett Dalton, of the bank-robbing Dalton Gang
 * Carson Coffman, AFL player
 * Chase Coffman, NFL tight end
 * Paul Coffman, NFL player
 * Tyler Farr, country music singer-songwriter
 * Brutus Hamilton, decathlete and track and field coach
 * Ben Hardaway, storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer, and director during the Golden Age of American animation
 * Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative from Missouri (2011–2023)
 * Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma (2018–present)
 * Ewing Kauffman, businessman who founded Marion Laboratories and was the first owner of the Kansas City Royals
 * Chris Koster, 41st Attorney General of Missouri (2009-2017)
 * Tammy Faye Messner, televangelist
 * Carrie Nation, leader of temperance movement
 * Edward Capehart O'Kelley, man who killed Robert Ford, who killed Jesse James
 * Tate Stevens, 2012 winner of The X Factor
 * Oad Swigart, professional baseball player
 * Glenn Wright, professional baseball player

title: Cass County, Missouri


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Carter County, Missouri

Carter County is a county in the Ozarks of Missouri. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,202. The largest city and county seat is Van Buren. The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812.

Creation
When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.

Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents. The Carter family initially settled in what is now Warren County. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri Carter joined up with a party of traders traveling the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in flat boats, and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter traded a horse and a cow for a large tract of land in what was then Wayne County, about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new homestead. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.

Carter County was created from portions of Ripley, Shannon and Wayne counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected Van Buren which, until 1847, had been the county seat of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the General Assembly. The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.

William Lawson was the first person elected to the Missouri legislature from Carter County in 1864 and served until 1870, at which time he was succeeded by F.M. Coleman.

Initially Carter County had only one voting precinct, and all voting was done at the county courthouse in Van Buren. In June 1868 the court ordered that Carter County be divided into two precincts, with Precinct #1 consisting of the western half of the county where voting was done in the courthouse, and Precinct #2 in the eastern half with voting taking place at the home of John Carnahan on the head of the middle fork of Brushy Creek. By 1895, at the height of the timber boom, Carter County had as many as ten precincts.

The 1860 U.S. Census showed the newly created Carter County with a population of 1,197 free persons and 20 slaves held by eight slave owners. The 1920 U.S. Census showed a peak population for Carter County of 7,482. The population then declined until it reached a low of 3,878 in the 1970 U.S. Census. The population has since risen steadily. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 6,265.

Civil War
The U.S. Civil War began about two years after Carter County was established. At the time most of the people in Carter County were southern sympathizers and supporters of the Confederate States of America. The Union Army of Southeast Missouri was encamped in the area during the winter of 1862–63, and Carter County saw a number of local skirmishes, but by the war's end it had suffered only minimal property damage.

On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel Boyd surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general James McBride to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.

In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the 12th Cavalry MSM. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.

From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General John W Davidson, en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General Jeff Thompson, who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.

By far, most of the death and destruction in Carter County did not come at the hand of either Union or Confederate troops, but from bands of outlaws known as Jayhawkers and Bushwhackers respectively depending on whether they sympathized with the north of the south. Many of these outlaw bands were composed of native Carter County residents who were taking advantage of the war to settle personal grudges. Thomas Gardner, the first elected sheriff of Carter County was killed by one of these native outlaw bands.

Carterville
One local history describes a short lived community of freed slaves that arose about two miles south of Van Buren after the Civil War. Because of its location near the Carter Homestead this community came to be known as Carterville. This community included not only freed slaves from Carter County but also many from surrounding regions. Their first winter was one of suffering, and disease killed many of them. Their graveyard is located in a little field at the mouth of Water Hollow about one and a half mile below Van Buren on the banks of the Current River.

Timber industry
The Missouri Lumber and Mining Company, more than any other entity was for many years to shape the economic, cultural, and ecologic landscape of Carter County.

The Missouri Lumber and Mining Company moved into Carter County in 1887 and made it for many years the primary lumber production center of Missouri. Shipping a sawmill by rail to Williamsville, which at the time was the end of the line, it was then hauled by wagons into Carter County, to a site that was selected because of a large natural pond known as Tolliver Pond. There on land that was originally patented by William A Simms in 1857 the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company in 1887 laid out and founded the town of Grandin, naming it for the principle stockholder in the company.

