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Talk:Southgate, London

Osidge not Southgate?
The comment that the part of N14 west of Chase Side is called Osidge and NOT Southgate is simply wrong. If you're in N14 you're either in Southgate or you're in Oakwood. Even the shops in Hampden Square and the Hampden Arms pub have their addresses listed as Southgate, as does Ashmole School. At best I could see an address listed as Osidge, Southgate. Rellis1067 18:12, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

 * A postal address in the UK is an instruction of how to deliver mail, not a definition of location. Everyone in N14 is in "Southgate" for the purposes of delivering the mail but that does not mean they are in Southgate. MRSC 21:56, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks, but unless someone can provide evidence beyond Londoneye's comment, Southgate wholly in Enfield. The part of N14 in Barnet is called Osidge. This is based on detailed local knowledge, I am going to revert the change. Rellis1067 19:10, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

What more evidence can I supply than my knowledge of what people who live round here think? Can Rellis1067 supply any contrary evidence, other than postal address? As an example of the absurdity of relying on postal addresses, Cockfosters is postally in Barnet. If Rellis1067 is unhappy, is there not some adjudication procedure? Londoneye 19:34, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't think we have to go that far or get upset. A quick check using OS does show Southgate is wholly in Enfield. MRSC 19:47, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Quite right. Before 1965, there was a Borough of Southgate; the whole of that borough became part of the Borough of Enfield, with not an inch in Barnet.  What reasonable definition of Southgate includes areas outside the old borough?  There are many other examples of postal districts crossing Borough boundaries.  At the other end of Barnet, would anyone say that Colindale was part of Kingsbury because they are both in NW9? RachelBrown 20:44, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I support Londoneye too. Postal addresses are very misleading; another example in Barnet is Totteridge, where the southern end is in N12 not N20 so nobody realises it's in Totteridge except the vicar of Totteridge (the N12 part is in his parish) and the Residents' Association (its chairman lives in the N12 part). The location of Southgate station is confusing too; Osidge is very near the station, but that's because the station is on the edge of the old Borough of Southgate. 81.130.128.170 12:25, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I can understand what people are saying! My point is that Southgate is a locality, and people/organisations based in the N14 bit of LB Barnet say they are in Southgate. I am not making this up - I live in Southgate. As an example, I've pasted this in from Ashmole School's website :

 * Ashmole School is a co-educational comprehensive school, situated in Southgate, on the eastern boundary of the London Borough of Barnet.
 * By the by, it is also not necessary for people to state the locality as part of an address - the post office do not require it. However, people/organisations from the LBB in N14 usually choose to say Southgate. People in Oakwood, N14 state Oakwood and not Southgate, so people have a choice. Another example, Osidge School, who could say Osidge, N14, but don't :

 * Osidge Primary School, Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 5HD
 * If the locality of an area has general agreement that it is called something, then in my view the article should reflect that view, even if technically it is not correct. Perhaps the article should say something like: Although technically Southgate does not include the parts of N14 that are in the London Borough of Barnet, these parts are frequently referred to as Southgate. Or words to that effect. At least that would give it some balance.Rellis1067 18:16, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

I think that this really belongs in the Osidge article. I'll amend that article and put a small note in this one. RachelBrown 12:19, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Additional notes on this controversy: the Monkfrith area (Exeter Road, Monkfrith Way, Friar's Walk) was never part of the Osidge estate, which was boundaried by Osidge Lane. So I don't see how it can be part of Osidge any more than Osidge Library or the "Osidge Park" development are. But this area has an N14 postcode, and it's certainly not East Barnet! I'd suggest that Osidge and Monkfrith are analagous to Minchenden or Meadway as descriptions of a very specific area, rather than being analagous to Oakwood as places in their own right. Based on local usage, the Southgate article should revert to describing Southgate as located within both the LBs of Barnet and of Enfield.

I lived in Southgate, N14 in the Borough of Barnet (according to the electoral register Chipping Barnet) I was in Cedar Rise just off Chase Side right on the border of Enfield to the North and Barnet to the South. Please note Southgate is also in the Borough of Barnet —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.219.182.165 (talk) 10:00, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

A user has been editing out references to the LB of Barnet from this page; I have been reverting. Here's a knock-down argument to support the contention that the N14 5XX area of LB Barnet is in Southgate: Amy Winehouse is described in every biographical source as having grown up in Southgate. Her home was in Osidge Lane, though, which is in Barnet, as are Osidge and Ashmole schools.

The Priory hospital
I think that there are several Priory hospitals - the one where celebs go for their rehab isn;t the one in Southgate, surely?!? I thought it was a huge mansion-type-place in Hampshire somewhere?

I think some do go to Southgate, like General Pinochet. - Londoneye 11:12, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Pinochet went to Southgate; but the other celebrities go to the one in Roehampton (i.e. Hampshire), or so i was told by a doctor at the Southgate Priory (which is also, however, a huge mansion-type-place).

Roehampton is in London, SW15, near Putney. Pinochet may have been treated in Southgate, in a hospital called 'The Priory' but the celebrity rehab place is in Roehampton.
 * As was mentioned above, the Priory is actually a chain of hospitals, any/all of which may have treated celebrities. So it's likely that some were treated in Grovelands House (the one in Southgate), some in Roehampton, and some in Marchwood (Hampshire).  See the Priory Healthcare website for the full list of their facilities - there are quite a few. Waggers 09:00, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Famous residents
A not-logged-in user made a string of edits. Many were clearly nonsense, and some were impossibly vague. (One of the Kinks? Which one?) If any of them is correct, can someone please reinstate.--Osidge 10:46, 3 November 2006 (UTC) It was Dave Davies of the Kinks, he lived on Chase Side--Hissett (talk) 21:17, 24 March 2008 (UTC) The (fairly recent) amalgamation of Southgate and Edmonton with Enfield has caused a few misleading entries. Although Norman Tebbit (Baron Tebbit of Chingford) is shown, he is actually from Ponders End which of course in nowhere near Southgate. If that is the criteria then the site omits, Sir Roy Strong, Larry Lamb, Ray Winstone, all of whom attended Edmonton County School. David Day- Chairman/Secretary ECSOSA (Edmonton County School Old Scholars Association) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diddyday (talk • contribs) 09:32, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Arnos Grove
Where does Arnos Grove fit in? Only the tube station is mentioned in the article, and not the district. Should the nearest places to the south be New Southgate and Arnos Grove, or is Arnos Grove in New Southgate? In the article on Broomfield School, Arnos Grove, I placed Southgate in the infobox, because when I lived in N14, I thought that all of N14 was Southgate, but that may well have been because I lived fairly near Southgate tube station. Broomfield School has the following address: Broomfield School, Wilmer Way, London, N14 7HY Coyets 16:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, when I lived in the area I thought that all N13 was Palmers Green, too. I used to live close to Broomfield School (on the Powys Lane side of it) and Powys Lane is in N13 - which is why, when I created the Broomfield School article, I called it Broomfield School, Palmers Green (not knowing the formal address).  The Arnos Grove estate spanned N13 and N14 - the house itself is (still standing) in N14.  When I lived there (11 years ago now) Arnos Grove was never referred to as a district.  Arnos Park, Broomfield School etc. were part of Palmers Green; Southgate Green (including the actual Arnos Grove house) was part of Southgate.
 * My view is that the Arnos Grove article should refer purely to the Arnos Grove estate (map here). As can be seen by the map, Broomfield School indeed fits into it (which is ironic, because Broomfield was the neighbouring estate and Broomfield School was never located in the area occupied by Boomfield). Waggers 08:55, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Why is this discussion going on here? My view is that the postcodes are irrelevant - they are simply areas created for the efficient distribution of post. For example, although N11 as a whole is known as New Southgate, it contains Friern Barnet and New Southgate and parts of Arnos Grove, Bounds Green and Colney Hatch. This is a large misunderstanding I have met on Wikipedia - many 'areas', at least in the Enfield/Barnet/Harringey border area, are independent of the local postcode areas, but this is confused by the fact that the areas the postcode areas are named after exist too. Therefore some people try to cover all of the areas within a postcode, in an article about the area the postcode is named after. I believe that the postcode approach is flawed and that Arnos Grove is a separate area, mostly within the New Southgate postcode area. By the way, I didn't mention this when I moved the Broomfield School article, but Broomfield School is literally opposite the end of the Arnos Grove controlled parking zone and nowhere near the Southgate and Palmers Green controlled parking zones (interestingly, New Southgate doesn't have one because it is mostly in Barnet). Also, Arnos Grove is wedged in between New Southgate and Southgate, but I would still call them both 'Nearest Places'. By the way, Waggers, I have never seen anybody try to call Arnos Park part of Palmers Green - the closest I have seen to that is an instance of the address 'Broomfield Park, Arnos Grove', which is actually at attempt to do a similar injustice to Broomfield Park. Dark-Fire 11:58, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

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Figures are inconsistent. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:33, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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Gasconade County, Missouri

Gasconade County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,794. The county seat has been Hermann since 1842. The county was named after the Gasconade River.

