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Sullivan County, Missouri

Sullivan County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,999. Its county seat is Milan. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for Major General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary War.

History
In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory west of the Mississippi River for France, which included present-day Sullivan County. The United States acquired this region under terms of the Louisiana Purchase on July 4, 1803. Twenty-one years later, the Sac (Sauk), Meskwaki (Fox), and Iowa Native American nations ceded their tribal land to the U.S. government under two treaties in August 1824.

Dr. Jacob Holland and his son, Robert W. Holland, arrived in 1836, becoming the county's first permanent White settlers. Dr. Holland, a veteran of the Black Hawk War and practitioner of herbal medicine, and son staked their home sites at the Main Locust Creek Settlement near a place called Scottsville. American pioneers from Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia quickly followed them and established farms and small businesses at Pharsalia (Milan) Settlement, Yellow Creek Settlement, and Jackson's Corners (Jacksonville) by 1840.

The Missouri state legislature defined the boundaries of the county from Chariton County during the 1842–1843 legislative session, and first named it Highland County. However, the number of permanent settlers did not meet requirements for civil governance and military purposes, so legislators attached administration of Highland County to Linn County. A new survey of the county in 1844 determined that the population was sufficient to permit full organization. E.M.C. Morelock, a representative from Highland County, presented an act to the state legislature, which they approved on February 14, 1845, and the county became formally organized. By the same act, it was renamed Sullivan County in honor of John Sullivan, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Settlers established the town of Milan (pronounced MY-lun) in 1845, located at the center of the county, where the first courts met. William Putnam built the first courthouse, which was occupied in October 1847. Ten years later, residents leveled an Indian mound in the middle of town to make the public square and Major John McCollough built the second courthouse, the first brick structure in Milan, on this site during 1857–1858. (This courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1908 and it was not until 1938 that it was replaced by the three-story limestone building that stands today. ) The last United States General Land Office established in Missouri also operated from the square from 1849 to 1859. The state legislature officially incorporated the city of Milan on February 8, 1859. Other towns platted in the county's early years included Greencastle (1857), Newtown (1858), Pollock (1873), Boynton and Cora (1877), Green City and Winigan (1880), Humphreys and Reger (1881), Osgood (1886), and Harris (1887). Green City College opened in 1885, and a business institute opened in Humphreys in 1884.

During the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865), a Union Army post stood in Milan. The Union cause was supported by four Union volunteer infantry regiments, two Union cavalry volunteer regiments, two Missouri Militia units, one provisional militia unit, and a large unit of Sullivan County Home Guards. The Confederate side was supported by four units of Missouri State Guard infantrymen. Soldiers from Sullivan County fought at the Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Jonesborough, and other major engagements throughout the war. Military skirmishes within the county were mostly confined to bushwhackers.

Expansion of the railroads brought growth to Sullivan County beginning in the 1870s. The C., B. & K.C. (Chicago, Burlington and Kansas City Railway) built a line running north to south through the county in 1876, which was followed by construction of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railway line east to west through the county from 1878 to 1881. The two lines crossed in Milan, which became a major shipping point. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway soon built a north–south line along Medicine Creek the length of the western edge of the county that served the towns of Newtown and Harris, which continues to be active today. (All three railroads eventually merged into the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.)

By 1900, following the railroad construction boom, the county's population exceeded 20,000. However, business activity and the number of residents declined steadily during the subsequent decades. The number of farms decreased from about 3,100 in 1900 to under 900 by 1982, but over the same time period, the size of farms increased from about 130 acres to 385 acres. The county primarily remains rural agricultural land today, planted in corn and grains with family operated poultry, livestock, and dairy farms. One medium size manufacturer in Milan employs about 750 people.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 652 sqmi, of which 648 sqmi is land and 3.5 sqmi (0.5%) is water.

The main water courses in Sullivan County are Medicine, Locust, East Locust, Yellow, and Spring Creeks. The highest point in the county, about 1060 ft above sea level, is on the primary divide between the Chariton River and Grand River drainage basins along its northern border shared with Putnam County northwest of Green City. The lowest point, about 740 ft above sea level, is where Locust Creek flows out of the county on its southern border with Linn County, near the town of Browning.

Adjacent counties

 * Putnam County (north)
 * Adair County (east)
 * Linn County (south)
 * Grundy County (southwest)
 * Mercer County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] Route 5
 * [[Image:MO-6.svg|20px]] Route 6
 * [[Image:MO-129.svg|20px]] Route 129
 * [[Image:MO-139.svg|20px]] Route 139

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,714 people, 2,925 households, and 1,959 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 /mi2. There were 3,364 housing units at an average density of 5 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 88.73% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 8.67% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Approximately 18.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, making Sullivan County the most heavily Hispanic/Latino county in Missouri.

There were 2,925 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,107, and the median income for a family was $33,590. Males had a median income of $23,245 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,392. About 11.00% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Green City R-I School District – Green City
 * Green City Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Green City High School (07-12)
 * Milan C-2 School District – Milan
 * Milan Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Milan Middle School (05-08)
 * Milan High School (09-12)
 * Newtown-Harris R-III School District – Newtown
 * Newtown-Harris Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Newtown-Harris High School (07-12)

Public libraries

 * Sullivan County Library

Cities

 * Browning (partly in Linn County)
 * Green City
 * Greencastle
 * Harris
 * Milan (county seat)
 * Newtown

Villages

 * Humphreys
 * Osgood
 * Pollock

Census-designated place

 * Winigan

Unincorporated communities

 * Owasco
 * Reger

Former communities
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 * Bairdston
 * Boynton
 * Brown
 * Bute
 * Cookman
 * Cora
 * Jacksonville
 * Judson
 * Lindley
 * Mystic
 * Opel
 * Parsons
 * Paw Paw
 * Pennville
 * Sorrell
 * Sticklerville
 * Wintersville

Townships
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 * Bowman
 * Buchanan
 * Clay
 * Duncan
 * Jackson
 * Liberty
 * Morris
 * Penn
 * Pleasant Hill
 * Polk
 * Taylor
 * Union

Notable people

 * Gene Bartow - Hall of Fame college basketball coach and NBA executive.
 * Fred Burke - bank robber and gangster, lived under an alias for several months near Green City before being captured there in March 1931.
 * Bud Houser - Winner of multiple Olympic medals in track and field events. Born in Winigan.

