Pulaski County, Missouri
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Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Pulaski County is a
Pulaski County is the site of
History
Pulaski County's earliest settlers were the
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Miller County (northwest)
- Maries County (northeast)
- Phelps County (east)
- Texas County (south)
- Laclede County (southwest)
- Camden County (west)
National protected area
- Mark Twain National Forest (part)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 6,529 | — | |
1850 | 3,998 | −38.8% | |
1860 | 3,835 | −4.1% | |
1870 | 4,714 | 22.9% | |
1880 | 7,250 | 53.8% | |
1890 | 9,387 | 29.5% | |
1900 | 10,394 | 10.7% | |
1910 | 11,438 | 10.0% | |
1920 | 10,490 | −8.3% | |
1930 | 10,755 | 2.5% | |
1940 | 10,775 | 0.2% | |
1950 | 10,392 | −3.6% | |
1960 | 46,567 | 348.1% | |
1970 | 53,781 | 15.5% | |
1980 | 42,011 | −21.9% | |
1990 | 41,307 | −1.7% | |
2000 | 41,165 | −0.3% | |
2010 | 52,274 | 27.0% | |
2020 | 53,955 | 3.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010[10] |
As of the
There were 13,433 households, out of which 42.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 21.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 16.60% from 18 to 24, 32.00% from 25 to 44, 15.90% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 112.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,247, and the median income for a family was $37,786. Males had a median income of $26,553 versus $20,500 for females. The
2020 Census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH)
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35,865 | 66.5% |
Black or African American (NH)
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6,039 | 11.2% |
Native American (NH)
|
334 | 0.62% |
Asian (NH)
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1,776 | 3.3% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|
402 | 0.75% |
Other/Mixed (NH)
|
3,460 | 6.41% |
Latino
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6,079 | 11.27% |
Transportation
Airport
Major highways
The major east–west route is vary - at different places, it's called Teardrop Road, Highway Z, Old Route 66, Historic Route 66, and Highway 17. State-posted signs mark most of the alignment of the road.
Major north–south routes include:
- Highway 133 runs north from Interstate 44 exit 145 about two miles east of Hazelgreen to Richland, Swedeborg, Crocker, and about two miles west of Dixon, then north out of the county.
- , then north out of the county toward the Lake of the Ozarks region.
- Highway 32 in Roby.
- .
- Highway 28 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 163 at the eastern edge of St. Robert, runs north through Dixon, and then runs north out of the county.
- A secondary road parallels Highway 28 a few miles south of Dixon.
Major attractions along
Media
- The weekly Dixon Pilot[16] is privately owned by a former Dixon resident who now lives in Rolla.
- The Pulaski County Daily News[17] internet newspaper is privately owned by a Waynesville resident.
- Allen Hilliard Sports[18] internet sports website is privately owned by a St Robert resident.
Pulaski County historically had one daily and three weekly print newspapers, as well as an online internet daily newspaper. All but the weekly Dixon Pilot and the online Pulaski County Daily News are now closed. The county also has an internet discussion site, the Pulaski County Insider.
The content of the now-closed weekly Fort Leonard Wood Guidon was previously produced under the auspices of Army Public Affairs at
The weekly Pulaski County Mirror [19] closed in February 2017 and had been owned by the Lebanon Daily Record, a family owned newspaper in an adjoining county. The paper is a merger of the Richland Mirror and Pulaski County Democrat in St. Robert, which were separate weekly papers owned by the Lebanon Daily Record until their owner merged them in 2009.
Education
School districts include:[20]
K-12:
- Crocker R-II School District
- Dixon R-I School District
- Laquey R-V School District
- Newburg R-II School District
- Plato R-V School District
- Richland R-IV School District
- Waynesville R-VI Schools
Elementary only:
School district details
Seven main school districts are fully or partly within the borders of Pulaski County, not counting two small districts which are mostly within other counties and only have only a few dozen residents within Pulaski County. All seven school districts have a high percentage of
The cities of
The cities of Richland, Crocker, and Dixon, along with their surrounding rural areas, are served by the Richland R-IV School District,[22] the Crocker R-II School District[23] and the Dixon R-I School District.[24] The Richland and Dixon districts both extend into rural parts of adjacent counties.