The county is located on the south side of the Missouri River, which once served as the chief route of transportation in the state. It is located in the area known as the Missouri Rhineland. Because of its distinctive conditions, the Hermann area was designated an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 1983. The southern part of the county is within the larger Ozark Highlands AVA, established in 1987.

Etymology
Gasconade County (and the Gasconade River) received its name from French-speaking settlers. They came from the Gascony region in southwestern France during French colonial rule of New France (Louisiana Territory).

Per a 1916 Missouri Historical Review article, "The name is from 'Gascon', an inhabitant of Gascony,' a unique, marginal maritime province in the southwest of France with Basque cultural roots.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau the county has a total area of 524 sqmi, of which 6.6 sqmi (1.3%) is covered by water.

Adjacent counties

 * Montgomery County (north)
 * Warren County (northeast)
 * Franklin County (east)
 * Crawford County (southeast)
 * Phelps County (south)
 * Maries County (southwest)
 * Osage County (west)
 * Callaway County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 50
 * [[Image:MO-19.svg|20px]] Route 19
 * [[Image:MO-28.svg|20px]] Route 28
 * [[Image:MO-100.svg|20px]] Route 100

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, 15,342 people, 6,171 households, and 4,288 families resided in the county. The population density was 30 /mi2. The 7,813 housing units had an average density of 15 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.69% White, 0.12% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. About 0.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,171 households, 31.0% had children under 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were not families. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.8% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,047, and for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $29,659 versus $20,728 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,319. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those 65 or over.

Local
The Republican Party in Gasconade County holds all of the elected positions.

State
Gasconade County is entirely contained within district 61 in the Missouri House of Representatives.

 * District 61 — Bruce Sassmann (R-Bland). Consists of the counties of Gasconade, Montgomery, and Osage.

State Senate
Gasconade County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City).

Federal
Gasconade County is included in Missouri's 3rd Congressional District and is represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Gasconade County is one of the most reliably Republican strongholds in Missouri. The Republican presidential nominee has won Gasconade County in every presidential election since Abraham Lincoln was first elected in 1860, giving the county the longest active Republican voting streak for presidential elections in the United States.

Like most rural areas throughout Northeast Missouri, voters in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County with 76.48% of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71% 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 Gasconade County with 58.61% voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51% of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Gasconade 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 Gasconade County with 74.74% of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99% voting in favor. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.)

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 848, than any candidate from either party in Gasconade County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary.

Public schools

 * Gasconade County R-I School District - Hermann
 * Hermann Elementary School (K-03)
 * Hermann Middle School (04-08)
 * Hermann High School (09-12)
 * Gasconade County R-II School District - Owensville
 * Owensville Elementary School (K-05)
 * Owensville Middle School (06-08)
 * Owensville High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * St. George School – Hermann (PS-08) – Roman Catholic
 * Immanuel Lutheran School – Rosebud (PK-08) – Lutheran

Public libraries

 * Hermann Branch Library
 * Owensville Branch Library

Cities and towns

 * Bland (partly in Osage County)
 * Gasconade
 * Hermann (county seat)
 * Morrison
 * Owensville (largest city)
 * Rosebud

Unincorporated communities

 * Bay
 * Bem
 * Cleavesville
 * Drake
 * Fredericksburg
 * Little Berger
 * Mount Sterling
 * New Woollam
 * Redbird
 * Swiss

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Franklin County, Missouri

Franklin County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 104,682. Its county seat is Union. The county was organized in 1818 and is named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area and contains some of the city's exurbs. It is located along the south side of the Missouri River.

The county has wineries that are included in the Hermann AVA (American Viticultural Area) and is part of the region known as the Missouri Rhineland, which extends on both sides of the Missouri River.

History
Occupied by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples, this area was populated by the historic Osage tribe at the time of European encounter. The region was first settled by Europeans during the rule of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish log fort San Juan del Misuri (1796–1803) was built in present-day Washington. After the American Revolutionary War, migrants from the new United States started moving West. Among them were the family and followers of Daniel Boone, an explorer from Kentucky who settled the area starting in 1799. For the next two decades, most settlers came from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Virginia, bringing their slaves with them to work the land.

In 1833 substantial numbers of German immigrant families began settling in the area, and soon they outnumbered the slave owners in the county. The German newcomers were opposed to slavery, and their sons would become Union supporters during the U.S. Civil War. Former governor and then Confederate General Sterling Price led his cavalry through the county during his Missouri raid of 1864.

Before the war Franklin County had been served by steamboats that moved freight and passenger traffic on the Missouri River. Afterwards, it became a railroad transportation center. Manufacturing industries were established at the end of the Civil War and successive ones have continued.

Bias Vineyard, near the small city of Berger, is located within the Hermann American Viticultural Area (AVA), designated in 1983. Röbller Vineyard and Winery near New Haven is also in the Hermann AVA. Wineries along both sides of the Missouri River are part of the Missouri Rhineland, whose vineyards were started by German immigrants in the mid-19th century. Before Prohibition, Missouri was the second-largest wine-producing state in the nation. Everything was closed down except for limited production of wine allowed for religious purposes. The state's wine industry had to be completely rebuilt, which has been taking place since the 1960s.

The rural county has had severe problems with local production, distribution and consumption of methamphetamine. The struggles of the county with adverse effects of the drug, was explored in a 2005 A&E documentary entitled Meth: A County in Crisis.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 931 sqmi, of which 923 sqmi is land and 8.0 sqmi (0.9%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Missouri by land area and third-largest by total area.

The center of the Missouri River forms the nominal northern border of the county, although the river has changed its course since boundaries were first established: a portion of St. Charles County near St. Albans is now south of the river, while a portion of Franklin County near Augusta is north of the river.

The Bourbeuse River flows for 107 miles through the county. It cuts a deep, narrow valley and is very crooked. It empties into the Meramec River near Union. This river is mostly undeveloped, with limited access and few bridges over it. During low water, a number of fords allow crossing.

The county is located in the Ozarks region, with steep hills and deep valleys, caves, springs, and sinkholes characteristic of karst areas. The underlying rock is typically carbonate, including limestone and dolomite. Mining activity in the county included ores of lead, copper, zinc, and deposits of refractory clay. The soils in most of the county tend to be thin, rocky red clay, and are poor for most agriculture, while the soil near the Missouri River is dark, rich, and thick, and used primarily for row crops such as corn, wheat, and soybeans. Much of the county is covered with thick forests, reestablished since the 1920s.

Urbanization is increasing in the county, especially surrounding Washington and Union, and along Interstate 44. St. Albans is now a continuation of the suburban region of St. Louis County while the majority of the county retains a rural character and includes extensive wilderness areas, typical of exurban areas.