The Missouri Lumber and Mining Company also brought the railroad into Carter County when in 1887 they granted the Current River branch of the Frisco Railroad a right-of-way across their land. The rail line to Grandin was finished two years later in 1889, and the first regular train service to the new born town of Grandin ran on July 3 that same year.

In order to feed the giant sawmill it had established in Carter County, which required logs from 70 acres of land each day to keep it running, the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company laid down miles of narrow gauge railroads that radiated outward beyond Carter County and into neighboring Reynolds, Wayne, Butler, Ripley and Shannon counties. At its peak the sawmills in Carter County produced in excess of 60 to 70 million board feet of lumber each year.

In 1900 the timber boom in Carter County was in full stride.

By 1909 much of the virgin pine forest in and around Carter County had been cut down.

In 1910 the lumber boom ended when the Grandin mill whistle blew for the last time.

By 1911 all the equipment had been moved to the new mill at West Eminence in Shannon County, leaving behind an economically and ecologically devastated landscape.

Mid-Continent Iron Company
In 1917 Frank Larabee, E. H. Busick and others came to Carter County and formed the Mid-Continent Iron Company. After purchasing property about two miles north of Fremont they established a smelter with the intention of producing pig iron from ore shipped from Michigan. By November 1918 the plant was ready for production.

A town named Midco, after the Mid-Continent Iron Company, arose as people moved into the area first to build the smelter and afterward to work at the plant. At its peak in 1920 the town had in excess of 3000 inhabitants, which was about half of the entire population of Carter County at the time.

Like the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company before it, the Mid-Continent Iron Company built its own railroad system to transport the wood needed to fire the blast furnace. While the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company harvested the virgin pine forests, the Mid-Continent Iron Company harvested the hardwoods from which to make the charcoal they needed to operate their blast furnace. Typically 180 cords of wood a day was converted into charcoal to operate the furnace. The company had two small and five larger locomotives running on their railroad system to haul the wood to their plant.

At the outbreak of World War I the U. S. government demanded that a modern chemical plant be installed at Midco. They wanted the byproducts coming from the wood as it was being converted to charcoal, byproducts such as wood alcohol, tar, calcium acetate and other wood oils. Thus in addition to the iron works, Midco became the site of a sprawling chemical plant.

The global flu pandemic of 1918-1920 hit the community of Midco in some cases wiping out whole families. At its peak there were two crews digging graves day and night. Of the 100-200 victims of the flu buried in the Midco Cemetery only 6 have tombstones.

With the end of World War I there was no longer any demand for the products the company was producing and so in 1921 the Mid-Continent Iron Company closed. With the closing of the plant the people moved away and by 1930 Midco was nearly a ghost town. Today little remains to show that what was once the largest community in Carter County even existed.

Post boom years
With the loss of the big sawmills of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company, and the closing of the Mid-Continent Iron Company, the population of Carter County began a decline that did not reverse until about 1970. Many communities, both large and small, that had sprung up in Carter County during the boom years of the lumber industry disappeared. Grandin itself survived but with scarcely a tenth of its former population.

Those who remained behind when the big mills left were forced to eke out a living trying to grow a few crops on the rocky, barren, eroded hills. Free-ranging cattle were left to roam the woods, foraging on acorns and sprouts.

To make matters worse, it was a common practice to burn the wooded areas in the mistaken belief that the fire would kill ticks and make grass grow. Paul Dunn, a District Forester who worked in the area in the 1920s and 1930s once reported that at least 75 percent of the land outside of state parks were burned off twice a year.

By 1938, Grandin's population had fallen to 300, a tenth of its 1900 population, and the Frisco Railroad gave notice that it would be discontinuing its service to Grandin. However, that same year news was also received that a new state highway would be routed through Carter County, passing through the town of Grandin.

Conservation and reforestation
In 1910, John Barber White, who was one of the principles of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company, took Gifford Pinchot of the U.S. Forest Service on a tour of the over cut forests and urged him, in the interest of conservation, to establish a national forest in the Missouri Ozarks. But it was not until 1933 that the Mark Twain National Forest, which includes parts of Carter County, was established.

In 1928 the Missouri General Assembly authorized the creation of a Department of Forestry to which Fredrick Dunlap was appointed as State forester, and Paul Dunn made a District Forester in for the region including Carter County. Paul Dunn in an effort to educate the people in the Carter and the surrounding counties in proper forest management took a single film titled “Trees of Righteousness,” and with his Model-T, a movie projector and a generator went from school district to school district, showing the film, and wearing out five copies of it in the process.