The unincorporated communities of Laquey and Swedeborg are served by the Laquey R-V School District[25] and the Swedeborg R-III School District.[26] Swedeborg is the county's last remaining K-8 district and most of its high school students attend Richland High School though some attend Crocker High School or Waynesville High School; all other districts serve students running from kindergarten through high school.
The areas south of
Public schools
- Crocker R-II School District – Crocker
- Crocker Elementary School (PK-06)
- Crocker High School (07-12)
- Dixon R-I School District – Dixon
- Dixon Elementary School (PK-05)
- Dixon Middle School (06-08)
- Dixon High School (09-12)
- Laquey R-V School District – Laquey
- Laquey Elementary School (PK-05)
- Laquey Middle School (06-08)
- Laquey High School (09-12)
- Swedeborg R-VIII School District – Swedeborg
- Swedeborg Elementary School (PK-08)
- Richland R-IV School District – Richland
- Richland Elementary School (K-06)
- Richland Junior High School (07-08)
- Richland High School (09-12)
- Waynesville R-VI School District – Waynesville
- Williams Early Childhood Center (PK) – Ft. Leonard Wood
- East Elementary School (K-05) - Waynesville
- Freedom Elementary School (K-05) – St. Robert
- Partridge Elementary School (K-05) – Ft. Leonard Wood
- Thayer Elementary School (K-05) – Ft. Leonard Wood
- Wood Elementary School (K-05) – Ft. Leonard Wood
- Waynesville Sixth Grade Center (06) — Waynesville
- Waynesville Middle School (07-08) — Waynesville
- Waynesville High School (09-12) — Waynesville
- Williams Early Childhood Center (PK) –
Private schools
- Maranatha Baptist Academy – Baptist
Public libraries
- Pulaski County Library[28]
Communities
Cities
- Crocker
- Dixon
- Richland (small parts in Camden and Laclede counties)
- St. Robert
- Waynesville (county seat)
Census-designated place
- Fort Leonard Wood
Unincorporated places
Politics
Local
Politics at the local level in Pulaski County were traditionally dominated by the Democratic Party, but Republican Party candidates have become increasingly viable in the years since 2002, when the first large-scale victories of Republican candidates began. That's generally attributed to the increasing number of military personnel who retire in the area and switch their voter registration to Pulaski County.
In 2002, Republicans Diana Linnenbringer, Dennis Thornsberry and Barbara Shackelford (now Barbara Thomas) were elected to the offices of county clerk, western district county commissioner, and county treasurer, defeating Democrats in those offices.
The trend continued in 2004 when Republican Bill Farnham defeated the Democratic incumbent, Eastern District County Commissioner Gary Carmack, and Republicans Don Mayhew and Loretta Rouse defeated two long-term Democratic incumbents, County Surveyor John Mackey and County Public Administrator Paula Long Weber. In state offices, Democratic State Rep. Bill Ransdall, who was term-limited and could not run for re-election, was replaced by Republican
In 2006, the incumbent Democratic Presiding Commissioner, Tony Crismon, switched parties but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tim Berrier, who was subsequently defeated in the general election by Bill Ransdall. That year also saw a switch in party affiliation in the collector's office, where the longtime Democratic incumbent retired and was replaced by Republican Terri Mitchell, whose husband, Jim Mitchell, had preceded Ransdall in Pulaski County's state house seat. Kyle Bomar of Crocker challenged
The 2008 Democratic victories nationally had minimal effect on Pulaski County party affiliations, with retiring Republican Western District County Commissioner Dennis Thornsberry being replaced by another Republican, Ricky Zweerink; the only party affiliation switch was in the county surveyor's office where Mackey recovered his seat for the Democrats after defeating Mayhew. David Day was unopposed.
Two resignations occurred in 2009; County Treasurer Barbara Thomas resigned and Presiding Commissioner Bill Ransdall accepted an appointment by Gov. Jay Nixon to the Missouri State Tax Commission, which required him to resign county offices and numerous other positions. Nixon appointed Democrat Morris Roam to fill Thomas' Republican seat and appointed Democrat Don McCulloch, the retired Waynesville Police Chief, to fill Ransdall's seat.
In the 2010 elections, Roam chose not to run and was replaced by Republican Sue Rapone, who defeated the Democratic nominee, Ted Helms.
