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Boone County, Missouri

Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located in Mid-Missouri, its county seat is Columbia, Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 183,610, making it the state's eighth-most populous county. The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named for the then recently deceased Daniel Boone, whose kin largely populated the Boonslick area, having arrived in the 1810s on the Boone's Lick Road. Boone County comprises the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The towns of Ashland and Centralia are the second and third most populous towns in the county.

History
Boone County was organized November 16, 1820, from a portion of the territorial Howard County. The area was then known as Boone's Lick Country, because of a salt lick which Daniel Boone's sons used for their stock.

Boone County was settled primarily from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The settlers brought slaves and slave-holding with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Boone was one of several counties to the north and south of the Missouri River that was settled by southerners. Because of its culture and traditions, the area became known as Little Dixie, and Boone County was at its heart. In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, Boone County was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War.

Shortly after the murder of President Lincoln, the leading citizens of the county denounced the killing. They also directed that all public buildings including the courthouse and the university be draped in mourning for thirty days.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 691 sqmi, of which 685 sqmi is land and 5.6 sqmi (0.8%) is water. The Missouri River makes up the southern border of the county.

National protected areas

 * Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Adjacent counties

 * Audrain County (northeast)
 * Callaway County (east)
 * Cole County (south)
 * Cooper County (west)
 * Howard County (northwest)
 * Moniteau County (southwest)
 * Randolph County (north)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-70 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 70
 * Business Loop 70.svg Interstate 70 Business Loop
 * [[Image:US 40.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 40
 * [[Image:US 63.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 63
 * [[Image:MO-22.svg|20px]] Route 22
 * [[Image:MO-124.svg|20px]] Route 124
 * [[Image:MO-163.svg|20px]] Route 163
 * [[Image:MO-740.svg|20px]] Route 740
 * [[Image:MO-763.svg|20px]] Route 763
 * [[Image:MO-763.svg|20px]] Route 763

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 135,454 people, 53,094 households, and 31,378 families residing in the county. The population density was 198 PD/sqmi. There were 56,678 housing units at an average density of 83 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 85.43% White, 8.54% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% claimed German, 12.3% American, 11.2% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 53,094 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 19.90% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,485, and the median income for a family was $51,210. Males had a median income of $33,304 versus $25,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,844. About 7.60% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

There are 121,319 registered voters.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Boone 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 Boone County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (20.81%), Roman Catholics (16.71%), and nondenominational evangelical groups (13.23%).

Public schools

 * Ashland R-I School District*
 * Southern Boone Elementary
 * Southern Boone Middle School
 * Southern Boone High School
 * Centralia R-VI School District – Centralia
 * Chance Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Centralia Intermediate School (03-05)
 * Chester Boren Middle School (06-08)
 * Centralia High School (09-12)
 * Columbia School District No. 93 – Columbia
 * Center for Gifted Education (01-05)
 * Cedar Ridge Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Thomas Benton Elementary School (PK-05)
 * John Ridgeway Elementary School (K-05)
 * Eugene Field/ Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Midway Heights Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Two Mile Prairie Elementary School (PK-05)
 * New Haven Elementary School (PK-05)
 * West Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School
 * Parkade Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Blue Ridge Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Fairview Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Russell Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Shepard Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Beulah Ralph Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Eliot Battle Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Derby Ridge Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Mill Creek Elementary School (PK-05)
 * John B. Lange Middle School (06-08)
 * Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School (06-08)
 * Smithton Middle School (06-08)
 * Oakland Middle School (06-08)
 * Jefferson Middle School (06-08)
 * West Middle School (06-08)
 * Warner Middle School (06-08)
 * David H. Hickman High School (09-12)
 * Muriel Battle High School (09-12)
 * Frederick Douglass High School (09-12) – Alternative School
 * Rock Bridge High School (09-12)
 * Hallsville R-IV School District – Hallsville
 * Hallsville Primary School (PK-01)
 * Hallsville Intermediate School (02-05)
 * Hallsville Middle School (06-08)
 * Hallsville High School (09-12)
 * Harrisburg R-VIII School District – Harrisburg
 * Harrisburg Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Harrisburg Middle School (07-08)
 * Harrisburg High School (09-12)
 * Sturgeon R-V School District – Sturgeon
 * Sturgeon Elementary School (K-04)
 * Sturgeon Middle School (05-08)
 * Sturgeon High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Apple School – Columbia (PK-K) – Nonsectarian
 * Children's House And Windsor Street Montessori – Columbia (PK-06) – Nonsectarian – Coed
 * Christian Chapel Academy – Columbia (K-08) – Pentecostal
 * Christian Fellowship School – Columbia (PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian
 * College Park Christian Academy – Columbia (K-09) – Seventh-day Adventist
 * Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School– Columbia (K-08) – Roman Catholic
 * Columbia Independent School – Columbia (PK-12) – Nonsectarian
 * Columbia KinderCare – Columbia (NS-PK) – Nonsectarian
 * Columbia Montessori School – Columbia (PK-K) – Nonsectarian
 * Father Tolton Regional High School- Columbia (09-12) – Roman Catholic
 * Good Shepherd Lutheran School – Columbia (K-08) – Lutheran
 * Heritage Academy – Columbia (03-12) – Nondenominational Christian – Alternative School
 * Islamic School of Columbia, Missouri – Columbia (K-05) – Muslim
 * Morningside Community School – Columbia (05-07) – Nonsectarian
 * Shalom Christian Academy – Columbia (PK-12) – Nonsectarian
 * Harrisburg Early Learning Center – Harrisburg (NS/PK-06)
 * Sunnydale Adventist Academy – Centralia (09-12) – Seventh-day Adventist

Postsecondary

 * University of Missouri – Columbia A public, four-year flagship university.
 * Columbia College – Columbia A private, four-year university.
 * Stephens College – Columbia A private, four-year women's university.
 * Moberly Area Community College (MACC), a two-year public college, operates a Columbia satellite campus.