But the situation was so bad that in 1931 State Forester Fredrick Dunlap declared that stopping the forest fires in the Ozarks was an impossibility, and the Governor vetoed funding and abolished the Forestry Department. By the mid-1930s the ecological devastation left behind by the timber boom reached its all-time low. The forests were burned, sediment eroding from once forested hillsides choked once clear streams. It was estimated that only 2000 deer and a few scattered flocks of turkeys remained in the entire state.

In 1936 Missouri voters approved the creation of a Conservation Commission which included a forestry department. In 1938 George O. White was made State Forester and following in the footsteps of Paul Dunn he took a truck equipped with a movie projector, screen and generator and showed forestry movies throughout the Ozark hill county. And for 12 years these movies were shown wherever an audience was to be found, indoors and outdoors, in schools and churches and stores. And the effort paid off. Attitudes and practices toward land management began to change, the fires stopped, the forests grew back, and deer and turkey are back in record numbers. Where once 75 percent of the land was burned off twice each year, now less than one tenth of one percent burns each year. Once-devastated forests can again be classified as wilderness areas and the timber industry once again flourishes in Carter County.

The 1920s through the 1970s
The 1920s saw the creation of Big Spring State Park, but more importantly for the county the 1920s also saw the construction of the Cross-State Highway (now U.S. Route 60) and the construction of a permanent bridge across the Current River at Van Buren. The creation of the highway and the state park marked the beginnings of a tourist industry with Smalley's Tourist Camp and the Rose Cliff Hotel serving tourists in the Van Buren area for many years.

The 1930s saw the construction of highway 103 from Van Buren to Big Spring, making access to the state park much easier. That decade also saw the construction of the Jefferson Highway (now State Route 21) in the eastern half of Carter County and which served the towns of Grandin, Hunter, and Ellsinore.

The population of the county continued to drop throughout the 1920s and 1930s simply because there were very few jobs to be had. During the depression years, in an attempt to fight the loss of jobs as many as five Civil Conservation Corps camps were established in the county. Three of these were located in west Carter County near Van Buren and a fourth near Fremont. The fifth was located in east Carter County near Ellsinore.

With the nation's entry into World War II in 1941, the county's population continued to fall as there was a much better chance of finding employment elsewhere. The 1940s also saw the election of a native Carter County resident to the U. S. Congress when A. S. J. Carnahan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

The 1950s saw the town of Fremont devastated by an F4 tornado that was part of the May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak. This decade also saw talk of damming the Current River, something that the locals were against. With the closing of the 1950s, Carter County celebrated its centennial.

In 1964 congress authorized the creation of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and in 1972 Current River became a part of that Riverways system, giving a great boost the Carter County's tourism industry. From the 1970s onward the population of Carter County has steadily increased.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 509 sqmi, of which 507 sqmi is land and 1.7 sqmi (0.3%) is water.

Carter County is in the rugged southern Courtois Hills region of the southeastern Ozark Plateau, and is roughly dissected from north to south by the Current River. Much of the county consists of wooded hills and valleys, with the landscape becoming more rolling and the hills having broader tops and gentler slopes in the southeastern portions of the county. The topography of Carter County is essentially that of a highly dissected plateau.

The western and central sections of the county are drained by the Current River and its tributaries: Rogers Creek, Mill Creek, Pike Creek, Big Barren Creek, Aldridge Valley, Hen Peck Creek and Carters Creek. The eastern section of the county is drained by Cane Creek, Beaver Dam Creek, Little Black and Big Brushy Creek, all of which are tributaries of the Black River.

Stegall Mountain, with an elevation of 1,348 feet, is the highest point in the county. The county's lowest elevations, about 400 feet, may be found in the river valleys on its southern boundary.

The bedrock is mostly (92.3%) Ordovician in age, with 7% being Cambrian and the remainder Precambrian. The weathering of this bedrock has produced an extensive system of solution channels and caves. This has resulted in the creation of numerous springs, with the largest being Big Spring located in the Current River near Van Buren. Some of the larger caves to be found in Carter County are Camp Yarn Cave, Midco Cave, Granite Quarry Cave, and Lost Man's Cave.

Carter County has numerous small deposits of brown iron ore (limonite), and some effort has been made in the past to mine them, but the efforts have generally not been cost effective. The most notable limonite mining effort was at the Orchard Mine near Ellsinore. This mine operated for a ten-year period between 1902 and 1912, and for a time Carter County ranked 16th in the State of Missouri in iron ore production.