Local
The Republican and Democratic parties equally control politics at the local level in Sullivan County. Both parties hold about half of the elected positions in the county.

State
Sullivan County is part of Missouri's 3rd district in the Missouri House of Representatives, currently represented by Nate Walker (R-Kirksville).

Sullivan County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby).

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

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 506, than any candidate from either party in Sullivan County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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Talk:Kensal Green

Mid to...
Starting in the mid to late 1980s(90's not 80s) there Which one is it? And please keep disagreements of the accuracy of the article to the discussion page or fix them completely with a note here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChristosIET (talk • contribs) 11:36, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Green v Rise
The names Kensal Green and Kensal Rise are used interchangeably to denote the same neighbourhood

Kensal green and kensal rise are interchangeable names, they are not different areas. People just believe they are different areas due to the postcodes (nw10 and nw6)

It bothers me that in several places Kensal Rise or Green are just referred to as Kensal. I lived in Kensal Rise for 15 years and it was never referred to as just Kensal. I suppose the obvious thing would be to replace Kensal with Kensal Green/Rise. It's hard as they are separate places but like so many places in London they blend into each other without a clear demarkation. Any thoughts? Twoquidtunes

Is there more than one Kensal Green, that this needs this level of disambiguation? -- Zoe

 * Heheh. I think it is VERY unlikely that it "needs this level of disambiguation"! I tried looking for non-W10 Kensal Greens, ones not in London, ones without cemeteries etc, without a huge amount of success. I think the name used is a reflection of someone trying sincerely to apply sensible heirarchical policies to place names whilst slightly forgetting the point of it. Personally I cannot be bothered to change it and then to go around changing the links (though I have done this once or twice in other cases where they just bugged me too much) but I would sympathize with anyone who did want to! It would imho have been better to just start off with Kensal Green (on the "most obvious name" rule) and then wait for the need for disambiguation to develop if it did when Kensal Green, North Dakota comes out of the woodwork! Nevilley 23:48 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

 * Two votes + mine ... good enough for me. Moved :-) -- Tarquin 23:49 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

 * Well done! Nevilley 23:52 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)

Croydon
The places near Purley and Coulsdon are Croydon, Redhill, Reigate, Epsom, Bromley, Sutton, Wallington and a number of Croydon surburbs. Of course, compared with the North of England or Scotland all places in and around London are near, but that's like saying places in the extreme south of Greater New York are close to the extreme north of the city. Does that sound right? Sorry, that was me--Dieter Simon 01:44 Mar 15, 2003 (UTC)

 * A lot of the London stuff was I think done in some semi-automated way and whilst most of the results are not bad, there are some completely bonkers things it produced too. I think Purley and Coulsdon feature(d) in quite a few entries from *miles* away! No case needs to be made - it's not someone with faulty geographical knowledge or an odd concept of London, but just a mistake, so correct away! :) Nevilley 08:20 Mar 15, 2003 (UTC)

 * Nevilley's guess about what happened is correct: I produced the automated "skeleton" entries for London, using a number of different geographic datasets with different geographic datum references, data formats, and naming conventions. Most of the errors were fixed by scripts which cross-referenced entries with normalized names and pseudo-WGS84-projected coordinates to spot the outliers. This was followed by hand checking of a small sample to test the quality of the checking algorithms. Unfortunately, a little bit of south London went into hyperspace in the process, and I didn't catch it in time.

 * The automated creation of a "skeleton" mesh of articles also explains the highly disambiguated names: I didn't want the skeleton-posting script to create false aliases for other places with similar names. The Anome 08:28 Mar 15, 2003 (UTC)

 * Many thanks for your clarifications. On the whole the project is a good idea.--Dieter Simon 10:14 Mar 15, 2003 (UTC)

Not the first cemetery?
I was under the impression that Kensal Green's was the first cemetery in the country; was there an earlier? If not, then the point about it's still being in use needs to be rewritten to avoid ambiguity. Oh, and would anyone mind if I added a quotation from the Chesterton poem? Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 17:58, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * There is, I think, some confusion. Kensal Green was the first of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries and depending on the definition of a cemetery I can not believe that it is the first in the United Kingdom as there were many graveyards before this cemetery. If you are referring to the poem by Chesterton, you may be amused that there is a bar in London called: Paradise by way of Kensal Green. JHvW 23:18, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

 * I believe that KG cemetery was indeed the first dedicated cemetery (a graveyard is distinct in that it is ordinarily attached to a church) - as it also had catacombs, I believe it opriginally billed itself as Britain's "first necropolis". This is from memories of notices read while walking within it and I do not have a source. Pincrete (talk) 13:33, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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 * Information
 * It would appear that this edit in 2006 wholesale copied information which appeared on the Brent Heritage website. I have removed the offending text as this is a copyright violation. SFB 18:08, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Location of propose crossrail station?
The Crossrail article suggests that a new station should be built 'in Kensal' (sic). This article says 'Kensal Rise' but doesn't wlink to Kensal Rise station. Can we clarify? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 18:02, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

 * The new station is probably the Old Oak Common, which is a short walk from Kensal Green. It is going to be a purpose built station and has nothing to do with existing stations. JHvW 19:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