Adjacent counties

 * Warren County (north)
 * St. Charles County (northeast)
 * St. Louis County (northeast)
 * Jefferson County (east)
 * Washington County (southeast)
 * Crawford County (southwest)
 * Gasconade County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:i-44 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 44
 * [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 50
 * [[Image:US 66.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 66 (1926–79)
 * [[Image:MO-30.svg|20px]] Route 30
 * [[Image:MO-47.svg|20px]] Route 47
 * [[Image:MO-100.svg|20px]] Route 100
 * [[Image:MO-185.svg|20px]] Route 185

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 93,807 people, 34,945 households, and 25,684 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 PD/sqmi. There were 38,295 housing units at an average density of 42 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.47% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.24% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Approximately 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.9% were of German, 13.0% American, 10.7% Irish and 7.7% English ancestry.

There were 34,945 households, out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,392, and the median income for a family was $62,969. Males had a median income of $35,849 versus $23,344 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,529. About 4.50% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.90% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
The unemployment rate in Franklin County is 2.9% as of December 2018, below state and national averages.

Manufacturing accounts for the most (23.8%) employment in Franklin County, primarily in the cities of Washington and Union, followed by trade, transportation and utilities (18.8%), education and health care (17.7%), and construction (11.3%).

The biggest employers in Franklin County are the manufacturing firms of Magnet LLC, Cardinal Brands Hazel Division, GDX Automotive, Sporlan Valve Company, Esselte, Silgan, Buddeez, and Meramec Group Inc. as well as the Meramec Valley R-III School District in the public education sector and Schatz Underground Cable Inc. in the construction industry. Small farms and wineries also greatly contribute to the economy in Franklin County.

Education
The highest educational attainment in Franklin County consists of the following:
 * High School Graduates: 59.1%
 * Associate Degree: 10.6%
 * Bachelor's Degree: 10.9%
 * Graduate Degree: 7.5%

School districts
School districts in the county:
 * K-12:

 * Crawford County R-I School District
 * Gasconade County R-I School District
 * Gasconade County R-II School District
 * Meramec Valley R-III School District
 * New Haven School District
 * St. Clair R-XIII School District
 * Sullivan C-2 School District
 * Union R-XI School District
 * Washington School District

Elementary:

 * Franklin County R-II School District
 * Lonedell R-XIV School District
 * Richwoods R-VII School District
 * Spring Bluff R-XV School District
 * Strain-Japan R-XVI School District

Public schools

 * New Haven Public School District - New Haven
 * New Haven Elementary School (K–6)
 * New Haven Middle School (7–8)
 * New Haven High School (9–12)
 * Meramec Valley R-III School District – Pacific
 * Meramec Valley Community School (Pre-K) – Pacific
 * Meramec Valley Early Childhood Center (Pre-K) – Pacific
 * Truman Elementary School (K–5) – Pacific
 * Robertsville Elementary School (K–5) – Robertsville
 * Zitzman Elementary School (K–5) – Pacific
 * Nike Elementary School (K–5) – Catawissa
 * Coleman Elementary School (K–5) – Villa Ridge
 * Riverbend School (8) – Pacific
 * Meramec Valley Middle School (6–7) – Pacific
 * Pacific High School (9–12) – Pacific
 * St. Clair R-XIII School District – St. Clair
 * St. Clair Elementary School (K–2)
 * Edgar Murray Elementary School (3–5)
 * St. Clair Jr. High School (6–8)
 * St. Clair High School (9–12)
 * – Spring Bluff
 * Spring Bluff R-XV (k-8)
 * Sullivan School District – Sullivan
 * Sullivan Primary School (Pre-K–1)
 * Sullivan Elementary School (2–5)
 * Sullivan Middle School (6–8)
 * Sullivan High School (9–12)
 * Union R-XI School District – Union
 * Beaufort Elementary School (K–6) – Beaufort
 * Central Elementary School (K–3) – Union
 * Clark-Vitt Elementary School (4–6) – Union
 * Union Middle School (7–8) – Union
 * Union High School (9–12) – Union
 * Washington School District – Washington
 * Family Resource Center (Pre-K) – Washington
 * Washington West Elementary School (Pre-K–6) – Washington
 * South Point Elementary School (K–6) – Washington
 * Marthasville Elementary School (K–6) – Marthasville
 * Labadie Elementary School (K–6) – Labadie
 * Clearview Elementary School (Pre-K–6) – Union
 * Campbellton Elementary School (K–6) – New Haven
 * Augusta Elementary School (Pre-K–06) – Augusta
 * Washington Middle School (7–8) – Washington
 * Washington High School (9–12) – Washington
 * Franklin County R-II School District – New Haven
 * Franklin County Elementary School (K–8) – New Haven
 * Lonedell R-XIV School District – Lonedell
 * Lonedell Elementary School (K–8) – Lonedell
 * Owensville R-II School District – Gerald
 * Gerald Elementary School (K–5) – Gerald
 * Strain-Japan R-XVI School District - Sullivan
 * Strain-Japan Elementary School (K-08) - Sullivan

Private schools

 * The Fulton School at St. Albans – St. Albans – (Pre-K–12) – Nonsectarian, Montessori
 * Cornerstone Christian Academy – St. Clair – (1–12) – Other Affiliation
 * Crosspoint Christian School – Villa Ridge – (K–12) – Nondenominational Christianity
 * Immanuel Lutheran School – Washington – (K–8) – Lutheran
 * St. Francis Borgia Regional High School – Washington – (9–12) – Roman Catholic
 * St. John the Baptist School – Villa Ridge – (Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic
 * St. Gertrude School – Kraków – (K–8) – Roman Catholic
 * St. Francis Borgia Grade School – Washington – (Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic
 * Our Lady of Lourdes – Washington – (Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic
 * St. Clare Catholic Grade School – St. Clair – (Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic
 * St. Bridget of Kildare School – Pacific – (Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic

Alternative schools

 * Autumn Hill State School (K–12) – Union – Handicapped/Special needs
 * Franklin County Special Education Cooperative (Pre-K–12) – St. Clair – Special Education
 * Four Rivers Career Center (9–12) – Washington – Vocational/Technical

Colleges/universities

 * East Central College – Union

Public libraries

 * Gerald Area Library
 * Scenic Regional Library
 * Sullivan Public Library
 * Washington Public Library

Crime
Rural Franklin County has had problems with the local production and consumption of methamphetamine and was featured in an A&E documentary entitled Meth: A County in Crisis (2005).

Politics
As of July 2022, according to the new congressional map based on the 2020 U.S. Census passed by the Missouri General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Mike Parson, all of Franklin County will be moved from Missouri's 3rd Congressional District to Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, with the new district boundaries taking effect on January 3, 2023, from the results of the November 2022 general elections.

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

State
Franklin County is divided into four legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.
 * District 61 — Aaron Griesheimer (R-Washington). Consists of Berger, Gerald, Leslie, New Haven, and part of Washington.

 * District 109 — John Simmons (R-Washington). Consists of Gray Summit, Union, Villa Ridge, and part of Washington.

 * District 110 — Dottie Bailey (R-Eureka). Consists of the city of Pacific.

 * District 119 — Nate Tate (R-St. Clair). Consists of Oak Grove Village, Parkway, St. Clair, and Sullivan.

All of Franklin County is a part of Missouri's 26th District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan).

Federal
All of Franklin is included in the 3rd Congressional District, represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Franklin County is fairly independent-leaning, but, like many exurban and mostly rural counties, its voters often favor Republican and conservative issues. While southerner Bill Clinton narrowly carried the county both times in 1992 and 1996, George W. Bush strongly carried Franklin County in 2000 and 2004. Like many of the rural counties in Missouri, Franklin County favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008.

Like most predominantly rural areas, voters in Franklin County generally strongly support socially and culturally conservative principles and therefore tend to support Republican candidates. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman; the measure overwhelmingly passed Franklin County with 76.89 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 Franklin County with 56.13 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 Franklin County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters have advanced some populist causes such as 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 Franklin County with 77.61 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.