In the 2012 elections, Democrat John Mackey chose not to run for re-election as county surveyor and was replaced by former surveyor Don Mayhew, a Republican who ran unopposed. Republican Sheriff JB King decided not to run for re-election and his position became the most heavily contested race in the county, with former sheriff JT Roberts losing the Democratic primary to Bill Anderson, who then lost in the general election to Republican candidate Ron Long, who had previously defeated Republican challengers Nick Pappas and Johnny Burgess. Incumbent Republican Ricky Zweerink was re-elected as Western District Commissioner while incumbent Republican Bill Farnham was defeated in a three-way primary race between himself, former county treasurer Barb Shackleford, and victor Lynn Sharp. County Assessor Roger Harrison was re-elected in the November election but died in an accident on his farm before taking office; his deputy, fellow Democrat Kim Skaggs-Henson, was appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon to fill the vacancy.
In the 2014 elections, most county officeholders remained unchanged except for the assessor's position, in which Democrat Kim Skaggs-Henson ran for election to the remainder of the term for which she had been appointed. She was defeated in that race by Republican Dan Whittle.
The Republican Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Pulaski County. Republicans hold all but two of the elected non-judicial positions in the county. Rachelle Beasley was re-elected as the circuit clerk and recorder of deeds. The other Democrat, County Coroner Mikel Hartness, did not face a challenge in his 2012 re-election race. He did not run for re-election in 2016 and was replaced by Republican Gary Carmack.[29]
Pulaski County, Missouri | |||
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Elected countywide officials | |||
Assessor | Dan Whittle | Republican | |
Circuit Clerk | Rachelle Beasley | Democratic | |
County Clerk | Dave Ernst | Republican | |
Collector | Terri Mitchell | Republican | |
Commissioner (Presiding) | Gene Newkirk | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 1) | Charles Bassett | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 2) | Andy Helms | Republican | |
Coroner | Roger Graves | Republican | |
Prosecuting Attorney | Kevin Hillman | Republican | |
Public Administrator | Loretta Rouse | Republican | |
Recorder | Rachelle Beasley | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Jimmy Bench | Republican | |
Surveyor | Vacant | ||
Treasurer | Mack Wilkerson | Republican |
State
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties
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2016
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67.51% 9,060 | 28.78% 3,862 | 3.71% 498 |
2012
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50.90% 6,454 | 45.97% 5,829 | 3.12% 396 |
2008
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43.33% 5,627 | 54.49% 7,075 | 2.18% 283 |
2004
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65.00% 7,466 | 33.80% 3,882 | 1.20% 138 |
2000
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52.78% 5,533 | 45.19% 4,738 | 2.03% 213 |
1996
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42.49% 3,855 | 54.53% 4,947 | 2.98% 270 |
Pulaski County is divided between three districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.
- District 121 — Don Mayhew (R- Crocker). Consists of Crocker, Dixon, and Richland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Don Mayhew | 3,009 | 81.02% | ||
Democratic | Matt Heltz | 699 | 18.82% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Keith Frederick | 3,879 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Keith Frederick | 2,144 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Keith Frederick | 3,681 | 100.00% |
- District 122 — Steve Lynch (R- Waynesville). Consists of the northern part of Fort Leonard Wood and the communities of St. Robert and Waynesville.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Lynch | 5,661 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Lynch | 7,347 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Lynch | 3,580 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Lynch | 6,498 | 100.00% |
- District 142 — Robert Ross (R- Yukon). Consists of the southern part of Fort Leonard Wood and the unincorporated community of Devils Elbow.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Ross | 610 | 76.15% | -23.85 | |
Democratic | Bobby Johnston, Jr. | 191 | 23.85% | +23.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Ross | 390 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Ross | 733 | 100.00% |