Public libraries

 * Centralia Public Library
 * Daniel Boone Regional Library
 * Southern Boone County Public Library
 * Holts Summit Public Library
 * Columbia Public Library

Cities

 * Ashland
 * Centralia
 * Columbia (county seat)
 * Hallsville
 * Rocheport
 * Sturgeon

Villages

 * Harrisburg
 * Hartsburg
 * Huntsdale
 * McBaine
 * Pierpont

Unincorporated communities

 * Bourbon
 * Browns
 * Claysville
 * Deer Park
 * Easley
 * Englewood
 * Ginlet
 * Harg
 * Hinton
 * Oldham
 * Midway
 * Prathersville
 * Providence
 * Riggs
 * Rucker
 * Shaw
 * Two Mile Prairie
 * Wilton
 * Woodlandville

Townships
Township boundaries have changed over time. See links at end of article for maps of Boone County showing boundaries of different dates. As a rule, older townships were split, with newer townships created from their subdivisions. This is significant for historical and genealogical research. Note that maps show changes in township boundaries between 1898 and 1930 were minimal.

 * Bourbon
 * Cedar
 * Centralia
 * Columbia
 * Katy
 * Missouri
 * Perche
 * Rock Bridge
 * Rocky Fork
 * Three Creeks

Local
Like nearly all counties nationwide with a major university, the Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Boone County. Democrats currently hold all of the elected county-wide positions.

State
Boone County is split between five legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. Three are held by Republicans, with two held by Democrats.

 * District 44 — Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville). Consists of the communities of Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, and northeastern Columbia.

 * District 45 — David Smith (D-Columbia). Consists of the north-central part of the city of Columbia.

 * District 46 – Martha Stevens (D-Columbia). Consists of the southern part of the city of Columbia.

 * District 47 — Charles Basye (R-Rocheport). Consists of the western part of the city of Columbia and the communities of Harrisburg and Rocheport.

 * District 50 – Sara Walsh Consists of parts of the city of Columbia and the communities of Ashland, Hartsburg, and McBaine.

All of Boone County is a part of Missouri's 19th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), who is the Majority Floor Leader. However, Democrats have carried Boone County in recent elections.

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

Boone County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale). However, their Democratic opponents carried Boone County in each of their respective most recent elections.

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

Political culture
At the presidential level, Boone County has been one of the most consistently Democratic counties in Missouri. George W. Bush was the last Republican presidential nominee to carry Boone County in 2004 with a plurality of the vote, no Republican has won a majority in the county in a presidential election since Ronald Reagan in 1984.

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 by a wide margin and carried a majority in Boone County. 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 Boone County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

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

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

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

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

Public safety
The Boone County Sheriff has jurisdiction over the whole county. The Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for a large portion of Boone County, Missouri. The BCFPD is the largest volunteer fire department and third largest fire service organization in the state, protecting 492 sqmi of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property and over 50,000 people. The Boone County Fire District maintains 15 fire stations, a training center, and a headquarters facility.

History
Prior to 1964, there was no organized fire protection in Boone County. This changed after an elderly handicapped woman died in a house fire just west of the city limits of Columbia. A small group of CB radio enthusiasts, known as the Central Missouri Radio Squad, banded together to develop a fire protection system for Boone County.

USAR Task Force
Boone County Fire is the sponsoring agency of Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1), which is one of 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces across the United States. The team is made up of 210 members that are qualified in various aspects of urban search and rescue.

Notable people

 * James William Abert – soldier and explorer
 * David W. Alexander, 19th century Los Angeles, California politician and sheriff
 * Thomas M. Allen – clergyman
 * Benjamin Anderson – economist
 * Gary Anderson – football player
 * Simon Barrett – filmmaker
 * Rob Benedict – actor
 * Duane Benton – judge
 * Rebecca Blank – educator; acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2011-2011; 2012–2013)
 * Philemon Bliss – U.S. Representative from Ohio (1855–1859), 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and Associate Justice of Missouri Supreme Court (1868–1872)
 * John William Boone – musician
 * Stratton D. Brooks – college president
 * Fleda Brown – poet
 * Jessica Capshaw – actress
 * Russ Carnahan – U.S. Representative from Missouri (2005–2013)
 * Albert Bishop Chance, inventor of the earth anchor, mayor of Centralia, and founder of the A.B. Chance Company
 * J'den Cox – wrestler, Olympic medalist
 * Kevin Croom – UFC Mixed Martial Artist
 * Jack D. Crouch – hotelier
 * Derek "Deke" Dickerson – musician
 * Carl Edwards – retired NASCAR driver
 * Jane Froman – singer; actress
 * Nicole Galloway – Missouri State Auditor (2015-2023), Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri (2020)
 * Chuck Graham – politician
 * Ken Griffin – organist
 * Eugene Jerome Hainer – U.S. Representative from Nebraska (1893–1897)
 * William Least Heat-Moon – writer
 * Martin Heinrich – U.S. Senator from New Mexico (2013–present), U.S. Representative from New Mexico (2009–2013)
 * Peter Hessler – journalist
 * Darwin Hindman – mayor of Columbia (1995–2010)
 * Brett James – singer
 * William Jewell – educator, second mayor of Columbia
 * Leon W. Johnson – Air Force General
 * Tyler Johnson – baseball pitcher
 * Daniel Webster Jones – Mormon pioneer
 * John Carleton Jones – president of the University of Missouri
 * Lloyd E. Jones – United States Army major general
 * Kraig Kann – golf commentator
 * Henry Kirklin, horticulturalist, first black instructor at the University of Missouri
 * E. Stanley Kroenke – sports mogul
 * Sergei Kopeikin – astrophysicist
 * Ken Lay – chief executive, Enron
 * Grace Lee – radio and television personality
 * Guy Sumner Lowman, Jr. – linguist
 * Jeff Maggert – professional golfer
 * William Rainey Marshall – 5th Governor of Minnesota (1866–1870)
 * William L. Nelson – U.S. Representative from Missouri (1861–1865)
 * John Neihardt – poet
 * Don Nardo – author
 * Korla Pandit – musician
 * Carlos Pena Jr. – singer
 * Michael Porter Jr. – basketball player for Denver Nuggets
 * William Rainey Marshall – Minnesota Governor
 * James S. Rollins – 19th-century politician
 * Jesse M. Roper – 19th-century naval officer
 * Charles Griffith Ross – press secretary for U.S. President Harry S. Truman
 * Felix Sabates – philanthropist
 * Max Schwabe – U.S. Representative from Missouri (1943–1949)
 * Jon Scott – television journalist
 * John F. Shafroth – U.S. Senator from Colorado (1913–1919), Governor of Colorado (1909–1913), U.S. Representative from Colorado (1895–1904)
 * Clay Shirky – writer
 * Apollo M. O. Smith – aviation executive
 * William Smith – actor
 * William J. Stone – U.S. Senator from Missouri (1903–1918), Governor of Missouri (1893–1897), U.S. Representative from Missouri (1885–1891)
 * Blake Tekotte – baseball player
 * Malcolm Thomas – professional basketball player
 * Nischelle Turner – television personality
 * Zbylut Twardowski – nephrologist
 * Charlie Van Dyke – radio personality
 * Andrew VanWyngarden – musician
 * James "Bud" Walton – co-founder, Wal-Mart
 * Sam Walton – co-founder, Wal-Mart
 * Edwin Moss Watson – editor; publisher
 * Norbert Wiener – mathematician
 * Lisa Wilcox – actress
 * Roger B. Wilson – 52nd Governor of Missouri (2000–2001)