2020 Missouri Presidential primary

Republican

President Donald Trump won Franklin County with 97.35 percent of the vote; all other Republican candidates received less than 1 percent of the vote.

Democratic

Forty-seventh Vice President Joe Biden won Franklin County with 59 percent of the vote; U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) came in second with 35.03 percent.

2016 Missouri Presidential primary

 * Republican

Donald Trump won Franklin County with 44.49 percent of the vote; U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) came in second with 39.77 percent, Governor John Kasich (R-Ohio) came in distant third with 7.65 percent, and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) came in fourth with 5.63 percent.

 * Democratic

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) won Franklin County with 55.41 percent of the vote while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came in second with 42.89 percent.

2012 Missouri Presidential primary

 * Republican

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) won Franklin County with 60.12 percent of the vote. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) came in a distant second place with 21.1 percent, and former U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) came in third with 12.36 percent.

 * Democratic

With no serious contest for incumbent President Barack Obama, only 1,080 Franklin County voters chose to participate in the Democratic primary, and Obama won 81.11 percent.

2008 Missouri Presidential primary

 * Republican

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) won Franklin County with 35.68 percent of the vote. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) came in a close second place with 30.51 percent while former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) finished third with 27.70 percent. Libertarian-leaning U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) finished a distant fourth with 4.07 percent.

 * Democratic

Then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) carried Franklin County with 55.83 percent of the vote. Then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received 40.28 percent of the vote from Franklin County Democrats, one of his more impressive showings in a predominantly rural albeit exurban county. Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.96 percent of the vote in Franklin County. COVID-19 controversy
 * Despite being a strongly Republican county, Hillary Rodham Clinton received more votes, a total of 7,177, than any candidate from either party in Franklin County during the 2008 presidential primary. Barack Obama received 5,179 in the Missouri Democratic Primary. Both Democratic candidates each received more votes than John McCain in the Republican Primary in Franklin County, who received 4,032 votes.

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Angie Hittson, the director of the Franklin County Public Health Department described being driven to resign from her position by residents who made "daily verbal assaults, threats of violence, and even death threats" against her and her family due to the public-health orders made in response to the pandemic.

Cities

 * Berger
 * Gerald
 * St. Clair
 * New Haven
 * Pacific (small part in St. Louis County)
 * Sullivan (partial)
 * Union (county seat)
 * Washington

Villages

 * Charmwood
 * Leslie
 * Miramiguoa Park
 * Oak Grove Village
 * Parkway

Census-designated places

 * Gray Summit
 * Lake St. Clair
 * Stanton
 * Villa Ridge

Unincorporated communities

 * Anaconda
 * Beaufort
 * Beemont
 * Boles
 * Campbellton
 * Catawissa
 * Champion City
 * Clover Bottom
 * Dissen
 * Dundee
 * Elmont
 * Etlah
 * Gildehouse
 * Hemker
 * Huff
 * Jaegers Shop
 * Japan
 * Jeffriesburg
 * Kiel
 * Kohl City
 * Krakow
 * Labadie
 * Lonedell
 * Luebbering
 * Lyon
 * Maupin
 * Monday
 * Moselle
 * Mount Hope
 * Neier
 * Noser Mill
 * Oetters
 * Port Hudson
 * Robertsville
 * Spring Bluff
 * St. Albans
 * Strain

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Talk:Stamford Hill

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Stamford Hill: North or East London? i always thought of it as North London especially as it has the N' postcode but until recently i didnt realise it was actually in the Borough of Hackney which is classified as East London (i always sought of assumed St' Hill was part of Haringey). I guess its one of those wierd boundary anomalies which no one probably 100% knows the answer to. (unsigned by Dr Girard)
 * St H was always a part of Hackney/St Newington, and always the furthest edge. St H was the furthest extent of the Hackney Turnpike Trust, so it was where the 'metropolitan' roads were made up to, historically. Later, it was the terminus of the trams. This is reflected in Haringey starting a couple of hundred yards down the hill on the N. side. These areas need to dovetail somewhere, and it might as well be here 8^) Kbthompson 11:15, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Point of View
A rather partisan set of amendments have been added today (27 Nov 2006); while I welcome all contributions, it is a wiki protocol that it should not be partisan. If the unknown contributor would care to correct the mis-links, mis-spelling, apply some measured balance and add some citations for their stated opinions, it would be much appreciated.

I do know that there are planning problems felt very deeply by the community in SH; but LBH apply some of the most relaxed planning controls in the UK to the community. There is a wider community that needs to be taken into account, also; as well as nationally applied planning controls.

Wiki is intended to be encyclopaedic and doesn't provide a platform for unsubstantiated points of view. Kbthompson 13:05, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

There is a story out there which is part of the lifes of many OJ's is Stamford hill. Whilst i apologise for my spelling mistakes which i will repair with time, you are free to point out where factual in accurecies occur. I have tried to give both sides of the story and feel free to add an outsiders dimension. However if you happen to be unaware of somthing, it is possibly still true.

 * I know a little, which is always dangerous. Personally, I would always like to see articles which reflect well on both LBH and the Hassidic community. I feel you put your PoV, a little strongly on the negative side. Wiki is intended to be encyclopaedic, and not partisan. I put the warning signs up to give you the opportunity to revise your text. By posting here, you do agree to the wiki editing process. I understand the difficulty in explaining the issues, the community is really quite unique in Europe. Conflict is always difficult to review in a balanced way - but see for instance Broadway Market], where there is also a dispute. The story is told by reference to reputable and well known news organisations. I would suggest that is the route you take, and not attempt to draw your own conclusions for the reader. Is that fair? It would also be better, and earn more respect, if you signed in (many use a nom de plume). Kbthompson 13:42, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

How many times is small stamford hill in the media? can you substantiate everything on your articles? besides, does the stating of the Shabbat siren portray Stamford hill in a bad light which is the impression i get from your edit on the first dispute.

I am not intereted in portraying anthing or anyone in a good or bad light I am providing info some of which may be hard to substantiate online. I can only ask you to stand on SH friday dusk and you will hear the siren!

By the way, the shabbat herald is only on in the winter, when shabbat comes in earlier and the summer, when it might disturb other residents as shabbat comes in in the late evening hours, it is switched off —Preceding unsigned comment added by Similairnametoyou (talk • contribs) 23:01, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I provide references for anything I write, I certainly have no problem with the Friday dusk siren, and I don't see why you got that impression. I merely state that this is supposed to be an encyclopaedic entry, and so should contain material that can be substantiated.
 * Removing the 'requires work' flags will only get your IP banned for vandalism, so please don't do that. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt here, and would hope that your contribution can be rewritten to be suitable for inclusion as an encyclopaedic entry. Kbthompson 14:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC

Well the lack of info with regards to the OJ community is what made me write. But seeing that you seem to bee intent on denying any detailed insight into life here for the majority of Stamfordhillians i will allow you to rewrite history and im sorry i didnt mean to exist.

Whilst the LDF dispute is somthing i cannot yet find online documentation for, the present SH artical is if not wrriten very well factully correct and substantiated.