The principle geologic formations in Carter County, ranked in order of surface exposure, are:
 * Roubidoux (52%), Ordovician
 * Gasconade (40%), Ordovician
 * Eminence and Potosi (7%), Cambrian
 * St. Francois Mountains Volcanic Supergroup (0.5%), Precambrian
 * Smithville, Powell, Cotter and Jefferson City dolomites (0.3%), Ordovician
 * St Francois Mt. Intrusive Suite (0.1%), Precambrian

Adjacent counties

 * Reynolds County (north)
 * Wayne County (northeast)
 * Butler County (southeast)
 * Ripley County (south)
 * Oregon County (southwest)
 * Shannon County (west)

Major highways
Built mid-1920s. Formerly known as the Cross-State Highway, later as Route 16. Built early 1930s. Formerly known as the Jefferson Highway.
 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:MO-21.svg|20px]] Route 21
 * [[Image:MO-34.svg|20px]] Route 34

National protected areas

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)
 * Ozark National Scenic Riverways (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,941 people, 2,378 households, and 1,674 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 /mi2. There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of 6 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.60% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Approximately 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Carter County were 28.1% American, 15.5% Irish, 15.0% German, and 12.7% English.

There were 2,378 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,608, and the median income for a family was $33,349. Males had a median income of $25,568 versus $16,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,178. About 19.60% of families and 25.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.10% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Carter County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Carter County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (54.91%), Assemblies of God (11.45%), and United Methodists (8.97%).

The first organized church to be established in the territory that would become Carter County, for which there is record, was the United Baptist Church of Christ, also known as the New Hope Baptist Church. This church was organized on December 27, 1843, in what was then Ripley County, its first church building being a log cabin built on Pike Creek.

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Carter County, 66.6% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 10.8% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Early schools
Prior to the creation of Carter County the only schools in the area were private subscription schools. These schools were generally held in a home or an abandoned log cabin. Teachers were paid by charging a monthly tuition, generally a dollar a month, which they were responsible for collecting. The average salary for these teachers was about ten dollars month. The curriculum was very basic as generally the teachers themselves had little in the way of education.

When Carter County was organized the 16th section of each township was set aside for schools, and when sold the interest on the money raised would go toward the maintenance of public schools, also known as Common Schools as they were regarded as being for the “common” people who could not afford to patronize one of the private schools.

At the second meeting of the Carter County court (July 4, 1859) N. H. Tucker was appointed commissioner of the common schools. Tucker issued four teachers certificates that year. William Kirkendall received a certificate to teach a school at Brushy Creek near to where Ellsinore would one day be located. Maercus L. Giles received a certificate to teach a public school which was probably located somewhere on upper Big Brushy Creek. James Ferguson received a certificate to teach a public school that was probably on Cane Creek south of the present location of Ellsinore. And Daniel W. Hoskins received a certificate to teach a public school that was located on Carter Creek east of Van Buren. That year there were a total of 433 students attending school Carter County, with 208 of those students attending the public schools.

As early as 1861 a school was organized in Van Buren but was soon discontinued because of the Civil War. Indeed, the Civil War disrupted schools all across Carter County.

In 1874, a report sent to the State Superintendent of Public Schools stated that of the 581 children of school age in the county, only 99 were attending school. (Another source places the school age population of Carter County in 1874 at only 487). The 1874 report to the State Superintendent went on to say that there were only three school houses in the entire county and 25 teachers. The salaries of a male teacher averaged $16 a month while that of a female teacher averaged $10 a month.

During the same year (1874), the Carter County Superintendent in his report said, "Among other difficulties may be mentioned an indifference to the subject of popular education on the part of many citizens, and a reluctance to be taxed for school purposes. Our schoolhouses are of a very inferior class, supplied with the rudest benches for seats, and destitute of blackboards or apparatus of any kind. Many of the houses in which schools are taught are unoccupied cabins, which have been erected and used for temporary dwellings, until the owner could furnish more comfortable apartments for his family."

In 1884 there were 17 schools with 20 teachers with an average salary of $28.80 a month. There were 855 school age children in the county, but the daily attendance was only 384, less than half of the school age population. The total value of school property was $1,360.00 and the total expenses for the schools that year were $2.566.67.