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Bollinger County, Missouri

Bollinger County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 10,567. The county seat, largest and only city, is Marble Hill. The largely rural county is supported by agriculture and construction. The county was officially organized in March 1851 from portions of Wayne, Cape Girardeau and Stoddard Counties, and named in honor of George Frederick Bollinger, an early settler.

Bollinger County is part of the Cape Girardeau, MO–IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is the home of the "Missouri dinosaur" discovered at an archaeological dig near Glen Allen in 1942. Blue Pond, the deepest natural pond in Missouri, is located in the southern portion of the county.

History
In fall 1799, George Frederick Bollinger, a North Carolina settler of German descent persuaded 20 other families to leave North Carolina and settle in a region immediately west of what is now Cape Girardeau, Missouri. To acquire the land, Bollinger first had to sign off a document asserting that he and his fellow settlers were all Roman Catholics. In reality, most of the group were members of the German Reformed Church and none were actually Catholic. However, Don Louis Lorimier, the Spanish Land Commandant of Cape Girardeau, had been impressed by Bollinger on an earlier visit and decided to bend the rules for him and his fellow settlers.

Lorimier's willingness to place German Reformed settlers west of Cape Girardeau is somewhat perplexing given his earlier role in placing a group of Shawnee settlers in that same location. Lorimier had earlier fled Ohio Country with his half-Shawnee wife and a band of Shawnee after a raid by men under George Rogers Clark in 1782. He eventually migrated across the Mississippi River and settled at Cape Girardeau in 1793. Later he was appointed Land Commandant at Cape Girardeau.

The Bollinger-led group of families moved into an area that became known as the "Dutch Settlement" along the Whitewater River in January 1800, crossing their wagons over the Mississippi River after an unusually cold stretch of weather had frozen the surface all the way across.

Meanwhile, ownership of the region shifted in quick succession from Spain to France and then in 1803 to the United States via the Louisiana Purchase. The change in national ownership did not bode well for the earlier Shawnee settlers. In 1825 they were removed permanently when the U.S. government enacted the treaty with the Shawnee in 1825. This treaty, whose first signatory was William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame, required that the Shawnee move to what is now known as Shawnee Mission, Kansas, on land that had previously belonged to the Osage tribes. One of the Cherokee Trail of Tears routes passed through Sedgewickville, while another passed through Glennon and Zalma.

The region west of Cape Girardeau was organized as a county in 1851 and was named Bollinger County in honor of George Frederick Bollinger. The county seat was Dallas, renamed Marble Hill in 1865. In the next county to the west, Madison County, the settlement of Fredericktown was also named after Bollinger.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 621 sqmi, of which 618 sqmi is land and 3.3 sqmi (0.5%) is water. The county's terrain ranges from the Mississippi Delta flatlands in the south to the Ozark Hills in the north.

Adjacent counties

 * Perry County (north)
 * Cape Girardeau County (east)
 * Stoddard County (south)
 * Wayne County (southwest)
 * Madison County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:MO-34.svg|20px]] Route 34
 * [[Image:MO-51.svg|20px]] Route 51
 * [[Image:MO-72.svg|20px]] Route 72

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,029 people, 4,576 households, and 3,464 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 /mi2. There were 5,522 housing units at an average density of 9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.79% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Approximately 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,576 households, out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,744, and the median income for a family was $42,948. Males had a median income of $26,078 versus $17,588 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,387. About 10.90% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.

The most commonly reported first ancestries in Bollinger County were 34% German, 24% United States or American, 10% Irish, 9% English, 3% Dutch, 2% French (excluding Basque), and 1% Scottish.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Bollinger County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Bollinger County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (42.43%), Roman Catholics (25.19%), and United Methodists (10.46%).

Economy
Like many rural areas, the standard of living in Bollinger County is significantly lower than many other places. In 2008, the cost of living index in Bollinger County was low (76.0) compared to the U.S. average of 100. The unemployment rate in Bollinger County is also lower than the state and national levels. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the October 2008 unemployment rate in the United States was 6.7 percent whereas in Missouri it was 6.5 percent. According to economic research compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the October 2008 unemployment rate in Bollinger County was 5.6 percent.

The most common industries providing employment in Bollinger County consist of manufacturing (25.5%), educational, health and social services (14.7%), construction (12.3%), and retail trade (10.8%) while other kinds of industries account for the rest (36.7%). The most common industries for males in Bollinger County are construction (20%), agriculture, forestry, fishing and/or hunting (8%), truck transportation (5%), transportation equipment (5%), metal and metal products (4%), repair and maintenance (4%), and paper (4%). The most common occupations for males in the county included driving/sales workers and truck drivers (9%), other production occupations including supervisors (8%), electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance and repair occupations including supervisors (6%), vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers and repairers (6%), metal and plastic workers (6%), carpenters (5%), and hand-laborers and material movers (5%). For females, the most common industries are health care (16%), educational services (9%), apparel (8%), accommodation and food services (6%), finance and insurance (4%), public administration (4%), and metal and metal products (4%). The most common occupations for females includes other production occupations including supervisors (9%), textile, apparel and furnishings workers (8%), secretaries and administrative assistants (6%), other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%), building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%), other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%), and retail sales workers not including cashiers (3%).