I hope somone in the wider community can ADD an outsiders perpective though.
 * I'm not trying to discourage you from contributing, and not saying that mine is the only perspective in the world. I value your contribution, and merely say it needs to take a more encyclopaedic viewpoint. I did contribute a lot of the historical information for SH (that at least is verifiable). It moved the article from 'harmless' to 'mostly harmless'. I think you probably have a lot to contribute on the diversity of the Jewish OJ perspective, and I for one, would like to see it here. You do have strong opinions about the local situation, and that does show through. I'm sure you're well able to edit your own material, and I've tried to give you that respect. Please do give it a go. Kbthompson 14:30, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Does this help? A balanced article from Ynet. The article on SH would benefit from a picture of Haredim, but it should be someone willing to have their picture used. Kbthompson 10:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Rewrote Stamford Hill today para, wikified, corrected sp, thumb'd image (thanks for adding it). Removed 'under fives' as the BBC article referred to Stokie. Will revise final para to indicate pressure on accommodation, link to Jewish Life article and to indicate controversy. I hope the unregistered user agrees with this incorporation of his substantive changes into the article. Kbthompson 15:21, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I do think that the under five article is relevant as Stoke Newington minus Stamford hill does not have a boom of under fives. The bbc is almost certainly refering to Stamford Hill which is often misnamed as Stokie. Please reinsert highlighting this.
 * You cannot infer what the BBC says (even if they're wrong), the article says:
 * "In the UK, the birth rate is higher but not enough to sustain population growth. Two groups, however, are more likely than most to heed the Tories' call. The rate of teen pregnancies here is among the highest in the world; and there's a mini baby boom in the fashionable middle classes. In London's Stoke Newington - the new Islington - there are said to be more children under five than anywhere else in Europe."
 * There is no reference to Hasidim, nor to Stamford Hill. The ONS does this data by ward, look at the census data for Stoke Newington (in article). I disagree, the full article is here. The Jewish population of Stokie forms less than 3%. Figure 2.1:Population density 0 to 19 year olds might help your case. If, and when, I approach the final paragraph I shall refer to it.
 * I hope that satisfies you. I'm neither seeking to shut you up, nor deny what you say - just find a form of words which is not partisan and based on evidence - as suits an encyclopaedic entry, and is agreeable to all. Hope that helps. Kbthompson 17:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Kbthompson, I do agree with and thank you for the revamp of my article. However the bbc article is relevant as the bbc must be refering to Stamford Hill as Stokie does NOT have a baby boom. I used to live in Springfield and I clearly remeber Post being addressed to stoke newington so it would make sense for the beeb to refer to "this part of the world" as Stoke newington making the BBC article true. At the end of the day there is a baby boom as you seem to know and the baby boom is in stamford hill. Otherwise please explain what the bbc is refering to. Most under fives in Europe is a staggering Stat which should reside somwhere in the article.
 * Hi, again. I've gone back to the census data. This table is interesting. I looked at New River, as this specifically covers Stamford Hill. There is a significant spike in 0-4 year olds, but not that great a difference between the Jewish and Christian communities (about 5 to 4); the significant thing here is more that there is a corresponding spike in the number of 20-24, 25-29 and 30-34 year olds - all in prime child bearing years! - right across religions. It's the nature of housing in the area that attracts couples with young children (as well as its relative safety) that accounts for the baby boom. For me that was unexpected. Looking at central Hackney gives similar spikes, but not as pronounced. LBH had better get busy building the schools!
 * I'll try to revise the rest of the article later today. I hope it meets with your approval. Kbthompson 09:59, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I've revamped that para into 'Stamford Hill Today', indicated the controversy based on the Reuters/YNet article. Linked in the additional census tables and LBH children booklet. I think it is balanced and evidential, and includes your point of view. I hope you agree it is now 'more encyclopaedic' and fairly represents the argument, allowing a reader to draw their own conclusions. BTW: I knew some of the Orthodox communities in NY, having been to Williamsburg and seen some of the communities in upstate NY. Kbthompson 14:07, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I used to live in Stamford Hill and can explain the discrepant use of the locality name Stoke Newington. The former Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington did not include Stamford Hill, which was the northernmost part of the Borough of Hackney. However, the N16 postal district, which includes a large part of Stamford Hill, is known to the Post Office as Stoke Newington. So both are right! Redaktor 14:08, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Jewish Population
How come two sources indicate there are around 20,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews, while census figures indicate the total Jewish population is under 9,000? Is there any reason not to believe the Census is more accurate in this case? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.125.61 (talk) 10:23, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

There are many factors here, firstly many Jewish households did not specify their religious affiliation (this is not a mandatory part of the census form) as the article indicates. Also, the term "Stamford Hill OJ community" does not refer to OJ's living within the stamford hill boundaries. A large part of this community actually live in Tottenham but still identify themselves as being members of the Stamford Hill OJ community. And finally, the census was carried some time ago and given the phenominal growth of this community this would also add substatially to the 2008 head count. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.139.71 (talk) 22:28, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

I try to fix errors, but I have no idea what someone is trying to say here...
 * The Adeni Congregation synagogue (Nahalat Yosef, named after the original Adeni synagogue in Yemen).

Anyone have a verb? Derekbd (talk) 00:14, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Is there any reason why the second sentence of the article uses both the spelling 'Chasidic' and 'Hasidic'? PortholePete (talk) 13:01, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Shakespeare = pre-enlightenment
And, consequently, I have deleted one rather silly comment 129.67.43.239 (talk) 09:02, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

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Dunklin County, Missouri

Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and is named in honor of Daniel Dunklin, a Governor of Missouri who died the year before the county was organized.

Dunklin County comprises the Kennett, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 547 sqmi, of which 541 sqmi is land and 6.1 sqmi (1.1%) is water. The lowest point in the state of Missouri is located on the St. Francis River in Buffalo Township in Dunklin County, where it flows out of Missouri and into Arkansas.

Adjacent counties

 * Stoddard County (north)
 * New Madrid County (northeast)
 * Pemiscot County (east)
 * Mississippi County, Arkansas (southeast)
 * Craighead County, Arkansas (south)
 * Greene County, Arkansas (southwest)
 * Clay County, Arkansas (west)
 * Butler County (northwest)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,155 people, 13,411 households, and 9,159 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 /mi2. There were 14,682 housing units at an average density of 27 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 88.64% White, 8.68% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Approximately 2.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Dunklin County were 38.8% American, 10.6% Irish, 8.2% German, and 7.5% English ancestry.

There were 13,411 households, of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were "non-families." Of all households, 28.10% consisted of individuals and 14.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

Of the county's population, 26.00% were under the age of 18, 8.10% were from 18 to 24, 26.00% were from 25 to 44, 23.50% were from 45 to 64, and 16.50% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 85.10 men.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,927, and the median income for a family was $38,439. Males had a median income of $27,288 versus $18,142 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,737. About 19.40% of families and 24.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.90% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over. Of the state's 115 counties, in 2010 Dunklin ranked 105th in terms of poverty.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Dunklin County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Dunklin County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (64.11%), Methodists (8.66%), and Churches of Christ (6.74%).

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Dunklin County, 63.7% possess a high school diploma or higher while 9.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Campbell R-II School District - Campbell
 * Campbell Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Campbell High School (07-12)
 * Clarkton C-4 School District - Clarkton
 * Clarkton Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Clarkton High School (07-12)
 * Holcomb R-III School District - Holcomb
 * Holcomb Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Holcomb High School (07-12)
 * Kennett School District 39 - Kennett
 * Early Childhood Center - (PK) - Primary School
 * H. Byron Masterson Elementary School (K-02)
 * South Elementary School (03-05)
 * Kennett Middle School (06-08)
 * Kennett High School (09-12)
 * Malden R-I School District - Malden
 * Malden Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Malden High School (07-12)
 * Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District - Senath
 * Senath Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Hornersville Middle School (05-08)
 * Senath-Hornersville High School (09-12)
 * Southland C-9 School District - Cardwell
 * Southland Elementary School (K-06)
 * Southland High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * Kennett Christian Academy - Kennett - (K-12) - Assemblies of God/Pentecostal
 * St. Teresa School - Campbell - (PK-08) - Roman Catholic

Alternative and vocational schools

 * Bootheel State School - Clarkton - (K-12) - A school for handicapped and special need students.
 * Diagnostic Center - Kennett - (PK-12) - Special Education
 * Kennett Area Vocational School - Kennett - (09-12) - Vocational/technical

Public libraries

 * Dunklin County Library
 * Arbyrd Community Library

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 62
 * [[Image:US 412.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 412
 * [[Image:MO-25.svg|20px]] Route 25
 * [[Image:MO-53.svg|20px]] Route 53
 * [[Image:MO-84.svg|20px]] Route 84
 * [[Image:MO-153.svg|20px]] Route 153
 * [[Image:MO-164.svg|20px]] Route 164

Airports
Kennett Memorial Airport is a public-use airport in Dunklin County. It is located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the central business district of Kennett, which owns the airport.

