Iron County, Missouri
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Congressional district | 8th |
Iron County is a
Iron County includes the 6-mile (9.7 km)-long, 2-mile (3.2 km)-wide
The county is home to a number of state parks and historical sites including
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Washington County (north)
- St. Francois County (northeast)
- Madison County (east)
- Wayne County (southeast)
- Reynolds County (southwest)
- Dent County (west)
- Crawford County (northwest)
National protected areas
- Mark Twain National Forest (part)
- Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1860 | 5,842 | — | |
1870 | 6,278 | 7.5% | |
1880 | 8,183 | 30.3% | |
1890 | 9,119 | 11.4% | |
1900 | 8,716 | −4.4% | |
1910 | 8,563 | −1.8% | |
1920 | 9,458 | 10.5% | |
1930 | 9,642 | 1.9% | |
1940 | 10,440 | 8.3% | |
1950 | 9,458 | −9.4% | |
1960 | 8,041 | −15.0% | |
1970 | 9,529 | 18.5% | |
1980 | 11,084 | 16.3% | |
1990 | 10,726 | −3.2% | |
2000 | 10,697 | −0.3% | |
2010 | 10,630 | −0.6% | |
2020 | 9,537 | −10.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2015[13] 2020 [14] |
As of the
There were 4,197 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% 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 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,276, and the median income for a family was $38,037. Males had a median income of $28,603 versus $16,615 for females. The
Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Iron County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Iron County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (56.62%), Methodists (10.60%), and Roman Catholics (7.82%).
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
|
8,602 | 90.2% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
136 | 1.43% |
Native American (NH)
|
60 | 0.63% |
Asian (NH)
|
34 | 0.36% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|
2 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
|
526 | 5.52% |
Latino
|
177 | 1.9% |
Politics
Local
Control is evenly split at the local level in Iron County. Democrats hold 7 of the 14 positions in the county, while Republicans control the other 7.
Iron County, Missouri | |||
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Elected countywide officials | |||
Assessor | David L. Huff | Democratic | |
Circuit Clerk | Sammye (Gail) White | Democratic | |
County Clerk | Stephanie Lebron | Republican | |
Collector | Crystal Price | Republican | |
Commissioner (Presiding) | Jim Scaggs | Democratic | |
Commissioner (District 1) | Ben Young | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 2) | Ronnie Chandler | Republican | |
Coroner | Tim Harbison | Republican | |
Prosecuting Attorney | Brian Parker | Democratic | |
Public Administrator | Lisa Light | Republican | |
Recorder | Karen K. Reagan | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Jeff Burkett | Republican | |
Surveyor | Mark Nations | Democratic | |
Treasurer | Carol Hardy | Democratic |
State
In the Missouri House of Representatives, all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 144th District and is currently represented by Republican Paul Fitzwater of Potosi. Fitzwater was elected in 2016 to his fourth and final term in the Missouri House.
In the Missouri Senate, all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District and is currently represented by Republican Gary Romine of Farmington. Romine defeated former Democratic State Representative Joseph Fallert, Jr. of Ste. Genevieve in 2012 with 53.84 percent of the vote in the district, which includes most of the Missouri Lead Belt region. The seat was vacated by former Republican State Senator Kevin Engler of Farmington. Engler successfully served two terms/eight years in the Missouri Senate and was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties
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2020 | 72.1% 3,266 | 24.4% 1,105 | 3.6% 160 |
2016
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60.76% 2,600 | 34.99% 1,497 | 4.25% 182 |
2012
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39.87% 1,596 | 56.91% 2,278 | 3.22% 129 |
2008
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33.45% 1,483 | 64.14% 2,844 | 2.41% 107 |
2004
|
50.62% 2,359 | 47.53% 2,215 | 2.85% 86 |
2000 | 45.42% 2,002 | 51.23% 2,258 | 3.35% 148 |
1996 | 35.54% 1,470 | 62.60% 2,589 | 1.86% 77 |
1992 | 37.07% 1,653 | 62.93% 2,806 | 0.00% 0 |
1988 | 55.65% 2,290 | 44.16% 1,817 | 0.19% 8 |
1984 | 50.01% 2,127 | 49.99% 2,126 | 0.00% 0 |
1980 | 51.18% 2,322 | 48.62% 2,206 | 0.20% 9 |
1976 | 46.76% 2,043 | 52.99% 2,315 | 0.25% 11 |
1972 | 51.80% 1,840 | 48.86% 1,760 | 0.06% 2 |
1968 | 33.82% 1,246 | 66.18% 2,438 | 0.00% 0 |
1964 | 28.59% 1,066 | 71.41% 2,662 | 0.00% 0 |
1960 | 38.41% 1,465 | 61.59% 2,349 | 0.00% 0 |
Federal
Missouri's two
.Hawley was
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Josh Hawley | 2,236 | 62.6 | ||
Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 1,231 | 34.4 |
Blunt was
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt | 2,329 | 55.10 | ||
Democratic | Jason Kander | 1,671 | 39.53 | ||
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 102 | 2.41 | ||
Green
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Johnathan McFarland | 79 | 1.87 | ||