A majority of employees in Bollinger County (78%) receive a private wage or salary, 10% work in public or government jobs, 11% is self-employed while another 1% performs some sort of unpaid family work. A majority of workers in the county (76%) drive their own cars to work, 16% carpools, 5% works at home, 2% walks, 1% takes a bus or trolley bus, and less than 1 percent rides to work on a motorcycle or uses some other form of transportation.

Agriculture
Like it is in many rural areas, agriculture and farming plays a critical role in the economy of Bollinger County. The average size of a farm in the county is 250 acre. The average value of agricultural products sold per farm was $21,451 while the average total farm production expenses per farm was $19,413. The average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm was $36,801 and 31.69% of land in farms consisted of harvested croplands. In the county, 93.65% of all farms were operated by a family or one individual. The average age of the principal farm owner in the county was 56 years old. The average number of cattle and calves per 100 acre of all land in farms in the county was 14.10 while 0.61% of all cattle and cows were used for milking. There were 33 acre of land in orchards in Bollinger County. The most common crops are soybeans for beans with 20279 acre harvested, corn for grain with 10057 acre harvested, and all wheat for grain with 2857 acre harvested.

Education
As of 2007, 70.7% of residents 25 years of age and older in Bollinger County had a high school diploma or higher as their highest educational attainment while 6.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

Public schools

 * Leopold R-III School District – Leopold
 * Leopold Elementary School (K–6)
 * Leopold High School (7–12)
 * Meadow Heights R-II School District – Patton
 * Meadow Heights Elementary School (PK–6)
 * Meadow Heights High School (7–12)
 * Woodland R-IV School District – Marble Hill
 * Woodland Elementary School (K–4)
 * Woodland Middle School (5–8)
 * Woodland High School (9–12)
 * Zalma R-V School District – Zalma
 * Zalma Elementary School (K–6)
 * Zalma High School (7–12)

Public libraries

 * Bollinger County Library

Crime
Although it is not as prevalent in Bollinger County as it is in more urban areas, the county is not immune from crime. As reported by the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department, there were no murders, six rapes, no robberies, 44 assaults, 54 burglaries, 84 thefts, and three auto thefts reported in the county in 2004–2005.

While Missouri has the notorious reputation as the state with the most methamphetamine lab busts in the United States, the number of lab incidents in Bollinger County is significantly lower and basically nonexistent when compared to the regional and statewide average. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, there were no methamphetamine lab busts reported in Bollinger County in 2008.

A growing concern among residents in Bollinger County, however, is underage drinking and driving while intoxicated.

Climate and weather
Missouri generally has a humid continental climate with cool to cold winters and long, hot summers. Due to its location in the interior United States, Missouri often experiences extremes in temperatures. Not having either large mountains or oceans nearby to moderate its temperature, its climate is alternately influenced by air from the cold Arctic and the hot and humid Gulf of Mexico. In the southern part of the state, particularly in the Bootheel, the climate borders on a humid subtropical climate. Therefore, Bollinger County, which is located above the Bootheel, can be said to have more of a humid continental climate sometimes influenced by a humid subtropical climate. Average temperatures in Bollinger County range from 22 °F in January to 89 °F in July. According to Weather.com, some weather facts about Bollinger County include the following:

 * On average, the warmest month in Bollinger County is July.
 * The highest recorded temperature in Bollinger County was 108 °F in 1954.
 * January is the average coolest month in Bollinger County.
 * The lowest recorded temperature in Bollinger County was -27 °F in 1951.
 * The maximum average precipitation in Bollinger County occurs in March (4.91 inches).

The historical area-adjusted tornado activity in Bollinger County is near the Missouri state average but is 1.7 times above the U.S. national average. Tornadoes in the county have caused one fatality and 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On April 27, 2002, an F3 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 158-206 mph killed a teenage boy in between Hahn and Marble Hill and injured 16 people and caused $4 million in damages.

2023 tornado
In the early morning hours of April 5, 2023, an EF2 tornado caused damage in Glen Allen and Grassy, killing 5 people and injuring multiple people.

Local
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Bollinger County, holding every elected office in the county.

State
All of Bollinger County is a part of Missouri's 145th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Rick Francis (R-Perryville). Francis was reelected to a third term in 2020.

All of Bollinger County is a part of Missouri's 27th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Holly Thompson Rehder (R-Sikeston).

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

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

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

Political culture
Bollinger County is a Republican stronghold at the presidential level. No Democratic nominee has won Bollinger County since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Since then, voters in the county have consistently backed Republican presidential nominees.

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 Bollinger 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 Bollinger County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide and carried a majority of the vote in Bollinger County.

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

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

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Bollinger 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.

Attractions
A part of Missouri's River Heritage Region, Bollinger County has several historical points of interest:
 * The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History, located in Marble Hill, houses a growing collection of natural history specimens and Native American artifacts from Missouri and other artifacts from around the world. The museum is home to "the Missouri dinosaur"
 * The Massey Log House, built in 1869, located in Marble Hill
 * The Alma Fisher One-Room School in Marble Hill
 * The Cat Ranch Art Guild, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in the county, is located in Marble Hill. It was started in memory of Tom Runnels, a local artist, sculptor and writer who died of brain cancer on September 3, 2000. The Guild's name is taken from Tom and his wife Saundra Runnels's property, which is called The Cat Ranch.
 * St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold has one of the oldest pipe organs west of the Mississippi River.