In 1892 there were 24 public schools in the county. That year there were 1,542 school age children in the county of which 1,386 were enrolled in school. The total expenses for the schools that year were $4,374.55. Three of these 24 schools had globes, two had charts, and six had wall maps.

In 1903 there were 29 public schools and 33 teachers. Of the 2,001 school age children in the county 1,552 were enrolled in a school, and the schools had an average daily attendance of 900. The total expenditures for the schools that year were $13,319.71.

In 1913 there were 36 public schools in Carter County employing 40 teachers at an average salary of $40.00 a month. The number of school age children in the county was 1,754 of which 1,561 were enrolled in a school. The average daily attendance was 737. Although there were more schools and teachers than in 1903, there were fewer students. This was due in large part to the departure of the big sawmills as the timber boom in Carter County came to an end. From about 1900 to 1910 there had been a high school at Grandin, but by 1913 there were no high schools in Carter County. Yet by 1914 there were four high schools in the county.

In 1923 there were 29 public schools in the county employing 59 teachers at an average salary of $79.00 a month. That year there were 1,960 students enrolled in school with an average daily attendance of 1,215. The total expenses for schools that year were $15,729.93.

1923 also saw a total of 6 high schools in the county, the largest number of high schools to ever exist in Carter County at one time. The high school at Midco was the first to close, consolidating with the Fremont School. In 1957 the Fremont school was destroyed by a tornado, and although rebuilt the school eventually consolidated with Van Buren. The high school at Hunter was consolidated with the school at Grandin, which in turn was consolidated with the Ellsinore School in the early 1960s, bringing the total of high schools in the county to two, which is the present total.

Today there are two public school districts in Carter County, Van Buren R-1 School district, and the East Carter County R-11 School district at Ellsinore.

Public schools

 * East Carter County R-II School District - Ellsinore
 * East Carter County Elementary School (PK-05)
 * East Carter County Middle School (06-08)
 * East Carter County High School (09-12)
 * Van Buren R-I School District - Van Buren
 * Van Buren Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Van Buren High School (06-12)

Public libraries

 * Ellsinore Branch Library
 * Grandin Branch Library
 * Van Buren Main Branch Library

Local
Politics are divided at the local level in Carter County. Republicans hold a majority of the elected positions in the county.

State
In the Missouri House of Representatives, all of Carter County is a part of Missouri's 153rd District and is currently represented by Darrell Atchison, (R-Williamsville).

In the Missouri Senate, all of Carter County is a part of Missouri's 25th District and is currently represented by Jason Bean (R-Holcomb).

Federal
All of Carter County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith was elected to a fifth term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis.

Carter County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Carter County has become solidly Republican in recent years. Carter County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Carter County in 1992 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Carter County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Carter County with 86.59 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Carter County with 56.45 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Carter County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Carter County with 73.01 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.) In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 65.82% of Carter County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

2020
The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Carter County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won statewide by an overwhelming margin. Weld only received a single vote (or 0.17%) in Carter County.

2016
The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but carried a majority of the vote in Carter County. He went on to win the presidency.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried Carter County by a small margin.

2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Carter County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) won a majority of the vote in Carter County.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Carter County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Tourism
A variety of recreational activities, including Current River Cavern, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Peck Ranch Wildlife Refuge, Watercress Park, Big Spring National Park, and the Current River (Missouri) are also available in Carter County. Also, see the Ozarks.

Cities

 * Ellsinore
 * Grandin
 * Van Buren (seat)

Census-designated places

 * Fremont
 * Hunter

Unincorporated Communities

 * Chicopee
 * Chilton
 * Crites Corner
 * Eastwood
 * House Creek
 * Midco

Notable people

 * A.S.J. Carnahan, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1945-1947, 1949–1961) and Ambassador to Sierra Leone (1961-1963)
 * Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri (1993-2000)

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Talk:Surbiton

Food drink & Entertainment
Is the blatent plug (probably by the business owners themselves) for an otherwise unremarkable Fish and Chip shop and Delicatessen really necessary? Maybe worth a mention as a directory of commercial establishments but nothing more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.241.97.100 (talk) 16:44, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Notable People
Who is this kryzyiac person? There is no page about him, nothing can be found about him No sources were given to indicate that he does live here, therefore I think its more likely an attempt at fame by the author. Besides, would an unknown games developer count as a notable person? Im a Sysadmin.. shall I add myself as a notable person?