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 46 | 1.09 |
All of Iron County is included in
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jo Ann Emerson | 2,741 | 69.01 | +15.84 | |
Democratic | Jack Rushin | 1,113 | 28.02 | -13.51 | |
Libertarian | Rick Vandeven | 118 | 2.97 | +0.19 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jason T. Smith | 409 | 52.44 | ||
Democratic | Steve Hodges | 229 | 43.46 | ||
Constitution | Doug Enyart | 20 | 2.56 | ||
Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 6 | 0.77 | ||
Write-In | Thomas Brown | 6 | 0.77 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason T. Smith | 3,358 | 75.9 | ||
Democratic | Kathy Ellis | 985 | 22.3 | ||
Libertarian | Tom Schmitz | 82 | 1.9 |
Political culture
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,596 | 78.31% | 945 | 20.58% | 51 | 1.11% |
2016 | 3,173 | 74.33% | 933 | 21.86% | 163 | 3.82% |
2012 | 2,252 | 55.87% | 1,669 | 41.40% | 110 | 2.73% |
2008 | 2,090 | 47.35% | 2,213 | 50.14% | 111 | 2.51% |
2004 | 2,477 | 52.94% | 2,157 | 46.10% | 45 | 0.96% |
2000 | 2,237 | 50.68% | 2,044 | 46.31% | 133 | 3.01% |
1996 | 1,328 | 31.92% | 2,221 | 53.39% | 611 | 14.69% |
1992 | 1,276 | 27.54% | 2,507 | 54.10% | 851 | 18.36% |
1988 | 1,877 | 45.01% | 2,283 | 54.75% | 10 | 0.24% |
1984 | 2,316 | 53.38% | 2,023 | 46.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 2,205 | 48.45% | 2,226 | 48.91% | 120 | 2.64% |
1976 | 1,765 | 39.81% | 2,646 | 59.68% | 23 | 0.52% |
1972 | 2,203 | 62.07% | 1,346 | 37.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,600 | 41.60% | 1,755 | 45.63% | 491 | 12.77% |
1964 | 1,050 | 27.78% | 2,730 | 72.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,122 | 53.41% | 1,851 | 46.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,810 | 47.88% | 1,970 | 52.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,831 | 44.40% | 2,286 | 55.43% | 7 | 0.17% |
1948 | 1,435 | 35.93% | 2,552 | 63.90% | 7 | 0.18% |
1944 | 1,649 | 42.79% | 2,205 | 57.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 2,062 | 45.17% | 2,495 | 54.65% | 8 | 0.18% |
1936 | 1,605 | 39.84% | 2,413 | 59.89% | 11 | 0.27% |
1932 | 1,439 | 34.49% | 2,689 | 64.45% | 44 | 1.05% |
1928 | 1,910 | 58.68% | 1,342 | 41.23% | 3 | 0.09% |
1924 | 1,328 | 43.24% | 1,675 | 54.54% | 68 | 2.21% |
1920 | 1,463 | 47.64% | 1,554 | 50.60% | 54 | 1.76% |
1916 | 874 | 45.14% | 1,027 | 53.05% | 35 | 1.81% |
1912 | 666 | 40.22% | 845 | 51.03% | 145 | 8.76% |
1908 | 828 | 46.60% | 931 | 52.39% | 18 | 1.01% |
1904 | 670 | 42.92% | 861 | 55.16% | 30 | 1.92% |
1900 | 642 | 40.20% | 932 | 58.36% | 23 | 1.44% |
1896 | 607 | 37.24% | 1,016 | 62.33% | 7 | 0.43% |
1892 | 568 | 38.74% | 880 | 60.03% | 18 | 1.23% |
1888 | 662 | 37.44% | 1,004 | 56.79% | 102 | 5.77% |
Historically, Iron County has been one of the most reliably
Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Iron County generally adhere to socially and culturally
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
In the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, voters in Iron County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. Former
Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Iron County, 65.2% possesses a
Public schools
- Arcadia Valley School District - Ironton
- Arcadia Valley Elementary School (PK-04)
- Arcadia Valley Middle School (05-08)
- Arcadia Valley High School (09-12)
- Belleview R-III Elementary School - Belleview - (K-08)
- Iron County C-4 School District - Viburnum
- Viburnum Elementary School (K-06)
- Viburnum High School (07-12)
- South Iron County R-I School District - Annapolis
- South Iron County Elementary School (PK-06)
- South Iron County High School (07-12)
Vocational/technical schools
- Arcadia Valley Career Technical Center - Ironton - (09-12)
Public libraries
- Ozark Regional Library[20]
Transportation
State highways
Railroads
- The Iron Mountain Railroad,[21] later incorporated into Union Pacific, runs through Arcadia Valley. The train station in Arcadia serves Amtrak's Texas Eagle.
Communities
Cities and Towns
Unincorporated Communities
See also
References
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 30, 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. 176.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 166.
- ^ “The Arcadia Country” ca. 1920 Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the Western Historical Manuscript Collection of Missouri S&T
- ^ Summits of Iron County from TopoZone
- ^ "Acreage by State, Congressional District and County Report". U.S. Forest Service. October 10, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 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 16, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Iron County, Missouri".
- ^ "Missouri U.S. House - District 8 Election Results | des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Ozark Regional Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ H.R. 1424, an Act of Congress dated July 13, 1868, from the American Memory website
External links
- Iron County from the Western Historical Manuscript Collection of Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Plat book of Iron County from the Missouri Digital Heritage website of the Missouri Secretary of State
- Iron County Sheriff's Office