City

 * Marble Hill

Villages

 * Glen Allen
 * Sedgewickville
 * Zalma

Unincorporated communities

 * Alliance
 * Arab
 * Bessville
 * Buchanan
 * Burg
 * Castor
 * Crump
 * Dongola
 * Drum
 * Gipsy
 * Glennon
 * Grassy
 * Greenbrier
 * Hahn
 * Hurricane
 * Huskey
 * Laflin
 * Leopold
 * Lixville
 * Lodge
 * Mayfield
 * Patton
 * Precinct
 * Sank
 * Scheperville
 * Scopus
 * Shrum
 * Sturdivant
 * Tallent

Townships
Bollinger County is divided into eight townships:

Notable people

 * Madison Roswell Smith, U.S. ambassador to Haiti (1912–1914) and U.S. representative (D-Missouri) (1907–1909)
 * James Fulton Zimmerman, educator and historian
 * Orville Zimmerman, U.S. representative (D-Missouri) (1935–1948)

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Benton County, Missouri

Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 753 sqmi, of which 704 sqmi is land and 48 sqmi (6.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Pettis County (north)
 * Morgan County (northeast)
 * Camden County (southeast)
 * Hickory County (south)
 * St. Clair County (southwest)
 * Henry County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 65.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 65
 * [[Image:MO-7.svg|25px]] Route 7
 * [[Image:MO-83.svg|25px]] Route 83
 * [[Image:MO-82.svg|25px]] Route 82
 * [[Image:MO-52.svg|25px]] Route 52

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,180 people, 7,420 households, and 5,179 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 /mi2. There were 12,691 housing units at an average density of 18 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.96% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Approximately 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,420 households, out of which 23.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 21.80% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,646, and the median income for a family was $32,459. Males had a median income of $26,203 versus $19,054 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,457. About 10.20% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.50% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Benton County is a part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Benton County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (38.72%), Lutherans (LCMS) (19.06%), and United Methodists (14.49%).

Public schools

 * Cole Camp R-I School District – Cole Camp
 * Cole Camp Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Cole Camp Middle School (06-08)
 * Cole Camp High School (09-12)
 * Lincoln R-II School District – Lincoln
 * Lincoln Elementary School (K-06)
 * Lincoln High School (07-12)
 * Warsaw R-IX School District – Warsaw
 * North Elementary School (PK-05)
 * South Elementary School (PK-05)
 * John Boise Middle School (06-08)
 * Warsaw High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Cornerstone Academy of the Ozarks - Warsaw (PK-12) - Interdenominational Christian
 * Lutheran School Association – Cole Camp (K-08) – Lutheran
 * Most of the students who attend Cole Camp's Lutheran School Association attend Benton County R-1 High in Cole Camp.

Public libraries

 * Boonslick Regional Library

Local
The Republican Party controls politics at the local level in Benton County. Republicans hold every elected position in the county.

State
Benton County is split between two of Missouri's legislative districts that elect members of the Missouri House of Representatives. Both are represented by Republicans.

 * District 57 — Rodger Reedy (R-Windsor). Consists of the northern half of the county, including Cole Camp, Ionia, and Lincoln.

 * District 125 — Jim Kalberloh (R-Lowry City). Consists of the southern half of the county, including Edwards and Warsaw.

All of Benton County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate, which is represented by Sandy Crawford (R-Buffalo). A previous incumbent, Mike Parson, was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016 and became Governor in 2018 following the resignation of Eric Greitens.

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

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

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

Political culture
At the presidential level, Benton County is solidly Republican. Benton County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Benton County in 1996 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Franklin Roosevelt in 1932.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Benton County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Benton County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 64.74% of Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide and carried a majority in Benton County.

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

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

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

Cities

 * Cole Camp
 * Lincoln
 * Warsaw (county seat)

Village

 * Ionia

Census-designated places

 * Bent Tree Harbor
 * White Branch

Townships

 * Alexander
 * Cole
 * Fristoe
 * North Lindsey
 * South Lindsey
 * Tom
 * Union
 * White
 * Williams

Other communities

 * Avery
 * Bentonville
 * Brandon
 * Cold Springs
 * Crest
 * Crockerville
 * Dell
 * Dell Junction
 * Edmonson
 * Edwards
 * Fristoe
 * Hastain
 * Knobby
 * Lake Creek
 * Lakeview Heights
 * Lively
 * Majorville
 * Mora
 * Mount Hulda
 * Palo Pinto
 * Racket
 * Santiago
 * Tackner
 * Valley View
 * Whitakerville
 * Wisdom
 * Zora

Notable people

 * Martin Heinrich - U.S. Senator (D-New Mexico) (2013–present), U.S. Representative (D-New Mexico) (2009-2013)
 * Stan Kroenke- owner of Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and majority owner of Arsenal

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Bates County, Missouri

Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,042. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates, the second Governor of Missouri.

This mostly rural county has an overwhelmingly ethnic European-American population, which has declined in number since the early 20th century as people have moved to cities.

History
The borderlands of Kansas and Missouri were battlegrounds for insurgents during the American Civil War, with raids going back and forth across the border. Bates County is noted as the site for the first combat engagement during the war of African-American soldiers serving with the Union and against Confederate forces, which occurred on October 28–29, 1862. The First Kansas Colored Division (part of the state militia) fought Confederate guerrillas at the Battle of Island Mound four miles north of present-day Rich Hill, Missouri, and the Union forces won.

The Kansas soldiers were badly outnumbered but stood their ground, fighting valiantly. The skirmish was covered by The New York Times, which noted the men's bravery at a time when many people questioned whether former slaves could make good soldiers. Their heroic action preceded President Abraham Lincoln's announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863 and establishment of the United States Colored Troops.

Following a massacre of men and boys and the burning of Lawrence, Kansas, by Confederate bushwhackers in the summer of 1863, the United States General Ewing ordered the evacuation of the civilian population from rural areas of Bates and nearby counties except for within a mile of certain Union-controlled cities, in order to cut off sources of support for Confederate insurgents. This was done under Order No. 11. The county had been a base of Confederate guerrillas. But, Ewing's order generated outrage and added to support of guerrillas in some areas.

This mostly rural county continued to support agriculture in the decades after the Civil War. Since the early 20th century, population has declined as people have moved to cities for work.

Legacy and honors

 * A statue commemorating the Battle of Island Mound was installed on the north lawn of the county courthouse in Butler, seven miles from the skirmish site.
 * The skirmish area has been preserved since 2012 as the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, and its historic prairie is being restored.
 * The Battle of Island Mound (2014) is a short documentary film made in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; it won two Emmy Awards in 2015 for historic documentary and cinematography.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 851 sqmi, of which 837 sqmi is land and 15 sqmi (1.7%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Cass County (north)
 * Henry County (northeast)
 * St. Clair County (southeast)
 * Vernon County (south)
 * Linn County, Kansas (west)
 * Miami County, Kansas (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-49 (MO).svg|25px]] Interstate 49
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:MO-18.svg|25px]] Route 18
 * [[Image:MO-52.svg|25px]] Route 52

Transit

 * Jefferson Lines

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,653 people, 6,511 households, and 4,557 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 /mi2. There were 7,247 housing units at an average density of 8 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 0.61% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Approximately 1.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,511 households, out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,731, and the median income for a family was $36,470. Males had a median income of $30,298 versus $19,772 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,477. About 11.50% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Bates County is regarded as being a part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Bates County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (34.21%), United Methodists (15.78%), and Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (14.48%).