More than likely this person added it themselves. Since it means nothing and no further info can be gained, it is essentially redundant information therefore I removed it.

I had to do the same thing again today (25/11).

Surbiton High School For Girls
I've removed the blatant plug for Surbiton High School. If they want to advertise their school, let them do it elsewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.95.58 (talk)

 * As I believe they have at Surbiton High School. I believe it is an aspiration of wiki to have an article on every school, but certainly your elision of a piece of powder-puff is no great loss. Kbthompson 11:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

freelist
I removed the stuff from freelist.com as it is copyright according to their website: FreeLists.com established 1996 © online 1998 All rights reserved. MRSC 06:57, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Boundaries
Some mention should be made of the constantly shifting unofficial boundaries of Surbiton. I've just read in an Estate Agent's window 'Beautiful Apartment on the outskirts of Surbiton - directly opposite Tolworth Station'!!

Well technically all the towns around here are part of the borough of Kingston, so technically it's actually on the outskirts of Kingston, but split hairs, etc. --62.49.128.77 05:14, 12 March 2006 (UTC) Andreus

 * I agree about the shifting boundaries. I've got an idea that the name "surbiton" actually means "southern grange", and on the earliest Ordnance Survey maps of the early 19th century, the built-up area of Surbiton extended no further south than the northern end of what is now Maple Road. There was definitely a village at Long Ditton, and at Tolworth, but the area around Waitrose and the railway station was just fields.

 * It seems that Surbiton was simply a farm at the south of Kingston, which belonged to the manor of Kingston, and unlike Tolworth, it was not a separate village from Kingston. Although the name "Surbiton" has been around since medieval times, it appears that Surbiton did not develop an identity as a separate community from Kingston until the railway came along in the 1830's.

 * So it seems odd that Tolworth might be considered an outskirt of Surbiton! Although I think the name of Surbiton pre-dates the name of Tolworth - I think the current location of Tolworth predates the current location of Surbiton by several hundred years. I'll try to nose out more sources, though. Squashy 23:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Tolworth was part of the pre-1965 Borough of Surbiton and I regard it as part of Surbiton. LynwoodF (talk) 13:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

 * Tolworth I believe dates from at least the Domesday book so may well pre-date Surbiton as I didn't find any reference to the latter at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/. --Robidy (talk) 14:36, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

 * Tolworth was indeed mentioned in Domesday Book, but that does not alter the fact that it became a part of the former Borough of Surbiton. Modern Surbiton was founded round about 1838. The name was previously applied to a hamlet of Kingston parish situated further north. Things change. Tolworth was absorbed into the upstart new town. I find the discussion above very odd. LynwoodF (talk) 16:05, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

 * Times do indeed change, just as the administrative parish of Tolworth in the County of Surrey was absorbed into the administrative Borough of Surbiton again in the County of Surrey, that it turn was absorbed into the administrative Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames (hyphens and capitalisation of the U, long since dropped) this time as part of Greater London.

 * Surbiton is still known as Surbiton and Tolworth is still known as Tolworth...not to mention the area formerly known as Berrylands Dairy is still known as Berrylands, despite being Surbiton you'll often find houses advertised as being in Berrylands - these are all clear geographical areas on Google Maps in the present day too.

 * The confusion often arises due to Tolworth being in the postcodes of KT5 and KT6 which both reside in the postal district of Surbiton, along with Berrylands and Tolworth. You then of course have the Anglican and Catholic parishes of Tolworth which extend beyond the traditional area known as Tolworth.

 * Sadly due to perceived financial gain properties in Tolworth are often advertised as Surbiton which is postally correct however geographically incorrect and administratively incorrect as they would be in the Kingston Council Wards of either Tolworth and Hook Rise, Alexandra or Surbiton Hill. Sadly there are many such cases throughout the country, all to often exploited for either financial gain or snobbery.  I hope this helps. Robidy (talk) 17:52, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Railway myth
According to Julie Sampson's "The Kingston Book" ISBN 1905286058 there was never a plan to put long distance railway lines "through" Kingston. The original plan was to skirt the bottom of Surbiton Hill - I guess she means somewhere around where the Assembly Rooms and Maple Road is now.

Thinking about it, this makes sense - because if the South coast line ran much closer to Kingston than the Assembly Rooms - or Penrhyn Road at a push - then it would either have to cut through Kingston Hill/Coombe Hill, or it would have had to cross the Thames twice, either of which would have involved very significant groundwork and construction.

