Grundy County, Missouri
Grundy County | |
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Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Grundy County is a
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Mercer County (north)
- Sullivan County (east)
- Linn County (southeast)
- Livingston County (south)
- Daviess County (southwest)
- Harrison County (northwest)
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 3,006 | — | |
1860 | 7,887 | 162.4% | |
1870 | 10,567 | 34.0% | |
1880 | 15,185 | 43.7% | |
1890 | 17,876 | 17.7% | |
1900 | 17,832 | −0.2% | |
1910 | 16,744 | −6.1% | |
1920 | 17,554 | 4.8% | |
1930 | 16,135 | −8.1% | |
1940 | 15,716 | −2.6% | |
1950 | 13,220 | −15.9% | |
1960 | 12,220 | −7.6% | |
1970 | 11,819 | −3.3% | |
1980 | 11,959 | 1.2% | |
1990 | 10,536 | −11.9% | |
2000 | 10,432 | −1.0% | |
2010 | 10,261 | −1.6% | |
2020 | 9,808 | −4.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1] |
As of the
There were 4,204 households, out of which 28.28% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.05% were married couples living together, 8.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.92% were non-families. 31.14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.37% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.04% under the age of 18, 9.27% from 18 to 24, 20.29% from 25 to 44, 25.93% from 45 to 64, and 20.47% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females there were 91.22 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.03 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,239, and the median income for a family was $45,959. Males had a median income of $31,843 versus $25,231 for females. The
Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Grundy County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Grundy County who adhere to a religion are
2020 Census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
9,121 | 93% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
50 | 0.5% |
Native American (NH)
|
33 | 0.34% |
Asian (NH)
|
54 | 0.55% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|
8 | 0.08% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
|
301 | 3.07% |
Latino
|
241 | 2.5% |
Education
Public schools
- Grundy County R-V School District – Galt
- Grundy County Elementary School (K-06)
- Grundy County High School (07-12)
- Laredo R-VII School District – Laredo
- Laredo Elementary School (K-08)
- Pleasant View R-VI School District – Trenton
- Pleasant View Elementary School (PK-08)
- Spickard R-II School District – Spickard
- Spickard Elementary School (PK-06)
- Trenton R-IX School District – Trenton
- Rissler Elementary School (PK-04)
- Trenton Middle School (05-08)
- Trenton High School (09-12)
Private schools
Public libraries
- Grundy County Jewett Norris Library[12]
Communities
Cities
Village
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Source[13]
- Franklin
- Harrison
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Marion
- Myers
- Taylor
- Trenton
- Washington
- Wilson
Notable people
- Harold Leland “Hal” Call, LGBT rights activist, pornographer and publisher
- Enoch Crowder, U.S. Army general and Ambassador to Cuba
- Roy Gardner, bank robber
- Governor of Missouri (1921-1925), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture(1929-1933)
- Dixielandtrumpet player
- Gregg Miller, inventor and author
Politics
Local
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Grundy County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.
Grundy County, Missouri | |||
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Elected countywide officials | |||
Assessor | Nathanial Curtis | Republican | |
Circuit Clerk | Becky Stanturf | Republican | |
County Clerk | Courtney Campbell | Republican | |
Commissioner (Presiding) | Phillip Ray | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 1) | Don Sager | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 2) | Brad Chumbley | Republican | |
Coroner | Dewayne Slater | Republican | |
Prosecuting Attorney | Kelly Puckett | Republican | |
Public Administrator | Adria Moore | Republican | |
Sheriff | Rodney Herring | Republican | |
Treasurer | Barbara Harris | Republican |
State
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties
|
---|---|---|---|
2020
|
79.91% 3,537 | 18.55% 821 | 1.54% 68 |
2016
|
68.59% 3,046 | 28.57% 1,269 | 2.84% 126 |
2012
|
53.86% 2,352 | 42.41% 1,852 | 3.73% 163 |
2008
|
53.65% 2,512 | 43.61% 2,042 | 2.73% 128 |
2004
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58.87% 2,836 | 39.24% 1,890 | 1.89% 91 |
2000
|
64.50% 3,029 | 32.37% 1,520 | 3.14% 147 |
1996
|
32.82% 1,528 | 64.83% 3,018 | 2.34% 109 |
All of Grundy County is a part of Missouri's 2nd District in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mazzie Christensen | 10,606 | 100.00% | +17.62 |
All of Grundy County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Black | 51,470 | 80.8% | ||
Democratic | Michael J. Baumli | 12,254 | 19.2% |
Federal
All of Grundy County is included in
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sam Graves | 3,662 | 83.28% | +2.68 | |
Democratic | Gena L. Ross | 661 | 15.03% | -1.39 | |
Libertarian | Jim Higgins | 74 | 1.68% | -1.30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sam Graves | 2,921 | 80.60% | +0.42 | |
Democratic | Henry Robert Martin | 595 | 16.42% | -0.54 | |
Libertarian | Dan Hogan | 108 | 2.98% | +1.03 |
Grundy County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the
).Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josh Hawley | 2,641 | 72.68% | +28.65 | |
Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 871 | 23.97% | -22.82 | |
Independent
|
Craig O'Dear | 65 | 1.79% | ||
Libertarian | Japheth Campbell | 39 | 1.07% | -8.12 | |
Green
|
Jo Crain | 18 | 0.50% | +0.50 |
Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Roy Blunt | 2,898 | 65.34% | +21.32 | |
Democratic | Jason Kander | 1,325 | 29.88% | -16.91 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 91 | 2.05% | -7.14 | |
Green
|
Johnathan McFarland | 57 | 1.29% | +1.29 | |
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 64 | 1.44% | +1.44 |
Political culture
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,585 | 80.80% | 799 | 18.01% | 53 | 1.19% |
2016 | 3,462 | 78.18% | 780 | 17.62% | 186 | 4.20% |
2012 | 3,030 | 69.27% | 1,212 | 27.71% | 132 | 3.02% |
2008 | 3,006 | 63.42% | 1,580 | 33.33% | 154 | 3.25% |
2004 | 3,172 | 65.97% | 1,561 | 32.47% | 75 | 1.56% |
2000 | 2,976 | 63.21% | 1,563 | 33.20% | 169 | 3.59% |
1996 | 1,883 | 40.08% | 2,073 | 44.13% | 742 | 15.79% |
1992 | 1,749 | 34.26% | 1,968 | 38.55% | 1,388 | 27.19% |
1988 | 2,668 | 56.38% | 2,052 | 43.36% | 12 | 0.25% |
1984 | 3,156 | 62.91% | 1,861 | 37.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 2,890 | 56.60% | 2,064 | 40.42% | 152 | 2.98% |
1976 | 2,646 | 50.18% | 2,597 | 49.25% | 30 | 0.57% |
1972 | 3,969 | 73.54% | 1,428 | 26.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 3,213 | 57.29% | 1,976 | 35.24% | 419 | 7.47% |
1964 | 2,411 | 41.76% | 3,363 | 58.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 4,422 | 64.68% | 2,415 | 35.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 4,139 | 60.06% | 2,752 | 39.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 4,790 | 63.40% | 2,747 | 36.36% | 18 | 0.24% |
1948 | 3,331 | 51.15% | 3,177 | 48.79% | 4 | 0.06% |
1944 | 4,158 | 58.02% | 2,997 | 41.82% | 12 | 0.17% |
1940 | 4,558 | 54.24% | 3,813 | 45.37% | 33 | 0.39% |
1936 | 4,521 | 51.59% | 4,187 | 47.78% | 55 | 0.63% |
1932 | 2,953 | 42.07% | 4,006 | 57.07% | 61 | 0.87% |
1928 | 5,226 | 68.73% | 2,332 | 30.67% | 46 | 0.60% |
1924 | 3,782 | 50.65% | 2,367 | 31.70% | 1,318 | 17.65% |
1920 | 5,123 | 64.25% | 2,721 | 34.13% | 129 | 1.62% |
1916 | 2,481 | 56.72% | 1,789 | 40.90% | 104 | 2.38% |
1912 | 1,051 | 26.83% | 1,310 | 33.44% | 1,556 | 39.72% |
1908 | 2,407 | 62.71% | 1,359 | 35.41% | 72 | 1.88% |
1904 | 2,596 | 67.15% | 1,195 | 30.91% | 75 | 1.94% |
1900 | 2,576 | 61.61% | 1,532 | 36.64% | 73 | 1.75% |
1896 | 2,778 | 62.05% | 1,675 | 37.41% | 24 | 0.54% |
1892 | 2,468 | 60.71% | 1,375 | 33.83% | 222 | 5.46% |
1888 | 2,344 | 62.04% | 1,363 | 36.08% | 71 | 1.88% |
At the presidential level, Grundy County is reliably Republican. Like many of the rural counties throughout Missouri,
Like most rural areas throughout northern Missouri, voters in Grundy County generally adhere to socially and culturally
Missouri presidential preference primaries
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 Grundy County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joe Biden | 305 | 66.89 | ||
Democratic | Bernie Sanders | 116 | 25.44 | ||
Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 6 | 1.32 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 29 | 6.36 |
Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Grundy County and statewide by large margins.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Donald Trump | 886 | 98.66 | ||
Republican | Bill Weld | 5 | 0.56 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 7 | 0.78 |
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 received majority support in Grundy County.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Donald Trump | 978 | 50.10 | ||
Republican | Ted Cruz | 673 | 34.48 | ||
Republican | John Kasich | 163 | 8.35 | ||
Republican | Marco Rubio | 79 | 4.05 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 59 | 3.02 |
On the Democratic side, former
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernie Sanders | 262 | 53.36 | ||
Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 219 | 44.60 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 10 | 2.03 |
2012
The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Grundy County supported former
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John McCain | 377 | 34.46 | ||
Republican | Mike Huckabee | 361 | 33.00 | ||
Republican | Ron Paul | 210 | 19.20 | ||
Republican | Mitt Romney | 122 | 11.15 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 24 | 2.19 |
Then-
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 485 | 57.95 | ||
Democratic | Barack Obama | 323 | 38.59 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 29 | 3.47 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 170.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 145.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Grundy County, Missouri".
- ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Grundy County Jewett Norris Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Grundy County, Missouri (official site), Township
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
Further reading
- Shoemaker, Floyd C. "Grundy County: Home of Experimentation and Progressive Education Trends." Missouri Historical Review 52 (April 1958): 235-245. online
External links
- http://www.grundycountymo.com - Grundy County Official Website
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Grundy County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books