Public schools

 * Adrian R-III School District – Adrian
 * Adrian Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Adrian High School (06-12)
 * Ballard R-II School District – Butler
 * Ballard Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Ballard High School (07-12)
 * Butler R-V School District – Butler
 * Butler Elementary School (K-06)
 * Butler High School (07-12)
 * Hume R-VIII School District – Hume
 * Hume Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Hume High School (06-12)
 * Miami R-I School District – Amoret
 * Miami Elementary School (K-06)
 * Miami High School (07-12)
 * Rich Hill R-IV School District – Rich Hill
 * Rich Hill Elementary School (K-05)
 * Rich Hill High School (06-12)

Private schools

 * Zion Lutheran School – Rockville (02-09) – Lutheran

Public libraries

 * Butler Public Library
 * Rich Hill Memorial Library

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

State
Bates County is split between three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.

 * District 56 — Michael Davis (R-Kansas City). Consists of unincorporated areas in the northwestern quadrant of the county south of Drexel.

 * District 57 — Rodger Reedy (R-Windsor). Consists of unincorporated areas in the northern part of the county south of Archie and Creighton.

 * District 126 — Patricia Pike (R-Adrian). Consists of most of the entire county.

All of Bates County is a part of Missouri's 31st Senatorial District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem31/#:~:text=Senator%20Rick%20Brattin%20was%20elected,55th%20District%20in%20Cass%20County. Rick Brattin] (R-Harrisonville).

Federal
All of Bates County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and as of 2022 was represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hartzler was elected to a sixth term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Lindsey Simmons.

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

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

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

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Bates County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings, at least on the state and national levels. Despite Bates County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 75.43% of Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

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

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

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination.

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

Cities

 * Adrian
 * Amoret
 * Amsterdam
 * Butler (county seat)
 * Drexel
 * Rich Hill
 * Rockville
 * Hume

Villages

 * Foster
 * Merwin
 * Passaic

Unincorporated communities

 * Altona
 * Ballard
 * Burdett
 * Crescent Hill
 * Hudson
 * Johnstown
 * Mayesburg
 * New Home
 * Nyhart
 * Papinville
 * Pleasant Gap
 * Prairie City
 * Sprague
 * Spruce
 * Virginia
 * Worland

Townships
Bates County is divided into 24 townships:

 * Charlotte
 * Deepwater
 * Deer Creek
 * East Boone
 * Elkhart
 * Grand River
 * Homer
 * Howard
 * Hudson
 * Lone Oak
 * Mingo
 * Mound
 * Mount Pleasant
 * New Home
 * Osage
 * Pleasant Gap
 * Prairie
 * Rockville
 * Shawnee
 * Spruce
 * Summit
 * Walnut
 * West Boone
 * West Point

Notable people

 * Robert Heinlein, science fiction author who was born and lived in Butler, mentioned the town in his short story "Requiem" and the novel To Sail Beyond the Sunset, in which the main character mentions the town several times
 * Howard Maple, professional athlete in American football and baseball
 * Charles O'Rear, photographer and author best known for his photo Bliss, the default wallpaper of Windows XP
 * Stan Wall, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Warren Welliver, Missouri Supreme Court Justice (1979–1989)

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Barton County, Missouri

Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637. Its county seat is Lamar. The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884. The female bandit, Little Britches, was born in Barton County in 1879.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 597 sqmi, of which 592 sqmi is land and 4.8 sqmi (0.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Vernon County (north)
 * Cedar County (northeast)
 * Dade County (east)
 * Jasper County (south)
 * Crawford County, Kansas (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-49 (MO).svg|25px]] Interstate 49
 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:US 160.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 160
 * [[Image:MO-43.svg|25px]] Route 43
 * [[Image:MO-126.svg|25px]] Route 126

Airport
Lamar Municipal Airport (LLU) serves the county and surrounding communities.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,541 people, 4,895 households, and 3,441 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 /mi2. There were 5,409 housing units at an average density of 9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.93% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,895 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,275, and the median income for a family was $35,638. Males had a median income of $25,254 versus $19,663 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,987. About 11.00% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Barton County is regarded as a part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Barton County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (29.18%), United Methodists (26.59%), and Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (12.96%).

Public schools

 * Liberal R-II School District - Liberal
 * Liberal Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Liberal Middle School (06-08)
 * Liberal High School (09-12)
 * Lamar R-I School District - Lamar
 * Lamar East Primary School (K-02)
 * Lamar Elementary School (03-05)
 * Lamar Middle School (06-08)
 * Lamar High School (09-12)
 * Golden City R-III School District - Golden City
 * Golden City Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Golden City High School (07-12)

Public libraries

 * Barton County Library
 * Sheldon City Library

Cities

 * Golden City
 * Lamar (county seat)
 * Liberal
 * Mindenmines

Villages

 * Burgess
 * Lamar Heights
 * Milford

Census-designated place

 * Irwin

Other unincorporated places

 * Boston
 * Bushnell
 * Doylesport
 * Dublin
 * Esrom
 * Hannon
 * Iantha
 * Kenoma
 * Nashville
 * Newport
 * Oakton
 * Oskaloosa
 * Verdella

Townships
Barton County is divided into fifteen townships:

Notable people

 * Blaine Durbin — Major League Baseball player with Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates in early 20th century
 * Wyatt Earp and family — famous frontier lawman
 * Bob Harmon, Major League Baseball player with St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates in early 20th century
 * Charles Henry Morgan — U.S. Representative from Missouri as both a Democrat (1875–79, 1883–85) and a Republican (1909–11)
 * Harry S. Truman — 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953); 34th Vice President of the United States (1945-1945), became president upon death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945; U.S. Senator (D-Missouri) (1935-1945)

Local
Republicans control politics at the local level in Barton County, holding all of the elected positions in the county.

State
All of Barton County is a part of Missouri's 127th Legislative District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Ann Kelley (R-Lamar).