Reaching Kingston but avoiding Kingston Hill and the Thames would mean a very sharp turn. But I'm not enough of a railway buff to know what turning circles trains can do. They plumped for a cutting through Surbiton Hill instead, though. How did that happen, and why?

We don't want the article to perpetuate myths. But there's no doubt that the railway expansion was significant to Surbiton, so I'm not suggesting we don't mention it at all. Okay, you could say the same thing for practically all London commuter belt suburbs, but I think there are things that make Surbiton different. For example, the railway expansion enabled the Victorian-era wealthy middle classes to make one-way leisure boat trips on the Thames, and Surbiton was particularly well placed to take advantage of this trade.

Point is, there are conflicting sources, and I don't know how to word it to make the known facts clear. Squashy 02:20, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I too have read that it was a bit of a myth about going straight through the center of Kingston, but to go up slightly closer to the then outskirts. I will try and remember where I read that, definitely not in a book by Julie Sampson. I believe that a cutting was chosen though Surbiton Hill as that provided an easy and cheap source for soil/stone etc to build the railway banks that the lines run on either side of Surbiton, as back then it was far more marshy, e.g. around what is now Berrylands, and between Hersham and Esher where the line crosses the River Mole. Jrhilton 21:20, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Formerly part of Surrey?
In our article about William Heinemann it reads that he "was born in 1863, in Surbiton, Surrey." Could Surbiton have been part of Surrey at that time or is it more likely that this information is incorrect? If it is correct, when were the borders moved? __meco (talk) 11:59, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

 * This does not appear to have been answered, either here or elsewhere. Surbiton was a borough of Surrey until 1965, when it was incorporated into the newly created Greater London area. LynwoodF (talk) 22:06, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

What's a court?
The article starts by saying there are many Art Deco courts -- what is that? Maybe it should be linked to something for those unfamiliar with English city terms, or whatever it is. --AW (talk) 18:14, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

 * I live in the Surbiton area and I find this usage rather odd. Court is often used in the names of blocks of flats, but not in isolation as a generic term, at least not in the version of English I use. LynwoodF (talk) 22:30, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Neighbouring towns - lead section
A recent edit of an innocuous passing comment has created anomalies of which the editor may not be aware if he/she is not from this area. Until 1965 Kingston was called Kingston-upon-Thames (with hyphens). The hyphens were removed to distinguish the new expanded Royal Borough from the old one. Richmond, like both Surbiton and Kingston, was in Surrey until 1965. The expression 'Richmond, London' was not in use before the creation of Greater London. I shall restore the original simple wording while leaving the links intact. See also the articles on Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames and Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey). LynwoodF (talk) 13:46, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Etymology
''Though Surbiton only received its current name in 1869, the name is attested as Suberton in 1179, Surbeton in 1263, Surpeton in 1486, and finally Surbiton 1597.

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I can make no sense of that. So what was it called between 1597 and 1869, if not Surbiton? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.86.210 (talk) 10:30, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

 * added the text concerned, and may be able to explain? --David Biddulph (talk) 10:40, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

 * Modern Surbiton did not exist until the arrival of the railway. The new development was first called "Kingston-on-Railway", but later the name was transferred from the hamlet where Surbiton Road, Kingston now is. See Thomas Pooley. LynwoodF (talk) 11:02, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

 * Well we don't have a mention of Surbiton for every year since 1179. We only have specific mentions that show the evolution of the name: Suberton > Surbeton > Surpeton >Surbiton > (Kingston-upon-Railway) > Surbiton. To say that it was always called Surbiton is inaccurate, and the etymology section reflects that. Perhaps a more appropriate wording would be "Though Surbiton only officially received its current name in 1869..." --Michail (blah) 14:22, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

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Bagadjimbiri

In Karajarri mythology, the Bagadjimbiri are two brothers and creator spirits. They arose from the ground as dingos and made water-holes, sex organs (from a mushroom and another fungus) for the androgynous first people, and invented circumcision. Taking human form, the Bagadjimbiri began an argument with Ngariman, a quoll-person. Ngariman was annoyed by the Bagadjimbiri's laughter. He killed the brothers underground, but was drowned by Dilga, their mother, who flooded the underground murder-spot with her milk, which also revived her sons. The Bagadjimbiri eventually turned into snakes and went to live in the sky as clouds.