All of Pulaski County is a part of Missouri's 16th District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Dan Brown (R- Rolla).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Brown | 5,988 | 100.00% |
Federal
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt | 8,663 | 64.51% | +18.87 | |
Democratic | Jason Kander | 4,065 | 30.27% | -16.75 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 354 | 2.64% | -4.70 | |
Green
|
Johnathan McFarland | 162 | 1.21% | +1.21 | |
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 185 | 1.38% | +1.38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Akin | 6,094 | 45.64% | ||
Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 6,278 | 47.02% | ||
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 980 | 7.34% |
All of Pulaski County is included in
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 9,820 | 74.10% | -2.46 | |
Democratic | Gordon Christensen | 2,796 | 21.10% | +2.70 | |
Libertarian | Mark Bliss | 637 | 4.80% | -0.24 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 5,333 | 76.56% | +7.94 | |
Democratic | Nate Irvin | 1,282 | 18.40% | -8.85 | |
Libertarian | Herschel L. Young | 351 | 5.04% | +2.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vicky Hartzler | 9,080 | 68.62% | ||
Democratic | Teresa Hensley | 3,606 | 27.25% | ||
Libertarian | Thomas Holbrook | 401 | 3.03% | ||
Constitution | Greg Cowan | 145 | 1.10% |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 10,329 | 71.53% | 3,740 | 25.90% | 372 | 2.58% |
2016 | 9,876 | 72.71% | 2,922 | 21.51% | 784 | 5.77% |
2012 | 9,092 | 67.00% | 4,199 | 30.94% | 280 | 2.06% |
2008 | 9,552 | 63.68% | 5,249 | 34.99% | 199 | 1.33% |
2004 | 8,618 | 70.52% | 3,551 | 29.06% | 52 | 0.43% |
2000 | 6,531 | 62.02% | 3,800 | 36.08% | 200 | 1.90% |
1996 | 4,089 | 45.04% | 3,783 | 41.67% | 1,207 | 13.29% |
1992 | 3,793 | 37.98% | 4,113 | 41.18% | 2,082 | 20.85% |
1988 | 4,642 | 57.22% | 3,446 | 42.48% | 24 | 0.30% |
1984 | 5,330 | 65.04% | 2,865 | 34.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 3,998 | 50.79% | 3,707 | 47.10% | 166 | 2.11% |
1976 | 2,865 | 39.42% | 4,370 | 60.13% | 32 | 0.44% |
1972 | 4,243 | 69.04% | 1,903 | 30.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 2,555 | 45.82% | 2,303 | 41.30% | 718 | 12.88% |
1964 | 1,856 | 35.43% | 3,383 | 64.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 3,285 | 51.48% | 3,096 | 48.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 2,532 | 46.31% | 2,936 | 53.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 2,678 | 46.88% | 3,026 | 52.98% | 8 | 0.14% |
1948 | 1,644 | 36.43% | 2,858 | 63.33% | 11 | 0.24% |
1944 | 2,345 | 43.43% | 3,048 | 56.44% | 7 | 0.13% |
1940 | 2,367 | 46.17% | 2,752 | 53.68% | 8 | 0.16% |
1936 | 2,177 | 42.89% | 2,886 | 56.86% | 13 | 0.26% |
1932 | 1,489 | 31.24% | 3,260 | 68.40% | 17 | 0.36% |
1928 | 2,229 | 53.44% | 1,934 | 46.37% | 8 | 0.19% |
1924 | 1,578 | 40.81% | 2,127 | 55.00% | 162 | 4.19% |
1920 | 1,853 | 47.88% | 1,978 | 51.11% | 39 | 1.01% |
1916 | 1,003 | 41.95% | 1,339 | 56.00% | 49 | 2.05% |
1912 | 631 | 28.19% | 1,268 | 56.66% | 339 | 15.15% |
1908 | 988 | 40.31% | 1,418 | 57.85% | 45 | 1.84% |
1904 | 837 | 40.95% | 1,190 | 58.22% | 17 | 0.83% |
1900 | 728 | 36.02% | 1,282 | 63.43% | 11 | 0.54% |
1896 | 802 | 36.19% | 1,410 | 63.63% | 4 | 0.18% |
1892 | 663 | 37.50% | 1,046 | 59.16% | 59 | 3.34% |
1888 | 662 | 37.42% | 1,048 | 59.24% | 59 | 3.34% |
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former
See also
References
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- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
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- ^ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM, PULASKI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/79001391.pdf, undated.
- ^ "The Lebanon Daily Record". www.lebanondailyrecord.com.
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- ^ "Allen Hilliard Sports". allenhilliardsports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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- ^ "Waynesville R-VI School District / Homepage". waynesville.k12.mo.us. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Richland R-IV Schools Home of the Bears". Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
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Further reading
- History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps, and Dent counties, Missouri (1889) full text
External links
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Pulaski County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from l Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books