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

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

Barton County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Eric Schmitt.

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

Political culture
At the presidential level, Barton County is overwhelmingly Republican. Barton County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. A Democrat hasn't carried the county in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Barton County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings.

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 Barton 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 Barton County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

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

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

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

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) carried Barton County in the 2008 Democratic 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.

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Barry County, Missouri

Barry County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,534. Its county seat is Cassville. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry, a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky. The town of Barry, also named after the postmaster-general, was located just north of Kansas City, not in Barry County.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 791 sqmi, of which 778 sqmi is land and 13 sqmi (1.6%) is water. Roaring River State Park is located in the southern part of the county, amid the Mark Twain National Forest.

Adjacent counties

 * Lawrence County (north)
 * Stone County (east)
 * Carroll County, Arkansas (southeast)
 * Benton County, Arkansas (south)
 * McDonald County (southwest)
 * Newton County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 60.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:MO-37.svg|25px]] Route 37
 * [[Image:MO-39.svg|25px]] Route 39
 * [[Image:MO-76.svg|25px]] Route 76
 * [[Image:MO-86.svg|25px]] Route 86
 * [[Image:MO-97.svg|25px]] Route 97
 * [[Image:MO-248.svg|25px]] Route 248

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,010 people, 13,398 households, and 9,579 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 /mi2. There were 15,964 housing units at an average density of 20 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 94.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.25% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Approximately 5.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.5% were of American, 15.5% German, 11.7% English and 10.4% Irish ancestry.

There were 13,398 households, out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $34,043. Males had a median income of $25,381 versus $18,631 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,980. About 11.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Barry County is regarded as being a part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Barry County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (50.27%), Roman Catholics (19.26%), and United Methodists (4.67%).

Public schools

 * Cassville R-IV School District – Cassville
 * Eunice Thomas Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Cassville Intermediate School (03-05)
 * Cassville Middle School (06-08)
 * Cassville High School (09-12)
 * Exeter R-VI School District] – Exeter
 * Exeter Elementary School (K-08)
 * Exeter High School (09-12)
 * Monett R-I School District] – Monett
 * Monett Elementary School (PK-02)
 * Central Park Elementary School (03-04)
 * Monett Intermediate School (05-06)
 * Monett Middle School (07-08)
 * Monett High School (09-12)
 * Purdy R-II School District Purdy
 * Purdy Elementary School (K-04)
 * Purdy Middle School (05-08)
 * Purdy High School (09-12)
 * Shell Knob School District No. 78 – Shell Knob
 * Shell Knob Elementary School (K-08)
 * Southwest R-V School District Washburn
 * Southwest Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Southwest Middle School (05-08)
 * Southwest High School (09-12)
 * Wheaton R-III School District – Wheaton
 * Wheaton Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Wheaton High School (07-12)

Private schools

 * St. Lawrence Catholic School – Monett (K-06) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries

 * Barry-Lawrence Regional Library

Cities

 * Cassville (county seat)
 * Exeter
 * Monett
 * Pierce City
 * Purdy
 * Seligman
 * Washburn
 * Wheaton

Villages

 * Arrow Point
 * Butterfield
 * Chain-O-Lakes
 * Emerald Beach

Census-designated places

 * Eagle Rock
 * Golden
 * Shell Knob (partly in Stone County)

Other unincorporated communities

 * Cato
 * Corsicana
 * Jenkins
 * Leann
 * Lohmer
 * Madry
 * Mayflower
 * McDowell
 * Mineral Spring
 * Osa
 * Pasley
 * Pioneer
 * Pleasant Ridge
 * Pulaskifield
 * Ridgely
 * Scholten
 * Travers
 * Viola
 * Wheelerville
 * Yonkerville

Townships
Barry County is divided into 25 townships:

 * Ash
 * Butterfield
 * Capps Creek
 * Corsicana
 * Crane Creek
 * Exeter
 * Flat Creek
 * Jenkins
 * Kings Prairie
 * Liberty
 * McDonald
 * McDowell
 * Mineral
 * Monett
 * Mountain
 * Ozark
 * Pioneer
 * Pleasant Ridge
 * Purdy
 * Roaring River
 * Shell Knob
 * Sugar Creek
 * Washburn
 * Wheaton
 * White River

Notable people

 * Clete Boyer – Major League Baseball player
 * Scott Fitzpatrick – Missouri State Treasurer (2019–present)
 * Don Johnson – Actor
 * Curtis F. Marbut – Director of the Soil Survey Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1913–1935)

Local
Republicans control politics at the local level in Barry County, holding every elected position in the county.

State
All of Barry County is a part of Missouri's 158th Legislative District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Scott Cupps (R-Shell Knob).

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

Barry County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale).

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

Political culture
At the presidential level, Barry County is solidly Republican. Barry County strongly favored Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. No Democrat has carried the county's votes in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Barry County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings.

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 Barry 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 Barry County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

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

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) both won statewide and carried Barry County by a small margin.

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

2008
In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee carried Barry County, receiving more votes than any other candidate of either party.

Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) easily won Barry 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.

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History
I'm going to remove the "History" section of the article in a moment, because it is Any objections? --Paul A 04:25, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) quite horrifically malformed, formatting-and-layout-wise
 * 2) a blatant rip-off from the site listed as an external link

[moved from User:Paul A:]
 * 1) My apologies please tidy it up. Not all of us are experts :-)
 * 2) as this is my site I am quite entitled to 'rip it off'

I would like the history 'rip off' returned As you were kind enough to remove it perhaps you woulld be kind enough to return and format it so I can look at the code

Thanks for your interest :-)

ProjeX 06:52, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[end moved]

 * Sorry about that: both about being grumpy about the formatting, and about assuming the worst about the source of the timeline. It would have been helpful if you had, when you added the History section, left a message on this talk page mentioning that it was from your own site - something to bear in mind in future?
 * I will have a shot at formatting the History section, but there are some bits there that I really can't make out what it's meant to say. Please excuse any blunders.
 * --Paul A 02:50, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * (P.S. - In future, please don't leave messages on my User page - or anybody else's User page for that matter; that's not what they're for.)