The current map is useless
…in at least two important respects. First, it has no labels of any roads, other locales or landmarks, so that at small scale it might be meaningful in terms of evaluating relative locations. Second, its single label, of the title location, disappears on expansion. All in all, readers leave with only the vaguest sense of where this area is, aided by this map. 165.20.108.155 (talk) 22:16, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Kensal Green. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20120304070341/http://archive.brent.gov.uk/demographic.nsf/Documents/Kensal%20Green%20Ward?openDocument to http://archive.brent.gov.uk/demographic.nsf/Documents/Kensal%20Green%20Ward?openDocument

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Kenmont Primary School
I have suggested on the Kenmont Primary School article that it should be merged to this article as it is a non-notable local primary school. I’d be interested in any other comments or opinions. Fob.schools (talk) 11:32, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * As a listed building it is notable by virtue of the first part of WP:GEOFEAT "Artificial geographical features that are officially assigned the status of cultural heritage or national heritage, or of any other protected status on a national level and which verifiable information beyond simple statistics are available are presumed to be notable." Philafrenzy (talk) 12:59, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * P.S. The listing is unusually detailed. The school certainly justifies a separate architectural article as well as a briefer mention in this article. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:28, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Philafrenzy. As a primary school, it is NOT notable. However, it IS notable as a building listed by Historic England, and "officially assigned the status of cultural heritage or national heritage". Edwardx (talk) 13:31, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * WP:GEOFEAT actually has an entire bullet covering buildings which says "Buildings, including private residences and commercial developments may be notable as a result of their historic, social, economic, or architectural importance, but they require significant coverage by reliable, third-party sources to establish notability." I'm not sure that Historic England listings on their own achieve that bar. Such listings, however detailed, are primary sources - WP:RS. Fob.schools (talk) 13:40, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Listed buildings don't need to meet that bar, they have already met the standard of point 1 in being listed on a national heritage register. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:46, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Presumably it says that somewhere and you are not just making it up? A pointer to it please? Fob.schools (talk) 14:35, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * As stated above in GEOFEAT "Artificial geographical features that are officially assigned the status of cultural heritage or national heritage, or of any other protected status on a national level and which verifiable information beyond simple statistics are available are presumed to be notable." Philafrenzy (talk) 19:27, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * So why does the guidance distinguish between "artificial Geographical Features" and "Buildings" if the former is meant to include "Buildings"? I'd suggest Buildings are not covered by WP:GEOFEAT. Instead they are covered ny WP:NBUILD and are covered by the bullet I previously mentioned and NOT by the Artificial bullet. If that is the nub of the argument and there is no other supporting or contradicting guidance, then I think we just get an outside opinion on the interpretation. Perhaps on ANI or on Village Pump. Whats your preference? Fob.schools (talk) 15:57, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Sadly, Notability (geographic features) isn't formatted with such logical precision, and WP:GEOFEAT and WP:NBUILD are both mere shortcuts to that entire section rather than to particular bullet-points within it; they weren't carefully named to express a difference. (Similarly, WP:LABEL, WP:RACIST and WP:TERRORIST all point to the same section and don't imply different rules for different contentious labels.) In fact, Wikipedia does presume notability for listed buildings and has a vast number of short articles on them. The category Category:Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham contains many similar to Kenmont Primary School, such as Salutation, Hammersmith. One can work one's way up that category tree to Category:Listed buildings in the United Kingdom, to Category:Heritage registers in the United Kingdom and to Category:Heritage registers, then down other branches to find that, for example, pretty much every listed building in the US too has its own article by now, however brief. 80.41.135.243 (talk) 11:24, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERSTUFF. If it doesn't say it then it's not a given. Fob.schools (talk) 13:05, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
 * First, to put it another way, the page is Notability (geographic features). For notability purposes, buildings and objects are a subset of geographic features.
 * Second, you mention WP:OTHERSTUFF, an essay on deletion policy (as opposed to a guideline like Notability (geographic features)) much cited when deleting articles on non-notable schools in accordance with consensus and RFcs. Though here you find yourself trying to remove an article on a listed building instead, it may be worth reading it: "In categories of items with a finite number of entries where most are notable, it serves no useful purpose to endlessly argue over the notability of a minority of these items." You might also read the more general essay WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, the lead of which includes "When used correctly, these comparisons are important as the encyclopedia should be consistent in the content that it provides or excludes.".
 * Thirdly, when you say "If it doesn't say it then it's not a given", you come up against WP:NOTBURO, which documents policy: "the written rules themselves do not set accepted practice. Rather, they document already existing community consensus regarding what should be accepted and what should be rejected. While Wikipedia's written policies and guidelines should be taken seriously, they can be misused. Do not follow an overly strict interpretation of the letter of policies without consideration for their principles." 80.41.135.243 (talk) 13:58, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Exactly. So when the documentation has an entry for Buildings and an entry for ‘Artificial geographical features’, both documenting existing practice, and the subject in question is a Building, why on earth would you try to apply the section on geographical features to the building? Fob.schools (talk) 17:49, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Explained above, by myself and others. You made a proposal; if you don't understand what's wrong with it, if you won't become more familiar with Wikipedia and engage, you're just wasting our time. Bye. 80.41.135.243 (talk) 11:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose merge as school building is clearly notable through National Heritage list, the most important designation system for buildings in the UK; WP:NBUILDING. Klbrain (talk) 21:39, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * So, do you believe this is an Artificial Geographical Feature or an historical building, according to that guideline? Fob.schools (talk) 09:50, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