Health care
The county no longer has a hospital as the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center closed on June 11, 2018. The nearest hospital is now Pemiscot County Hospital in Hayti. The region suffers from high infant and maternal mortality rates.

Radio
FM
 * FM 89.9 KAUF Kennett
 * FM 92.9 KLSC Malden
 * LPFM 102.5 KCJS Kennett
 * FM 104.3 KXOQ Kennett
 * FM 105.5 KBOA-FM Piggott, AR-Kennett
 * FM 106.5 KTMO New Madrid-Kennett
 * FM 107.5 KFEB Campbell

AM
 * AM1470 KMAL Malden
 * AM1540 KBOA Kennett

Print

 * Campbell Courier, Campbell, Missouri
 * Delta Dunklin Democrat, Kennett, Missouri

Television
There are no television stations in Dunklin County, Missouri. Dunklin County, Missouri is placed in the Paducah, KY, Cape Girardeau, MO, & Harrisburg, Illinois Television Market. Those stations include: However some residents in the south end of the county watch stations from the Memphis, TN and Jonesboro, AR Television Markets.
 * ABC- WSIL 3
 * NBC- WPSD 6
 * CBS- KFVS 12
 * FOX- KBSI 23
 * PBS- WSIU 8 & WKPD 29
 * MYTV- WDKA 49

Local
Dunklin County was once a Democratic stronghold. However, like the rest of Southeast Missouri and the Bootheel in particular, the county has swung Republican. In 2020 alone, three formerly Democratic officials switched their registration to Republican, and Republicans now control every elected office.

State
In the Missouri House of Representatives, Dunklin County is divided into two legislative districts, both of which are represented by Republicans.

 * District 150 – Consists of most of the county (the central and southern portions). The district includes the entire city of Kennett as well as the communities of Campbell, Clarkton, Holcomb, Senath, Hornersville, Rives, Arbyrd, and Cardwell. Andrew McDaniel, a Republican from Deering.

 * District 152 – Consists of the northern portion of the county and takes in the entire city of Malden. Hardy Billington, a Republican from Poplar Bluff.

In the Missouri Senate, all of Dunklin County is a part of Missouri's 25th District and is currently represented by Republican Jason Bean of Poplar Bluff.

Federal
Missouri's two U.S. Senators are Republican Josh Hawley of Columbia and Republican Roy Blunt of Strafford.

McCaskill was reelected to her second term in 2012 with 54.81 percent of the statewide vote over former Republican U.S. Representative W. Todd Akin of Town & Country and Libertarian Jonathan Dine of Riverside; Dunklin County gave McCaskill just over 50 and a half percent of the vote.

Blunt was elected to his first term in 2010 with 54.23 percent of the statewide vote over former Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, Libertarian Jonathan Dine of Riverside, and Constitutionalist Jerry Beck of Novelty; Dunklin County voters backed Blunt with just under 62 and a half percent of the vote.

All of Dunklin County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture
Historically, Dunklin County has tended to support Democrats at the presidential level. A predominantly rural county in the heavily impoverished Bootheel with a fairly substantial African American population, Democrats at all levels have historically performed quite well in Dunklin County. Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry the county in 1996; since then, Dunklin County has, like virtually all counties throughout the state, experienced a rapid trend rightward, as Republicans have been surging at the presidential level. Voters in Dunklin County have left their historically Democratic roots as Republicans hold all the local elected offices in the county, and statewide elections have done much the same.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Dunklin County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles but are more moderate or populist on economic issues, typical of the Dixiecrat philosophy. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Dunklin County with 87.57 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 Dunklin County with 53.70 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 Dunklin 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 Dunklin County with 79.42 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 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.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
In the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, voters in Dunklin County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes in Dunklin County, 2,587, than any candidate from either party during the 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential preference primary. The 2,587 is more votes than the total number cast in the entire Republican primary in Dunklin County.

Communities

 * Arbyrd
 * Arkmo
 * Baird
 * Brian
 * Buck Donic
 * Bucoda
 * Campbell
 * Cardwell
 * Caruth
 * Clarkton
 * Cockrum
 * Cotton Plant
 * Dillman
 * Europa
 * Frisbee
 * Gibson
 * Glennonville
 * Gobler
 * Hargrove
 * Holcomb
 * Hollywood
 * Hornersville
 * Ipley
 * Kennett (county seat)
 * Mackeys
 * Malden
 * Marlow
 * McGuire
 * Nesbit
 * Octa
 * Providence
 * Rives
 * Senath
 * Sumach
 * Townley
 * Valley Ridge
 * Vincit
 * White Oak
 * Wilhelmina
 * Wrightsville

Notable people

 * Sheryl Crow, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, was born in Kennett and grew up there.
 * David Nail, country music singer, was born and raised in Kennett.
 * Trent Tomlinson, country music singer/songwriter, was born and raised in Kennett
 * Onie Wheeler, country music and bluegrass musician

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Douglas County, Missouri

Douglas County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,578. The county seat and only incorporated community is Ava. The county was officially organized on October 19, 1857, and is named after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D-Illinois) and later Democratic presidential candidate.

History
Previously, the county seat was located at Arno, west of Ava. Prior to that, Vera Cruz (formerly called Red Bud) was the county seat. Vera Cruz is located on Bryant Creek, which flows through the middle of the county. The Civil War Battle of Clark's Mill took place near Vera Cruz on November 7, 1862, and resulted in a Confederate victory. After the American Civil War, during a period of general chaos, a group from the western part of the county broke into the Arno courthouse and removed the records back to Vera Cruz. Later in 1871, a new town site was selected, present-day Ava, near the location of the former U.S. Civil War military Post Office, Militia Spring. The location of this new town seemed to satisfy most of the residents of Douglas County to be their point of county government.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 815 sqmi, of which 814 sqmi is land and 1.0 sqmi (0.1%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Webster County (northwest)
 * Wright County (north)
 * Texas County (northeast)
 * Howell County (east)
 * Ozark County (south)
 * Taney County (southwest)
 * Christian County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] Route 5
 * [[Image:MO-14.svg|20px]] Route 14
 * [[Image:MO-76.svg|20px]] Route 76
 * [[Image:MO-95.svg|20px]] Route 95
 * [[Image:MO-181.svg|20px]] Route 181

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,084 people, 5,201 households, and 3,671 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 /mi2. There were 5,919 housing units at an average density of 7 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.86% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Douglas County are 31.3% American, 13.2% English, 12.3% German, and 9.7% Irish.

There were 5,201 households, out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,335, and the median income for a family was $36,648. Males had a median income of $22,706 versus $17,060 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,710. About 12.90% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Douglas County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Douglas County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (22.95%), Church of the Nazarene (16.28%), and Mormons (13.70%).

Established in 1950, a Trappist monastery, Assumption Abbey, can be found nestled on 3,000 acres in the Ozark hills. An associated Friary, Our Lady of the Angels, is located nearby. Both facilities have overnight rooms available to be utilized by the public for a small fee in order to find a place of solace and quiet reflection.

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Douglas County, 69.7% possess a high school diploma or higher while 9.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Ava R-I School District - Ava
 * Ava Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Ava Middle School (05-08)
 * Ava High School (09-12)
 * Plainview R8 School District - Goodhope, Missouri
 * Plainview Elementary School (K-08) - West of Ava
 * Skyline R2 School District - Norwood, Missouri
 * Skyline Elementary (K-08)

Private schools

 * Mt. Zion Bible Academy - Ava - (PK-12) - Church of God

Public libraries

 * Douglas County Public Library

Local
The Republican party holds most of the elected positions in the county, though this has not always been the case; in the early 1900s, Douglas County was primarily Democratic.

