Howard County, Missouri
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Congressional district | 4th |
Howard County is located in the
History
Located on the north bank of the Missouri River, Howard County was settled primarily from the
Due to the reliance on slave labor, by 1860 African-American slaves composed at least 25 percent of the county's population.[5] Given their backgrounds and cultural affiliations, many Howard County residents supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Ethnic German immigrants and descendants tended to support the Union.
After the end of
The county continued to be developed for agriculture and is still largely rural. However, Howard County has lost population since its peak in 1880. The mechanization of farming reduced the demand for labor, and many workers left for jobs in the cities and less oppressive societies. By 2000 African Americans in the county had declined to less than seven percent of the total. In the early 21st century, nearly one-third of the residents identify as being of German ancestry, reflecting the wave of mid-19th century immigration.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Chariton County (northwest)
- Randolph County (northeast)
- Boone County (southeast)
- Cooper County (south)
- Saline County (west)
Major highways
- U.S. Route 40
- Route 3
- Route 5
- Route 87
- Route 124
- Route 240
Route 240 Alternate
Route 240 Business
Route 240 Spur
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1820 | 13,426 | — | |
1830 | 10,854 | −19.2% | |
1840 | 13,108 | 20.8% | |
1850 | 13,969 | 6.6% | |
1860 | 15,946 | 14.2% | |
1870 | 17,233 | 8.1% | |
1880 | 18,428 | 6.9% | |
1890 | 17,371 | −5.7% | |
1900 | 18,337 | 5.6% | |
1910 | 15,653 | −14.6% | |
1920 | 13,997 | −10.6% | |
1930 | 13,490 | −3.6% | |
1940 | 13,026 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 11,857 | −9.0% | |
1960 | 10,859 | −8.4% | |
1970 | 10,561 | −2.7% | |
1980 | 10,008 | −5.2% | |
1990 | 9,631 | −3.8% | |
2000 | 10,212 | 6.0% | |
2010 | 10,144 | −0.7% | |
2020 | 10,151 | 0.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2015[13] |
As of the
ancestry.There were 3,836 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 27.30% 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 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 13.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,614, and the median income for a family was $40,167. Males had a median income of $26,369 versus $19,950 for females. The
2020 Census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
|
8,826 | 87% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
542 | 5.34% |
Native American (NH)
|
34 | 0.33% |
Asian (NH)
|
27 | 0.26% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|
3 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
|
511 | 5% |
Latino
|
208 | 2.05% |
Education
Public schools
- Fayette R-III School District – Fayette
- Laurence J. Daly Elementary School (PK-05)
- William N. Clark Middle School (06-08)
- Fayette High School (09-12)
- Glasgow School District – Glasgow
- Howard County Elementary School (PK-06)
- Glasgow High School (07-12)
- New Franklin R-I School District – New Franklin
- New Franklin Elementary School (PK-05)
- New Franklin Middle/High School (06-12)
Private schools
- St. Mary's Catholic School – Glasgow (K-08) – Roman Catholic
- Grace & Glory Christian Academy – Baptist- [Closed]
Post-secondary
- Central Methodist University – Fayette – A private, four-year Methodist university.
Public libraries
Communities
Cities and Towns
- Armstrong
- Fayette (county seat)
- Franklin
- Glasgow
- New Franklin
Unincorporated Communities
Notable people
- United States Senator and Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
- Sara Evans - American country music singer.
- Spottswood Rice - Union Soldier in the Civil War and African Methodist Episcopal Church minister.
- Talbot Smith, United States District Judge
- John Charles Fremont
- Caius T. Ryland - Speaker of the California State Assembly
Politics
Local
The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Howard County. Democrats hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.
Howard County, Missouri | |||
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Elected countywide officials | |||
Assessor | John (Woody) McCutcheon | Democratic | |
Circuit Clerk | Charles J. Flaspohler | Democratic | |
County Clerk | Shelly Howell | Republican | |
Collector | Jinger Felten | Republican | |
Commissioner (Presiding) | Jeremiah Johnmeyer | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 1) | Richard Conrow | Democratic | |
Commissioner (District 2) | Howard McMillan | Democratic | |
Coroner | Frank Flaspohler | Democratic | |
Prosecuting Attorney | Deborah Riekhof | Republican | |
Public Administrator | Lisa Asbury | Democratic | |
Recorder | Charles J. Flaspohler | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Jeff Oswald | ||
Surveyor | Gene Bowen | Democratic | |
Treasurer | Susan Keyton | Democratic |
State
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties
|
---|---|---|---|
2020
|
69.58% 3,525 | 27.38% 1,387 | 3.04% 154 |
2016
|
56.47% 2,727 | 40.26% 1,944 | 3.27% 158 |
2012
|
47.89% 2,302 | 48.89% 2,350 | 3.22% 155 |
2008
|
48.69% 2,358 | 49.08% 2,377 | 2.33% 108 |
2004
|
52.46% 2,578 | 46.34% 2,277 | 1.20% 59 |
2000
|
44.96% 2,029 | 52.12% 2,352 | 2.92% 132 |
1996
|
33.90% 1,436 | 63.53% 2,691 | 2.57% 109 |
Howard County is split between two districts of the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are represented by Republicans.