 * Oppose The school is definitely notable by this line "Artificial geographical features that are officially assigned the status of cultural heritage or national heritage, or of any other protected status on a national level and which verifiable information beyond simple statistics are available are presumed to be notable." from WP:NBUILDING. As this is a merger discussion and not a deletion discussion I also want to point out that this merge doesn't fufill any of the WP:MERGEREASONS. Number 1, 2 and 4 are obviously irrelevant but even point 3 is not fulfilled with the article having the potential of being expanded with more information about the heritage classification, including a history listing and about how the school was planned to be converted to an academy as reported on local news. Trialpears (talk) 20:31, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * So, do you believe this is an Artificial Geographical Feature or an historical building, according to that guideline? There seems to be slightly conflicting guidance depending on whether it is one or the other. Fob.schools (talk) 22:08, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I believe that buildings are a subset of “Artificial Geographical Features”. Both lines apply to buildings. They’re not contradictory since any building with heritage status by definition have at least one suitable source in the form of the heritage protection listing. The heritage listing act as a secondary source in most aspects as it discuss previous reports (see source section of the listing).Trialpears (talk) 22:38, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Removed postcode W10
I have removed postcode W10 from the infobox. Kensal Green is mostly in NW10. W10 is the area known as Ladbroke Grove and Kensington North (south of the Grand Union Canal) JHvW 19:35, 10 July 2020 (UTC).

Who writes crap like this?
"over recent years" DON'T DO THAT! Apparently (from the reference given), this is now seven years in the past. Anyone care enough to fix it so it does NOT reference some unspecified time? --jae (talk) 22:03, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

 * ✅ but please remember that anyone can edit nearly any page on Wikipedia. Next time if you want to, you can just follow this guide: WP:HEP. Thank you, Gitz (talk) (contribs) 22:49, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

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Stone County, Missouri

Stone County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,076. Its county seat is Galena.

Stone County is part of the Branson, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after William Stone, an English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland who also served as Taney County Judge.

In 1904, the White River Railway was extended through the rugged terrain of Stone and Taney counties. By then, both counties had had a sundown town policy for years, forbidding African Americans from living there.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 sqmi, of which 464 sqmi is land and 47 sqmi (9.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Christian County (north)
 * Taney County (east)
 * Carroll County, Arkansas (south)
 * Barry County (west)
 * Lawrence County (northwest)

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,658 people, 11,822 households, and 8,842 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 /mi2. There were 16,241 housing units at an average density of 35 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.64% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Stone County were 24.3% American, 20.4% German, 11.3% English, and 10.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 11,822 households, out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,487, and the median income for a family was $46,675. Males had a median income of $26,224 versus $19,190 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,813. About 8.50% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Stone County, 80.4% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 14.2% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Blue Eye R-V School District - Blue Eye
 * Blue Eye Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Blue Eye Middle School (05-08)
 * Blue Eye High School (09-12)
 * Crane R-III School District - Crane
 * Crane Elementary School (K-06)
 * Crane High School (07-12)
 * Galena R-II School District - Galena
 * Galena-Abesville Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Galena High School (07-12)
 * Hurley R-I School District - Hurley
 * Hurley Elementary School (K-05)
 * Hurley High School (06-12)
 * Reeds Spring R-IV School District - Reeds Spring
 * Reeds Spring Primary School (PK-01)
 * Reeds Spring Elementary School (02-04)
 * Reeds Spring Intermediate School (05-06)
 * Reeds Spring Middle School (07-08)
 * Reeds Spring High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Apostolic Christian School - Reeds Spring - (05-12) - Non-denominational Christian

Alternative and vocational schools

 * Tri-Lakes Special Education Cooperative - Blue Eye - (K-12) - Special Education
 * Gibson Technical Center - Reeds Spring - (09-12) - Vocational/Technical
 * New Horizons Alternative School - Reeds Spring - (06-12) - Alternative/Other

Public libraries

 * Blue Eye Public Library
 * Crane Public Library
 * Galena Public Library
 * Kimberling Area Library

Government
Stone County is a third-class county located in Southwest Missouri. The county's government includes a 3-person County Commission (Presiding Commissioner, Northern District Commissioner, Southern District Commissioner), several elected officials, and a Road Commission consisting of the 3 County Commissioners as well as a Northern Road Commissioner and a Southern Road Commissioner. The County Commission also oversees the Planning and Zoning Department, Senior Citizens' Services Board, a Law Enforcement Restitution Board, and neighborhood improvement districts. All elected Officials in Stone County serve 4 year terms. The county employed 157 full-time employees (including elected officials) and 12 part-time employees as of December 31, 2019.

The Government primarily operates out of the County Seat of Galena, Missouri. The offices of the County Commission, County Clerk, Collector of Revenue, Recorder of Deeds, Treasurer as well as the University of Missouri Extension Office all operate out of the Historic Courthouse in the center of the square. The Stone County Sheriff's office, Judiciary, Circuit Clerk, and Jail are all in the Stone County Judicial Center on the east side of the square. The Assessor and Planning and Zoning offices are located in buildings on the south side of the square.

The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Stone County. All current office holders are members of the Republican Party. Elected Officials in Stone County on average have a long tenure once elected to office.

State
Stone County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans.

 * District 138 — Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair). Consists of almost all of the county.

 * District 158 — Scott Cupps (R-Shell Knob). Consists of a small, unincorporated region in the northwest part of the county, located just south of Crane.

All of Stone County is a part of Missouri's 29th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove)

Federal
All of Stone County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is currently represented by Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Stone County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried Stone County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Stone County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. The solitary Democratic presidential candidate to win Stone County since the Civil War has been Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, and even Roosevelt won by only 163 votes out of 3,688.

Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Stone 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 Stone County with 79.87 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 narrowly failed in Stone County with 52.80 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 Stone 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 Stone County with 76.72 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.

2008 Missouri presidential primary
Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) won Stone County over President Barack Obama (D-Illinois) by an almost two-to-one margin with 61.76 percent of the vote while Obama received 35.17 percent of the vote. Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.16 percent of the vote in Stone County.
 * Democratic

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) won Stone County with 45.01 percent of the vote. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) finished in second place in Stone County with 31.82 percent. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) came in third place, receiving 18.80 percent of the vote while libertarian-leaning U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) finished fourth with 2.74 percent in Stone County.
 * Republican

Mike Huckabee received more votes, a total of 2,528, than any candidate from either party in Stone County during the 2008 Missouri presidential primaries.