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Carroll County, Missouri

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,495. Its county seat is Carrollton. The county was organized on January 2, 1833, from part of Ray County and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 701 sqmi, of which 695 sqmi is land and 6.8 sqmi (1.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Livingston County (north)
 * Chariton County (east)
 * Saline County (southeast)
 * Lafayette County (southwest)
 * Ray County (west)
 * Caldwell County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 24.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 24
 * [[Image:US 65.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 65
 * [[Image:MO-10.svg|20px]] Route 10
 * [[Image:MO-139.svg|20px]] Route 139

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,285 people, 4,169 households, and 2,880 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 /mi2. There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of 7 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% white, 1.72% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Approximately 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.7% were of German, 25.3% American, 11.8% English and 9.2% Irish ancestry.

There were 4,169 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.50% 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 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,643, and the median income for a family was $36,773. Males had a median income of $26,135 versus $17,468 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,522. About 9.70% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Carroll County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Carroll County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (55.73%), United Methodists (11.01%), and Lutherans (LCMS) (9.69%).

Public schools

 * Bosworth R-V School District – Bosworth
 * Bosworth Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Bosworth High School (07-12)
 * Carrollton R-VII School District – Carrollton
 * Adams-Dieterich Elementary School (K-04)
 * Adams Primary School (PK-01)
 * Carrollton Elementary School (02-04)
 * Carrollton Middle School (05-08)
 * Carrollton High School (09-12)
 * Hale R-I School District – Hale
 * Hale Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Hale High School (07-12)
 * Norborne R-VIII School District – Norborne
 * Norborne Elementary School (K-05)
 * Norborne High School (06-12)
 * Tina-Avalon R-II School District – Tina
 * Tina-Avalon Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Tina-Avalon High School (07-12)

Public libraries

 * Carrollton Public Library
 * Norborne Public Library

Cities

 * Bogard
 * Bosworth
 * Carrollton (county seat)
 * De Witt
 * Hale
 * Norborne

Village

 * Tina

Unincorporated communities

 * Bridge Creek
 * Coloma
 * Grace
 * Little Compton
 * Mandeville
 * Miami Station
 * Miles Point
 * Plymouth
 * Roads
 * Standish
 * Stet
 * Sugartree
 * Wakenda
 * White Rock

Townships

 * Carrollton Township
 * Cherry Valley Township
 * Combs Township
 * De Witt Township
 * Egypt Township
 * Eugene Township
 * Fairfield Township
 * Hill Township
 * Hurricane Township
 * Leslie Township
 * Moss Creek Township
 * Prairie Township
 * Ridge Township
 * Rockford Township
 * Stokes Mound Township
 * Sugartree Township
 * Trotter Township
 * Van Horn Township
 * Wakenda Township
 * Washington Township

Notable people

 * Lewis Eldon Atherton, historian at the University of Missouri
 * Amanda Austin, painter and sculptor
 * Leon E. Bates, UAW leader
 * James Johnson Duderstadt, President of the University of Michigan (1988-1996)
 * James Fergason, inventor and business leader in electronics known for work with LCD
 * Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop
 * Don Martin, NFL player and coach
 * John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC, decorated veteran of World War II
 * James Shields, only person in U.S. history to serve in the United States Senate representing three different states: Illinois (1849-1849; 1849–1855), Minnesota (1858-1859), and Missouri (1879-1879)
 * Robert Simpson, athlete
 * Barbara Sinatra, wife of Zeppo Marx and later Frank Sinatra
 * Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator

Local
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Carroll County. Republicans hold all but three of the elected positions in the county.

State
All of Carroll County is a part of Missouri's 39th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton).

All of Carroll County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem21/#:~:text=Senator%20Denny%20Hoskins%2C%20represents%20District,serve%20in%20the%20Missouri%20Senate. Denny Hoskins] (R-Warrensburg).

Federal
All of Carroll County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Gena Ross.

Carroll County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Carroll County has become solidly Republican in recent years. Carroll County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Carroll County in 1996 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Carroll County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Carroll County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 63.63% of Carroll County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

2020
The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Carroll County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Carroll County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

2016
The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but carried a majority of the vote in Carroll County. He went on to win the presidency.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) carried a majority in Carroll County.

2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Carroll County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Carroll County gave McCain his highest vote share of any county in Missouri.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Carroll County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

title: Carroll County, Missouri