- District 47 — Chuck Basye consists of the eastern part of the county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chuck Basye | 625 | 72.17% | +8.83 | |
Democratic | Susan McClintic | 241 | 27.83% | -8.83 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chuck Basye | 330 | 63.34% | +5.61 | |
Democratic | John Wright | 191 | 36.66% | -5.61 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mitch Richards | 474 | 57.73% | ||
Democratic | John Wright | 347 | 42.27% |
- District 48 — Dave Muntzel consists of the central and western parts of the county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Muntzel | 2,893 | 78.15% | -21.85 | |
Independent
|
Debra Dilks | 809 | 21.85% | +21.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Muntzel | 1,962 | 100.00% | +50.61 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Muntzel | 1,910 | 49.39% | ||
Democratic | Ron Monnig | 1,957 | 50.61% |
All of Howard County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Denny Hoskins | 2,970 | 65.36% | +3.81 | |
Democratic | ElGene Ver Dught | 1,254 | 27.60% | -4.68 | |
Libertarian | Bill Wayne | 320 | 7.04% | +0.87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David Pearce | 2,835 | 61.55% | ||
Democratic | ElGene Ver Dught | 1,487 | 32.28% | ||
Libertarian | Steven Hedrick | 284 | 6.17% |
Federal
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Roy Blunt | 2,671 | 55.27% | +11.59 | |
Democratic | Jason Kander | 1,928 | 39.89% | -7.89 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 134 | 2.77% | -5.77 | |
Green
|
Johnathan McFarland | 48 | 0.99% | +0.99 | |
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 52 | 1.08% | +1.08 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Todd Akin | 2,101 | 43.68% | ||
Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 2,298 | 47.78% | ||
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 411 | 8.54% |
All of Howard County is included in
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 3,131 | 66.82% | +2.48 | |
Democratic | Gordon Christensen | 1,300 | 27.74% | -1.25 | |
Libertarian | Mark Bliss | 255 | 5.44% | -1.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 1,833 | 64.34% | +8.04 | |
Democratic | Nate Irvin | 826 | 28.99% | -9.25 | |
Libertarian | Herschel Young | 190 | 6.67% | +2.45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 2,640 | 56.30% | ||
Democratic | Teresa Hensley | 1,793 | 38.24% | ||
Libertarian | Thomas Holbrook | 198 | 4.22% | ||
Constitution | Greg Cowan | 58 | 1.24% |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,553 | 69.78% | 1,413 | 27.75% | 126 | 2.47% |
2016 | 3,277 | 67.32% | 1,283 | 26.36% | 308 | 6.33% |
2012 | 3,017 | 61.99% | 1,723 | 35.40% | 127 | 2.61% |
2008 | 2,708 | 55.78% | 2,036 | 41.94% | 111 | 2.29% |
2004 | 2,915 | 59.24% | 1,972 | 40.07% | 34 | 0.69% |
2000 | 2,414 | 53.50% | 1,944 | 43.09% | 154 | 3.41% |
1996 | 1,545 | 36.76% | 2,014 | 47.92% | 644 | 15.32% |
1992 | 1,253 | 28.20% | 2,085 | 46.93% | 1,105 | 24.87% |
1988 | 1,865 | 43.15% | 2,446 | 56.59% | 11 | 0.25% |
1984 | 2,360 | 53.96% | 2,014 | 46.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 2,179 | 47.85% | 2,243 | 49.25% | 132 | 2.90% |
1976 | 1,690 | 37.61% | 2,769 | 61.62% | 35 | 0.78% |
1972 | 2,613 | 56.15% | 2,041 | 43.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,825 | 39.12% | 2,333 | 50.01% | 507 | 10.87% |
1964 | 1,339 | 27.63% | 3,507 | 72.37% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,075 | 38.59% | 3,302 | 61.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 2,177 | 38.07% | 3,542 | 61.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 2,340 | 39.12% | 3,635 | 60.77% | 7 | 0.12% |
1948 | 1,538 | 27.02% | 4,143 | 72.77% | 12 | 0.21% |
1944 | 1,951 | 32.97% | 3,958 | 66.88% | 9 | 0.15% |
1940 | 2,333 | 32.75% | 4,770 | 66.97% | 20 | 0.28% |
1936 | 1,745 | 24.61% | 5,326 | 75.10% | 21 | 0.30% |
1932 | 1,337 | 19.85% | 5,354 | 79.47% | 46 | 0.68% |
1928 | 2,254 | 33.54% | 4,452 | 66.25% | 14 | 0.21% |
1924 | 1,873 | 27.30% | 4,759 | 69.37% | 228 | 3.32% |
1920 | 2,125 | 30.85% | 4,735 | 68.74% | 28 | 0.41% |
1916 | 1,121 | 27.86% | 2,866 | 71.24% | 36 | 0.89% |
1912 | 896 | 23.63% | 2,672 | 70.48% | 223 | 5.88% |
1908 | 1,141 | 28.15% | 2,884 | 71.16% | 28 | 0.69% |
1904 | 1,199 | 30.52% | 2,674 | 68.06% | 56 | 1.43% |
1900 | 1,295 | 28.75% | 3,134 | 69.57% | 76 | 1.69% |
1896 | 1,353 | 28.80% | 3,317 | 70.60% | 28 | 0.60% |
1892 | 1,052 | 28.05% | 2,570 | 68.52% | 129 | 3.44% |
1888 | 1,278 | 32.48% | 2,577 | 65.49% | 80 | 2.03% |
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former
See also
References
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- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 174.
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Further reading
- History of Howard and Chariton Counties, Missouri (1883) full text
External links
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Howard County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books