Major highways

 * [[Image:MO-13.svg|20px]] Route 13
 * [[Image:MO-76.svg|20px]] Route 76
 * [[Image:MO-86.svg|20px]] Route 86
 * [[Image:MO-173.svg|20px]] Route 173
 * [[Image:MO-176.svg|20px]] Route 176
 * [[Image:MO-248.svg|20px]] Route 248
 * [[Image:MO-265.svg|20px]] Route 265
 * [[Image:MO-413.svg|20px]] Route 413

Airports
Branson West Airport, also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, is a public-use general aviation airport in Stone County. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of the Branson West, which owns the airport.

Cities

 * Branson West
 * Crane
 * Galena (county seat)
 * Hurley
 * Kimberling City (largest city)
 * Reeds Spring

Villages

 * Blue Eye
 * Coney Island
 * Indian Point
 * McCord Bend

Census-designated place

 * Shell Knob (partly in Barry County)

Unincorporated communities

 * Abesville
 * Browns Spring
 * Cape Fair
 * Carico
 * Carr Lane
 * Cross Roads
 * Elsey
 * Jamesville
 * Lampe
 * Notch
 * Oto
 * Ponce de Leon
 * Possum Trot
 * Reeds Spring Junction
 * Union City
 * Viola
 * White City

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Talk:Kentish Town

"Despite its name, Kentish Town has no connection with Kent."
Not an encyclopedic sentence, the history section covers the name without believe people make assumptions. Murry1975 (talk) 21:50, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

In Jethro Tull's Passion Play there is a line: "They pray for souls in Kentish Town" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.134.239.205 (talk) 21:40, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

In the 18th and 19th centuries, in which London parish?
Cant locate the place in GENUKI! 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:8158:83B1:72A:C80 (talk) 23:52, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Peckwater Estate merge
Nom wasn't entirely clear about reason for merge, but clearly the article isn't independently notable and this is a sensible target. Ping Crouch, Swale and Mccapra as likely interested parties.  Tera TIX  10:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

 * Thanks, I agree merge is a good conclusion.Mccapra (talk) 11:54, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I alternatively suggested List of districts in the London Borough of Camden as its mentioned there but I think Kentish Town would be better if content is added for it.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 12:04, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * List of districts in the London Borough of Camden doesn't really give a lot of context on its subjects, so I think Kentish Town is a better choice. I went ahead and merged the page; I wasn't sure where to put it, so it's in a sub-section under Architecture and geography.  Tera TIX  13:27, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks I just also suggested List of districts in the London Borough of Camden because it, at the time contained something, but I agree Kentish Town is better as it now has content on it.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 13:30, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

How big is Kentish Town area?
Came here to Find the answer but there is nothing. How big is it in square km/m? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:B32F:6600:C541:DB8B:1BA:196E (talk) 23:30, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Famous residents
John Conti (former boxer) used to reside near Parliament Hill Fields. He lived opposite the LSU girl’s school.

Andy Drzewieck (gold medalist) at the Russian Olympic Games is a former resident living on the junction of Camden Road and Torriano Road as well as being a former teacher of two schools in the area of Kentish Town, namely St.Patrick’s primary school opposite Kentish Town police station on Holmes Road and Brookfield primary school to the east of Parliament Hill Fields. 91.125.223.25 (talk) 11:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Famous residents
Imelda May a Irish singer resided in Kentish Town High Road. She wrote a song about it ‘The Kentish Town Waltz’. 91.125.223.25 (talk) 11:09, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

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Stoddard County, Missouri

Stoddard County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,672. The county seat is Bloomfield. The county was officially organized on January 2, 1835, and is named for Amos Stoddard, the first American commandant (an early term for "governor") of Upper Louisiana.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 829 sqmi, of which 823 sqmi is land and 5.8 sqmi (0.7%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Bollinger County (north)
 * Cape Girardeau County (northeast)
 * Scott County (northeast)
 * New Madrid County (southeast)
 * Dunklin County (south)
 * Butler County (southwest)
 * Wayne County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-57 (Future).svg|20px]] Future Interstate 57
 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:MO-25.svg|20px]] Route 25
 * [[Image:MO-51.svg|20px]] Route 51
 * [[Image:MO-153.svg|20px]] Route 153

National protected area

 * Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there 29,705 people, 12,064 households, and 8,480 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 /mi2. There were 13,221 housing units at an average density of 16 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Approximately 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.4% were of American, 15.4% German, 12.4% Irish and 8.5% English ancestry.

There were 12,064 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,120, and the median income for a family was $41,072. Males had a median income of $26,514 versus $17,778 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,003. About 12.80% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Stoddard County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Stoddard County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (41.4%), Methodists (12.9%), and Pentecostal (8.3%).

Local
The Republican Party predominately controls politics at the local level in Stoddard County. Republicans hold ten of the elected positions in the county. In the 2016 election, Sheriff Carl Hefner, who originally ran as a Democrat, switched parties and ran as a Republican.

State
Stoddard County is divided among three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

 * District 159 – Currently represented by Herman Morse (R-Dexter) and consists of most of the county, including Advance, Bell City, Bloomfield, Dexter, Dudley, and Puxico.

 * District 161 – Currently represented by Steve Hodges (D-East Prairie) and consists of some of the southeastern portions of the county along the New Madrid County border including Baker, Essex, and Penermon.

 * District 163 – Currently represented by Kent Hampton (R-Malden) and consists of the southwestern corner along the Dunklin and Butler county lines, including Bernie. Democratic incumbent Tom Todd was defeated by Republican challenger Kent Hampton in 2010.