Wandsworth Common railway
I added wandsworth common station to the list and placed it at the top, because it is in fact nearer to the center of Tooting than any of the other stations. I am certain that is accurate, since i get off at that station to get to college. :)

I will be removing Wandsworth Common Station as it is over a kilometre away from Tooting Broadway Station as the crow flies, and is in fact closer to Balham Station. As Balham has its own article showing Balham and Wandsworth Common as its two principle Railway stations, i dont think it needs inclusion under Tooting. Deckchair 08:36, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

I see Wandsworth Common station has re-appeared without any discussion. I believe that it should be removed for the reasons stated above. If the user who reinstated this station has a good reason for its inclusion then please say so. Deckchair 11:41, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Wandsworth Common station is surely closer to Tooting Bec than it is to Balham? Snottysnail (talk) 01:16, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Please stop "Labour Party" marketing
I am somewhat sceptical of your motives for putting links to Sadiq Khan's blog and the Labour Party site on the Tooting wiki page.

Wikipedia is an open-source project and not a free-for-all marketing or SEO tool.

I have a business in Tooting and could easily abuse wikipedia for marketing purposes; however, it would be antisocial to do so.

Consider the consequences for your reputation should you persist. People such as myself who were initially sceptical of Sadiq have seen him cope relatively well in the media and are prepared to be won over. Don't ruin this by getting involved in mindless vandalism!

When editing a page, you should consider whether the information you are presenting is for the public good, or for promotion of your own organisation.

By all means, keep the part in the main text that mentions that Sadiq is the MP for Tooting. It is relevant. But please remove the external links to Sadiq's page and the Labour page, and put them on the appropriate wiki pages for Sadiq Khan. Not on the Tooting page. It is not directly relevant.

Addendum: even though there is now a link to Stephanie Dearden (liberal democrat) page, which balances it a little, this is still all a little irrelevant and so still needs an NPOV marker

Until we find a satisfactory way to link to political pages etc from this page, or else include all active political parties, it will be biased.

Brendanurbanwarrior 28 June 2005 15:51 (UTC)

I've just noticed that there is a proper political page here, so perhaps it's better to hang all the political stuff off there and simply link to that page. So I am proposing that the Tooting page be solely about Tooting, the town, and the constituency page be solely about the constituency (i.e. what used to be called "Wandsworth Central" or whatever). The two pages can link to each other of course.

Brendanurbanwarrior 28 June 2005 21:41 (UTC)

Political links now in Tooting constituency page
In the spirit of fairness, I have put the political links in the Tooting (UK Parliament constituency) page.

Brendanurbanwarrior 4 July 2005 17:32 (UTC)

Wandsworth Common station
I've just changed the order of railway stations to reflect better Wandsworth Common station's relationship to Tooting. I don't consider it nearer or more significant than Tooting and Balham railway stations in its relationship to Tooting, so dropped it to third. I was born and brought up in Upper Tooting and am well aware of all the stations mentioned.

Is Tooting Bec Lido the largest in Europe?
According to Wandsworth Council, it is

I'm happy if someone can prove to the contrary, then to change it back to just Britain. Then I will tell the council. cheers

Brendanurbanwarrior 07:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm not even sure that it is the largest in Britain - Penwith Council claim that the main pool of the Jubilee Pool at Penzance "has an area of approximately 2875 square metres and holds 1,106,665 gallons of seawater". http://www.penwith.gov.uk/media/adobe/e/f/jubileepool-flier_1.pdf

By my reckoning, Tooting is 90.9x30.3 metres = 2754.27 square metres.

--Lang rabbie 17:11, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

But Tooting Lido is 90*33m

Brendanurbanwarrior 18:13, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, the Lido was constructed (in real money) as 100 yards by 100 feet (33 yards, 1 foot). http://www.slsc.org.uk/Lido-History.htm

Apologies, I'm not sure where I got my earlier metres figure from, which I suspect had rounded down to 33 yards x 99 yards. Applying a standard calculation of 1 yard=0.9144metres on the correct imperial dimensions gives 91.44 metres x 30.48 metres and a total area of 2787.09 square metres.

A recent Amateur Swimming Association press release for the open water championshops described Tooting "as the UK’s largest, unheated, fresh water, open-air pool" --Lang rabbie 19:16, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Food and Retail
I see no point in a Encyclopedia listing a number of Curry house and bars - this is an Encyclopedia not the Yellow pages --User:Gruff 11:35 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the "eateries" section just seems wrong with the statement "Tooting features many world class restaurants" I will be removing this. While i enjoy some of the restaurants in Tooting, i dont think any of them come up to world class standard Deckchair 10:15, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Events in 2007
Do two assaults outside Tooting Broadway Underground station really merit inclusion in the list of notable events in Tooting's history? As someone must have added this relatively recently, I won't delete just yet so that I can be shown the error of my ways. Bencherlite 17:19, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

I dont believe the assaults should be included. If we were to include every assault that ever happened in Tooting then it would be a very long list. While assault is serious i dont believe it is worth including as a notable event in the history of Tooting. Deckchair 13:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Removed. Bencherlite 21:12, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Notable residents
I do not think the following are particularly notable and therefore should be removed from this list.

Christopher "Toots" Vivion, Kenny Day, Huw Jordan. Any objections? Deckchair 11:11, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I see that the list of "notables" has increased again. Looking on google doesnt shed any light on why these people are notable and there are no articles for them Deckchair 10:57, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, and have trimmed the list down again. There was no explanation given when they were added, and appear to be NN. --Onorem♠Dil 11:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Really not sure that Michael Angelis counts as being from Tooting - He may have lived there, but he's undeniably from Liverpool. If being a resident is sufficient qualification, then that would let in actor Patrick Stewart, who has a house on St James Drive Snottysnail (talk) 02:35, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I deleted 'Molly Richardson' from the list as she had no Wiki page and so was non-notable. If she ever acquires notability please feel free to re-add her.  Smokey TheCat  05:22, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Sport
The reference to 'boxing... taking off in Tooting' strikes me as advertising. I'm not sure I would put the availability of lessons at the leisure centre as evidence that anything is taking off. Was the opening of Cafe Nero evidence of a sudden surge in the popularity of coffee in the area?

Any objections to this being deleted?Gaffertape (talk) 21:00, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Not from me. A ref in a national newspaper, or a notable local boxer might help change my mind! Cheers Kbthompson (talk) 13:33, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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