State
All of Douglas County is a part of Missouri's 155th District

All of Douglas County is a part of Missouri's 33rd District.

Federal
Missouri's two U.S. Senators are Republicans Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt

All of Douglas County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith of Salem in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture
Douglas County is, like most other counties located in the GOP bastion of Southwest Missouri, a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Douglas County since William Jennings Bryan in 1896, and no other nominee has done so since 1864. While statewide elections tend to be closer throughout the state, this is not the case in Douglas County, as no Democratic gubernatorial nominee had won the county in over 50 years until Governor Jay Nixon's narrow pluralistic win in 2008. Furthermore, with all local elected offices being held by Republicans, voters have kept the traditionally Republican dominance alive in Douglas County.

Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Douglas County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly 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 Douglas County with 85.78 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 Douglas County with 59.36 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County with 71.97 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 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.

Communities
The county has only one incorporated town: Ava, the county seat. Also, a number of current and historic communities are present:

 * Ann
 * Arden
 * Arno
 * Ava
 * Basher
 * Bertha
 * Biggs
 * Blanche
 * Brushyknob
 * Bryant
 * Buckhart
 * Champion
 * Cheney
 * Coldspring
 * Cross Roads
 * Denlow
 * Depew
 * Dogwood
 * Drury
 * Evans
 * Fielden
 * Filer
 * Gentryville
 * Girdner
 * Goodhope
 * Granada
 * Hebron
 * Hest
 * Jackson Mill
 * Merritt
 * Midway
 * Mount Zion
 * Olathia
 * Ongo
 * Pansy
 * Prior
 * Red Bank
 * Richville
 * Rippee
 * Rome
 * Roosevelt
 * Roy
 * Smallett
 * Squires
 * Sweden
 * Tigris
 * Topaz
 * Vanzant
 * Vera Cruz
 * Witty

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Dent County, Missouri

Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pioneer settler who arrived in Missouri from Virginia in 1835.

Exploration and settlement
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft was one of the earliest visitors to the area that would become Dent County, which was then unmapped and unknown. In 1818, Schoolcraft and Levi Pettibone left Potosi, Missouri on an adventure that often left them hungry, lost, lonely and in danger. They started headed west from Potosi on a trail that is now followed by Highway 8, then turned south through southern Dent and Shannon counties, where Schoolcraft found the Current River, "a fine stream with fertile banks and clear, sparkling water.” Today the river attracts tourists who launch canoes by the thousands during the summer to enjoy the fast-moving water of the Current and Jack's Fork Rivers in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Schoolcraft traveled to the area of today's Springfield, Missouri, then went east on White River and finally back to Potosi, completing a journey of 89 days.

The White River trail had long been used by Native Americans in Dent County. It later became one of the branches of the Trail of Tears, which saw many Cherokees pass through on their forced trek to Oklahoma. Some stopped in Dent County and many old families take pride in their Cherokee heritage. The "trace" wound from Sligo southwest to the Ephraim Bressie Farm on Spring Creek north of Salem. It left the county about the present town of Maples.

The first white settler was George Cole, who cleared a farm on the Meramec near Short Bend. It was later the site of the Nelson Mill. An abundance of waterpower and difficulty of transportation made mills important in the settling of the new land. Some of the first settlers came in 1829, mostly to the Meramec, Spring Creek and Dry Fork valleys. Land could be purchased for five cents or less an acre. William Thornton, Daniel Troutman and Daniel M. Wooliver were among the 1829 settlers, followed by William Blackwell, Nicholas Berardy, Elisha Nelson, Jerry Potts, Ephraim Bressie, Robert Leonard, Abner Wingfield, Lewis Dent, Wilson Craddock, Thomas Higginbotham, Jack Berry, Silas Hamby, Smith Wofford, Turquill McNeill, Dr. John Hyer, Samuel Hyer and David Lenox.

County formation
In 1851, the Missouri Assembly created Dent County from Crawford, Shannon, and Texas, Texas counties. It was named for early settler Lewis Dent, who served as the first representative. G.D. Breckenridge, Samuel Hyer, Jr., and Jotham Clark were the first elected county officials. Joseph Millsap served as sheriff and David Henderson as clerk. They met at the Bressie Farm.

The first mayor of Salem was appointed or elected just after the Missouri state legislature passed the laws relating to village government in 1860. He was W.P. Williams, often referred to as "Rip" from the positive and often violent expression of his feelings and opinions. He lived in Dent County a long time and was a prominent citizen throughout his long life. He became mayor in 1860, but how long he served is unknown. The American Civil War came about in 1861 and city governments were suspended. After Williams, records show that O.A. Kenemore, a prominent farmer with a home in Salem, became mayor. E.T. Wingo, a lawyer and representative, was next, followed by C.L. Allen, who was also a lawyer but never practiced law. He did, however, serve as Deputy Circuit Clerk and Probate Judge. Allen was succeeded by Samuel Sachs. No dates are available listing terms of office for these mayors, but it is likely they served from 1870 to 1881.

Courthouse
An earlier log courthouse, built about 1851 or 1852, was Dent County's first, on the Wingfield farm northeast of Salem. In 1852-53 a courthouse was built south of the present courthouse. The building measured about 20 by 40 ft and was built by J.T. Garvin for $800. It was burned during the Civil War. The next courthouse, built in 1864, also fell victim to fire in May 1866. The beautiful Victorian courthouse—which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places—was built in 1870 for $15,500. A.E. Dye came to Dent County to build this courthouse. His son, E.L. Dye, assisted him and was to become the leading builder in the county. W.P. Elmer in his history reports that when the courthouse was finished, pictures of it were published in McClure's Magazine and newspapers in the East to show the development of the West.

Electrification
In 1909, a band of 23 pioneers realized the dream of bringing electric lights to Salem with the formation of the Salem Light & Power Co. The city eventually took over the electric system and produced electricity with two big diesel generators. When the generators could no longer meet the demand and were costly to operate the city contracted with Show-Me-Power Cooperative.

Mrs. Thomas A. Bruce organized the first telephone system. Charlie Jeffries joined the Bruces to install the system around 1900. Homes paid $1 and stores $1.25 per month. Mrs. Bruce suffered agony from her eyes and was blind for 30 years until her death on May 8, 1942. The telephone system was sold to United Telephone, now Sprint.

Industry
Salem led the world in the production and shipping of railroad ties for a time. While the early lumber companies cut the vast Ozark pine forests, timber has remained a major asset, with white oak staves for barrels, oak flooring, pallets, charcoal briquettes and lumber. The Bunker-Cul1er Lumber Co. in Bunker was one of the area's biggest industries, and like the mines which hauled wood for the kilns from a large area, Bunker-Cul1er used rails to bring in logs.

Dent County has had its ups and downs economically, but is proud of its record of having five banks during the Great Depression without a failure. The Great Depression years brought many changes. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) brought young men to the area, many of whom stayed. There were CCC camps at Boss and Indian Trail. In the 13503 acre of the Indian Trail Conservation Area, crews built most of the area's 55 mi of access roads. The Conservation Department purchased much of the cut-over land for $2.50/acre.

Dent County's skilled labor force made needlework industries a natural. Ely & Walker's four-story factory (now the Fourth Street Mall) was the first. After World War II the Industrial Building Corporation raised funds for the International Shoe Factory. Other factories followed, including Salem Sportswear, Barad Lingerie, Paramount Cap and Hagale. Today, foreign competition has all but wiped out the local needlework industry.

After World War II and through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Dent County underwent changes. There were 60 one-room schools in 1950 and consolidation reduced this number to five districts/plus high schools in Salem and Bunker. Roads were built and improved. Salem Memorial District Hospital was built and became a major industry and health provider.