All of Stoddard County is a part of Missouri's 25th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by State Senator Rob Mayer (R-Dexter). In 2008, Mayer defeated Democrat M. Shane Stoelting 65.32%-34.68% in the district. The 25th Senatorial District consists of Butler, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.

Federal
Stoddard County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-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
At the presidential level, Stoddard County generally tends to lean Republican. John McCain carried Stoddard County over Barack Obama by more than a two-to-one margin in 2008. George W. Bush also carried Stoddard County twice in 2000 over Al Gore and in 2004 over John Kerry when he received just under 70 percent of the vote. Bill Clinton did manage to carry Stoddard County in 1992 but narrowly lost it in his reelection bid in 1996 to Bob Dole.

Like most rural areas, voters in Stoddard County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which 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 Stoddard County with 88.29 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 Stoddard County with 60.65 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County with 72.02 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.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Stoddard 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, a total of 2,225, than any candidate from either party in Stoddard County during the 2008 presidential primaries.

Public schools

 * Advance R-IV School District - Advance
 * Advance Elementary School (K-06)
 * Advance High School (07-12)
 * Bell City R-II School District - Bell City
 * Bell City Elementary School (K-06)
 * Bell City High School (07-12)
 * Bernie R-XIII School District - Bernie
 * Bernie Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Bernie High School (07-12)
 * Bloomfield R-XIV School District - Bloomfield
 * Bloomfield Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Bloomfield Middle School (06-08)
 * Bloomfield High School (09-12)
 * Bloomfield Juvenile Center (03-12)
 * Dexter R-XI School District - Dexter
 * Southwest Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Central Elementary School (03-05)
 * T.S. Hill Middle School (06-08)
 * Dexter High School (09-12)
 * Puxico R-VIII School District - Puxico
 * Puxico Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Puxico Jr. High School (06-08)
 * Puxico High School (09-12)
 * Mingo Technical High School (12)
 * Richland R-I School District - Essex
 * Richland Elementary School (K-06)
 * Richland High School (07-12)

Public libraries

 * Advance Community Library
 * Bernie Public Library
 * Bloomfield Public Library
 * Keller Public Library
 * Puxico Public Library

Cities

 * Advance
 * Bell City
 * Bernie
 * Bloomfield (county seat)
 * Dexter
 * Dudley
 * Essex
 * Puxico

Villages

 * Baker
 * Penermon

Census-designated place

 * Grayridge

Unincorporated communities

 * Acorn Ridge
 * Aid
 * Aquilla
 * Ardeola
 * Asherville
 * Avert
 * Brownwood
 * Buffington
 * Bunker Hill
 * Charter Oak
 * Cobb
 * Curdton
 * Cyrus
 * Durnell
 * Frisco
 * Guam
 * Heagy
 * Hunterville
 * Idalia
 * Idlewild
 * Ives
 * Kinder
 * LaValle
 * Leora
 * Marco
 * Maulsby
 * Messler
 * Mingo
 * Painton
 * Powe
 * Pyletown
 * Redd
 * Shawan
 * Shreve
 * Stoddard
 * Swinton
 * Tillman
 * Toga
 * Toppertown
 * Zadock

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Talk:Kenton, London

Definition of from or living in
I'm interpreting this as including having lived in for a significant period, e.g. Sophie Okenedo wasn't born in Kenton (it's not certain she lived there, rather than Preston Road, either - the definition of Kenton can be somewhat flexible).

--[User:David Woolley|] 19:46, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Kenton Park Firm??? Losers!

where is the info about kento park frim never heard of it and cant find it anywhere. btw i live in kenton park road

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Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County (French: Ste-Geneviève), is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479. The largest city and county seat is Ste. Genevieve. The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812, and is named after the Spanish district once located in the region, after Saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, France.

It includes Ste. Genevieve, the earliest settlement west of the Mississippi River outside New Spain, and one of the French colonial mid-Mississippi valley villages. It is one of the last places where Paw Paw French is still spoken.

History
Ste. Genevieve County is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River approximately 60 mi south of St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve is the principal town and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County with a population of around 5,000 people.

Ste. Genevieve was the first permanent civilized settlement in Missouri. The actual date of establishment is, like many other dates, connected to genealogy. Sources do not agree on the year of founding. According to Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri, and most of the descendants of the early settlers, 1735 is the most generally accepted date. Dr. Carl J. Ekberg, in his book, Colonial Ste. Genevieve, suggests that Ste. Genevieve was founded closer to 1750, based on interpretations of early letters, maps, and Catholic Church documents. Ste. Genevieve is about 250 years old.

The village of Ste. Genevieve was originally included in what was known as the Illinois Country. This was generally accepted to be all the land claimed by the French from the mouth of the Ohio River, north to the Great Lakes, and including the valleys of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers. The French established their seat of government for this territory in New Orleans. What is now Missouri became part of Upper Louisiana Territory. Early French explorers and settlers were known to have been in the Ste. Genevieve area in the very early 18th century. Salt was a very important commodity at the time, used in the preservation of foods and curing of animal hides. The early French settlers were quick to exploit the salt springs on Saline Creek just south of Ste. Genevieve. Mineral explorations attracted Renault and La Motte to the area. Some of the earliest lead mines were named for La Motte in nearby Madison County.

Probably the biggest factor in the establishment of Ste. Genevieve was agriculture. Across the Mississippi River in Fort de Chartres and Kaskaskia, there was a growing need for agricultural land for the colonists. Across the Mississippi from Fort Kaskaskia was a large fertile section of river bottom, called the "Grand Champ" or Big Field. The "Old Town" of Ste. Genevieve was originally located here. It was approximately three miles south of the present site of Ste. Genevieve.

The village of Ste. Genevieve was originally an offshoot of the older French communities on the east bank of the Mississippi River—Cahokia, Kaskaskia, village of Chartres, Prairie du Rocher, and St. Philippe. The rich agricultural lands of the river bottoms were main attractions that lured most all of the early French pioneers to Ste. Genevieve. All the civil and legal business of Ste. Genevieve was transacted at Kaskaskia until about 1766 when the first commandant, Philippe de Rocheblave, was installed at Ste. Genevieve. By that time, more French migrants moved to the village from east of the river to escape British rule after France's defeat in the Seven Years' War.

Townspeople relocated Ste. Genevieve to its present higher location from the river bottoms after the devastating floods of 1785. According to a sworn statement by Julien Labriere, in October 1825, "there were about fifty or sixty cabins in the old village. The old village was overflowed so as to be on the tops of houses. The water in many places was twelve or fifteen feet deep." The Mississippi River was the main travel route in the early decades, when it served as a means of transportation for travelers both across, and up and down the river. The first commercial ferry between Ste. Genevieve and the Illinois side was established about 1800.

When Missouri was first being settled, the Osage Native Americans were the only tribe between the Osage River and the Mississippi. They were of the same stock as the Sioux and were hostile to the whites. Around 1787, the Spanish government, which had acquired the territory from France in 1762, brought in a band of Shawnee and Delaware Native Americans, who had been friendly to the French, to help protect the settlers from the Osage.

After the French had established and settled Ste. Genevieve, the first English-speaking American settlers started showing up in about 1788, and trickled upriver from Cape Girardeau and New Madrid. Starting about 1794, after the American Revolutionary War, newly independent Americans began migrating into the Ste. Genevieve District from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

The flow increased in the early nineteenth century. In 1800, France reacquired Louisiana from Spain, and in 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte I sold it to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase. U.S. officials took over in 1804. They formed Ste. Genevieve County in 1812 as an original county of the Louisiana Territory, from the old Ste. Genevieve District. It is bordered on the east by the Mississippi River, on the north by Jefferson County, on the west by St. Francois County, and on the south by Perry County.

Starting around 1840, German Catholics began settling around New Offenburg and Zell. Shortly afterward German Lutherans began spreading into Ste. Genevieve from Perry County. But as late as 1930, most residents of Ste Genevieve were Catholic.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 sqmi, of which 499 sqmi is land and 7.6 sqmi (1.5%) is water. The county's northeastern border with Illinois is formed by the Mississippi River.

Adjacent counties

 * Jefferson County (northwest)
 * Monroe County, Illinois (northeast)
 * Randolph County, Illinois (east)
 * Perry County (southeast)
 * St. Francois County (southwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-55 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 55
 * [[Image:US 61.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 61
 * [[Image:MO-32.svg|20px]] Route 32

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Mountains and hills

 * Haney Hill
 * Mertell Hill
 * Pikes Peak
 * St. Francois Mountains

Valleys

 * Bidwell Hollow
 * Corn Hollow
 * Henry Hollow
 * Lick Hollow
 * Morrison Hollow
 * Snell Hollow
 * Staples Hollow
 * Wolf Hollow

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,842 people, 6,586 households, and 4,926 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 /mi2. There were 8,018 housing units at an average density of 16 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.03% White, 0.72% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Approximately 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,586 households, out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% 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 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,764, and the median income for a family was $56,170. Males had a median income of $33,609 versus $18,875 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,876. About 6.00% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Ste. Genevieve County, 73.8% possess a high school diploma or higher while 8.1% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District - Ste. Genevieve
 * Bloomsdale Elementary School - Bloomsdale - (K-05)
 * Ste. Genevieve Elementary School (K-05)
 * Ste. Genevieve Middle School (06-08)
 * Ste. Genevieve High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Sacred Heart School - St. Mary - (K-05) - Roman Catholic
 * St. Agnes Catholic Elementary School - Bloomsdale - (PK-08) - Roman Catholic
 * St. Joseph Elementary School - Ste. Genevieve - (PK-05) - Roman Catholic
 * Valle Catholic Schools - Ste. Genevieve - (K-12) - Roman Catholic
 * Valle Catholic Grade School (K-08)
 * Valle Catholic High School (09-12)

Public libraries

 * Sainte Genevieve County Library

Local
Historically, Democrats controlled local politics in Ste. Genevieve County. However, in recent years this has changed. In 2018, Claudia Stuppy became the first Republican elected in over 20 years to a countywide position, and longtime sheriff Gary Stolzer switched parties from Democratic to Republican.

State
Ste. Genevieve County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

 * District 115 is currently represented by Elaine Gannon (R-De Soto). Consists of the extreme northern part of the county along the Jefferson County line.

 * District 116 is currently represented by Dale Wright (politician) (R-Farmington). Consists of most of the entire county.

All of Ste. Genevieve County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Elaine Freeman Gannon (R-De Soto, Missouri). The 3rd Senatorial District consists of Iron, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve and Washington counties and part of Jefferson County.

Federal
Ste. Genevieve County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-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
Unlike many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Ste. Genevieve was once a reliably Democratic stronghold in presidential elections. From 1948 to 2008, the county voted Democratic at every election except the national Republican landslides of 1952, 1956, 1972 and 1984. George W. Bush lost Ste. Genevieve County both times in 2000 and 2004; in the latter election, it was one of only four county-level jurisdictions (the independent city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County) that voted for John Kerry. Unlike other rural counties throughout Missouri, Ste. Genevieve County was one of only nine counties in Missouri that favored Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008. The Democratic dominant streak in Ste. Genevieve County, however, was broken in 2012 when Mitt Romney carried it by three points over incumbent President Obama. This was the first time that a Republican presidential nominee had won Ste. Genevieve County since Ronald Reagan carried the county in his landslide reelection bid in 1984. In 2016, Republican Donald Trump, who received much more working class support than a typical Republican which could be seen across many working class and rural counties all across the country just like Ste. Genevieve county. Trump won the county with 64%, the highest percentage of any presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and the most of any Republican candidate ever.