Economy
Today's largest employer in Dent County, U.S. Foodservice, is an institutional food business and began in Salem as Craig Distributing. After World War II, Farris Craig started with a panel truck and peanut vending machines. In 1986, the Craigs sold their business to Kraft Foods, which later sold to Alliant, and is now owned by U.S. Foodservice. The Craigs have left their imprint on Salem with Craig Plaza, the Alice Lou Craig Municipal Swimming Pool, the Salem Visitor Center, and the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center.

With guidance from University of Missouri Extension, the county became the Feeder Pig & Calf Capitol of Missouri, with huge sales in spring and fall auctioning large numbers of livestock graded into pens for size and quality. Loss of farm population often due to the aging of farm owners ended these sales.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 755 sqmi, of which 753 sqmi is land and 1.7 sqmi (0.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Crawford County (northeast)
 * Iron County (southeast)
 * Reynolds County (southeast)
 * Shannon County (south)
 * Texas County (southwest)
 * Phelps County (northwest)

National protected areas

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

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,927 people, 5,982 households, and 4,277 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 /mi2. There were 6,994 housing units at an average density of 9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.07% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Approximately 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,982 households, out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90.

24.90% of the county population was under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,991, and the median income for a family was $40,258. Males had a median income of $26,590 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,728. About 12.70% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Dent County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. 46% of Dent County residents are considered "Non-adherents" of religion (those who do not attend a particular church regularly) making this the largest single group in the survey. Among the 54% of residents who adhere to a religion, the most predominant denominations in Dent County (who adhere to a religion) are Southern Baptists (67.22%), Pentecostals (6.43%), and Roman Catholics (5.91%).

Major highways

 * [[Image:MO-19.svg|20px]] Route 19
 * [[Image:MO-32.svg|20px]] Route 32
 * [[Image:MO-68.svg|20px]] Route 68
 * [[Image:MO-72.svg|20px]] Route 72

Airports

 * Salem Memorial Airport

Local
The Republican Party holds a majority of elected offices in the county, as nine of the county's 14 elected officials, including the county's three commissioners, are all Republicans;.

On July 13, 2015, the county commissioners, Darrell Skiles (R), Dennis Purcell (R), and Gary Larson (R) voted unanimously to lower all flags to half staff every month on the 26th for a year to protest the Supreme Court decision regarding same sex marriage rights.

On July 14, 2015, the county commissioners reversed their decision to lower the flag citing improper flag protocol concerns.

State
In the Missouri House of Representatives, all of Dent County is a part of Missouri's 143rd District and is currently represented by Jeff Pogue (R- Salem).

In the Missouri Senate, all of Dent County is a part of Missouri's 16th District and is currently represented by Dan W. Brown (R- Rolla).

Federal
Missouri's two U.S. Senators are Republican Josh Hawley of Ozark and Republican Roy Blunt of Strafford.

All of Dent County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture
Dent County is, like most rural counties, conservative and often solidly supports Republicans at the presidential level. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to win Dent County in 1992; he lost the county during his 1996 reelection bid, and since then, voters in Dent County have strongly backed Republicans.

Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Dent 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 Dent County with 85.93 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 Dent County with 66.49 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 Dent 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 Dent County with 69.70 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 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 2015, Dent County commissioners voted to officially mourn the US Supreme Court ruling which legalized same-sex marriage. The flags at the Dent County Courthouse and the Judicial Building were to be lowered to below half-staff on the 26th of each month for a year. However, after encountering criticism from supporters, the commissioners reversed their decision.

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Dent County, 66.3% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 10.1% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Dent-Phelps R-III School District - Salem
 * Green Forest R-II School District - Salem
 * Green Forest Elementary School (K-08)
 * North Wood R-IV School District - Salem
 * North Wood Elementary School (PK-08)
 * Oak Hill R-I School District - Salem
 * Oak Hill Elementary School (PK-08)
 * Dent-Phelps Elementary School (K-08)
 * Salem R-80 School District - Salem
 * William H. Lynch Elementary School (K-02)
 * Salem Upper Elementary School (03-06)
 * Salem Jr. High School (07-09)
 * Salem High School (10-12)

Alternative and vocational schools

 * Salem 61 School - Salem - (K-12) - Special Education
 * Ozark Hills State School - Salem - (K-12) - A school for handicapped students and those with other special needs.

Colleges and universities

 * Southwest Baptist University Annex - Salem - A satellite campus of Southwest Baptist University.

Public libraries

 * Salem Public Library

Cities

 * Bunker
 * Salem (county seat)

Unincorporated Communities

 * Anutt
 * Bangert
 * Boss
 * Condray
 * Cooksey
 * Coulstone
 * Custer
 * Darien
 * Doss
 * Fawn
 * Gladden
 * Hedrick
 * Hobson
 * Howes
 * Howes Mill
 * Jack
 * Jadwin
 * Joy
 * Lake Spring
 * Lecoma
 * Lenox
 * Montauk
 * Mounce
 * Ranger
 * Rhyse
 * Sligo
 * Short Bend
 * Stone Hill

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DeKalb County, Missouri

DeKalb County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,029. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann de Kalb, Baron de Kalb, of the Revolutionary War.

DeKalb County is part of the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 426 sqmi, of which 421 sqmi is land and 4.5 sqmi (1.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Gentry County (north)
 * Daviess County (east)
 * Caldwell County (southeast)
 * Clinton County (south)
 * Buchanan County (southwest)
 * Andrew County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-35 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 35
 * [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:US 69.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 69
 * [[Image:US 169.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 169
 * [[Image:MO-6.svg|20px]] Route 6
 * [[Image:MO-31.svg|20px]] Route 31
 * [[Image:MO-33.svg|20px]] Route 33

Transit

 * Jefferson Lines

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,597 people, 3,528 households and 2,473 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 PD/sqmi. There were 3,839 housing units at an average density of 9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 89.09% White, 8.86% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races and 0.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,528 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.60% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.90% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 36.30% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64 and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 168.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,654 and the median income for a family was $37,329. Males had a median income of $28,434 versus $20,207 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,687. About 7.20% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 75.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), DeKalb 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 DeKalb County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (37.63%), United Methodists (19.88%) and Community of Christ (14.82%).

Public Schools

 * Maysville R-I School District – Maysville
 * Maysville Elementary School (K-06)
 * Maysville Junior/Senior High School (07-12)
 * Osborn R-0 School District – Osborn
 * Osborn Elementary School (K-06)
 * Osborn Senior High School (07-12)
 * Stewartsville C-2 School District – Stewartsville
 * Stewartsville Elementary School (K-06)
 * Stewartsville Senior High School (07-12)
 * Union Star R-II School District – Union Star
 * Union Star Elementary School (K-06)
 * Union Star Senior High School (07-12)

Public libraries

 * Cameron Public Library
 * DeKalb County Public Library

Communities

 * Alta Vista
 * Amity
 * Cameron
 * Clarksdale
 * Fairport
 * Fordham
 * Maysville (county seat)
 * Oak
 * Orchid
 * Osborn
 * Santa Rosa
 * Stewartsville
 * Union Star
 * Weatherby
 * Wood

Local
The Republican Party controls politics at the local level in DeKalb County.

State
DeKalb County is a part of Missouri's 2nd District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Mazzie Boyd (R-Hamilton).

DeKalb County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe).

Federal
All of DeKalb 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.

Daviess 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).

Political culture
At the presidential level, DeKalb County is solidly Republican. Donald Trump carried the county easily in 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry DeKalb County in 1996. The last Democrat to win majority support from the county's voters was Michael Dukakis in 1988.

Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in DeKalb County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings, at least on the state and national levels. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed in DeKalb County with 80.7% of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71% support from voters. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in DeKalb County with 55.9% voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51% of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite DeKalb 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 in DeKalb County with 67.7% of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99% voting in favor. (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. 65.70% of DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Daviess County and statewide by large 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 both DeKalb County and the state overall. He went on to win the presidency.

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

2012
In the 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary, voters in DeKalb 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 state convention were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum.

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 Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) won the vote in Caldwell County.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in DeKalb 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: DeKalb County, Missouri