Like most rural counties throughout Missouri, voters in Ste. Genevieve County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles but are more moderate or populist on economic issues. Its character is similar to those of Yellow Dog Democratic counties in the South. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Ste. Genevieve County with 75.25 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 Ste. Genevieve County with 56.22 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 Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve County with 79.26 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)
Then U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,922, than any candidate from either party in Ste. Genevieve County during the 2008 presidential primary. She also received more votes than the total number of votes cast in the entire Republican Primary in Ste. Genevieve County.

Cities

 * Bloomsdale
 * St. Mary
 * Ste. Genevieve (county seat)

Census-designated places

 * Goose Creek Lake
 * Grayhawk
 * Ozora
 * Weingarten

Unincorporated communities

 * Avon
 * Brickeys
 * Chestnut Ridge
 * Clearwater
 * Clement
 * Coffman
 * Kinsey
 * Lawrenceton
 * Marlo
 * Mill
 * Millers
 * Minnith
 * Mosher
 * Needmore
 * New Offenburg
 * Pickel
 * Quarry Town
 * River aux Vases
 * Rocky Ridge
 * Sprott
 * Thomure
 * Valley View
 * Womack
 * Zell

Ghost towns

 * La Saline
 * New Bourbon

Townships

 * Beauvais
 * Jackson
 * Ste. Genevieve
 * Saline
 * Union

title: Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri


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Talk:Kew

Recent edits
Can anyone explain why the inclusion of this information improves the article? I have left a message on the talk page of the user in question but have yet to receive a reply. Badgerpatrol 16:00, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

 * As I said at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject London, as far as I'm concerned the edits by the anoymous user violate pretty much every Wikipedia policy and guideline I can think of... WP:NOR is a major one that wasn't mentioned in my edit summary. In situations such as these, WP:3RR should not be relevant given that the edits being reverted are simply irrelevant speculation.   DJR  ( T ) 23:45, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Pope's verse
Is it "I am his Majesty's dog at Kew" or "I am his Highness's dog at Kew"? I learned the latter as a child. Majesty's gets more Google hits (642) than Highness's (only 97), but Highness' trumps them both with 683. (I'd have used "Highness's" instead of "Highness' " because it works better with the galloping dactylic meter, but that's less important than which word is correct.) Does anyone know for certain how it was originally inscribed on the relevant collar? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 04:41, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

 * My old copy of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Second edition, reprinted 1974, page382) uses "Highness' ", not "Highness's" or "Majesty's". I will change it in the article. Patche99z 15:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * And I have just found the Project Gutenberg version of the actual words at . It comes about half way down a long plain text version of vol 2 of his poems. This confirms the word as Highness'. It uses the word "Engraved" at the start of the name (as did the person who included the quote in the first place) which is omitted from the Oxford version. The title is shown in all caps, not caps and lower case as in the Oxford version. I will put back the "engraved" but can't bring myself to bother about capitalisation or not. Patche99z 15:55, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think that the fact that the title is in all caps in the Gutenberg edition is particularly important — that text seems to use capital letters for all titles. However, what may (or may not) be significant is the capitalization of "His" in "His Highness' dog".  Is that standard for posessive pronouns used with royal titles?  —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:21, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, Gutenberg uses the capital 'His' within the poem, Oxford uses lower case 'his', which surprised me a bit. I am happy with the capital version, and will make no more changes.Patche99z 16:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Village?
With a population of more than 10,000, Kew can hardly lay claim to be a village. Only Richmond Council calls it that. It's also nonsensical for the village of Kew to have at its heart an area called Kew Village. Headhitter (talk) 21:31, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I've changed it to "district". Headhitter (talk) 15:10, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Notable inhabitants
I've deleted Thomas Gainsborough. Although he is buried at Kew, he never lived there, except on occasional visits to his sister – see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45378 Headhitter (talk) 22:23, 17 October 2012 (UTC))
 * Lancelot "Capability" Brown lived at Wilderness House, Hampton Court Palace, rather than Kew. See: http://www.hrp.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/hcpresources/BluePlaqueforCapabilityBrownatHamptonCourtPalace Headhitter (talk) 23:18, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Image of Kew Gardens station
Does anyone have a new image of Kew Gardens station that could be uploaded to this article? The current one is out of date as the signage now conforms to Transport for London branding. Headhitter (talk) 10:32, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

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Local govt wording
@user:Headhitter, here is my reply to today's edit spat, and thank for for saying please. The original sloppy and uncited text said this: In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, the boundaries of Greater London were expanded to include Kew which, with Richmond, transferred from Surrey to the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. I therefore changed it to reflect more closely what actually happened. You put back a large part of what I changed, in particular, ''In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, London's boundaries were expanded. Kew, with Richmond, transferred from Surrey to the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames'', which simply replaces the old sloppy wording with new sloppy wording. Where did the act expand London's boundaries? Expand means something in existance becomes bigger. What did the act do? It abolished the local govt structure within the county of London and immediately surrounding areas, such as that covered by the Municipal Borough of Richmond, and this included abolishing that county of London, and then it created a new local govt structure and a new local govt areas. What has been transferred and from what to what? Even if we assume that London's bounaries were clearly deliniated by the boundaries of the county of London and the later Greater London county, which is an assumption, where does it say anywhere that what was in place (ie the county of London) was expanded, or stretched out, and renamed Greater London? This casual use of wording amounts to pure uncited invention and this is supposed to be an encyclopedia where readers should be able to assume a certain level of accuracy in what they read. All that is required here, and elsewhere in countless similar articles, is a little care in how we phrase things. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 21:34, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Roger 8 Roger (talk). I see your point. Does the rewording I have done just now address the issue? Headhitter (talk) 21:58, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

The word 'transfer' should not be used, but I won't push the point. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 12:40, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

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