Clinton County, Missouri

Clinton County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Clinton County
Clinton County
U.S. county
	Statue of "President for a Day" David Rice Atchison at the Clinton County Courthouse.
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.6°N 94.4°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	DeWitt Clinton
Seat	Plattsburg
Largest city	Cameron
Area
• Total	423 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	419 sq mi (1,090 km2)
• Water	4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 1.1%
Population (2010)
• Total	20,743
• Estimate (2018)	20,470
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.clintoncomo.org

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.^[1] As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 20,743.^[2] Its county seat is Plattsburg.^[3] The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.^[4]^[5] The county seat of Plattsburg derives its name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 423 square miles (1,100 km²), of which 419 square miles (1,090 km²) is land and 4.5 square miles (12 km²) (1.1%) is water.^[6]

Adjacent counties[]

DeKalb County (north)
Caldwell County (east)
Ray County (southeast)
Clay County (south)
Platte County (southwest)
Buchanan County (west)

Major highways[]

Interstate 35
U.S. Route 69
U.S. Route 169
Route 33
Route 116

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	2,724		—
1850	3,786		39.0%
1860	7,848		107.3%
1870	14,063		79.2%
1880	16,073		14.3%
1890	17,138		6.6%
1900	17,363		1.3%
1910	15,297		−11.9%
1920	14,461		−5.5%
1930	13,505		−6.6%
1940	13,261		−1.8%
1950	11,726		−11.6%
1960	11,588		−1.2%
1970	12,462		7.5%
1980	15,916		27.7%
1990	16,595		4.3%
2000	18,979		14.4%
2010	20,743		9.3%
2018 (est.)	20,470	^[7]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8] 1790-1960^[9] 1900-1990^[10] 1990-2000^[11] 2010-2015^[2]

As of the census^[12] of 2017, there were 20,554^[13] people, 8,990^[13] households, and 8,299^[13] families residing in the county. The population density was 49.5 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 7,877 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Approximately 2.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,152 households, out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.00% 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 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,486, and the median income for a family was $48,244. Males had a median income of $36,307 versus $22,991 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,056. About 7.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

Public schools[]

Cameron R-I School District – Cameron
- Parkview Elementary School (PK-04)
- Cameron Middle School (05-08)
- Cameron High School (09-12)
Clinton County R-III School District^{[permanent dead link]} – Plattsburg
- Ellis Elementary School (PK-04)
- Clinton County Middle School (05-08)
- Plattsburg High School (09-12)
East Buchanan County C-1 School District – Gower
- East Buchanan County Elementary School (PK-05)
- East Buchanan County Middle School (06-08)
- East Buchanan County High School (09-12)
Lathrop R-II School District – Lathrop
- Lathrop Elementary School (K-05)
- Lathrop Middle School (06-08)
- Lathrop High School (09-12)

Public libraries[]

Cameron Public Library^[14]

Politics[]

Local[]

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Clinton County. Republicans hold all but two of the elected positions in the county.

State[]

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	58.97% 6,030	37.76% 3,861	3.27% 334
2012	45.45% 4,461	50.97% 5,003	3.58% 351
2008	40.51% 4,199	57.00% 5,909	2.49% 258
2004	49.06% 4,663	49.51% 4,705	1.43% 136
2000	46.71% 3,943	51.10% 4,313	2.19% 185
1996	29.96% 2,142	67.87% 4,852	2.17% 155

All of Clinton County is in Missouri House of Representatives District 8, represented by Jim Neely (R-Cameron).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 8 — Clinton County (2016)^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James W. (Jim) Neely	8,665	100.00%	+30.97

Missouri House of Representatives — District 8 — Clinton County (2014)^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James W. (Jim) Neely	3,824	69.03%	+7.58
	Democratic	Ted Rights	1,716	30.97%	-7.58

Missouri House of Representatives — District 8 — Clinton County (2012)^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James W. (Jim) Neely	5.905	61.45%
	Democratic	James T. (Jim) Crenshaw	3,705	38.55%

All of Clinton County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby).

Missouri Senate — District 12 — Clinton County (2014)^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dan Hegeman	4,430	100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Clinton County (2016)^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Roy Blunt	5,614	54.91%	+12.60
Democratic	Jason Kander	3,990	39.03%	-9.77
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	331	3.24%	-5.65
Green	Johnatan McFarland	142	1.39%	+1.39
Constitution	Fred Ryman	146	1.43%	+1.43

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Clinton County (2012)^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Todd Akin	4,142	42.31%
Democratic	Claire McCaskill	4,777	48.80%
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	870	8.89%

All of Clinton County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Clinton County (2016)^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Sam Graves	6,997	69.41%	+6.32
Democratic	David M. Blackwell	2,620	25.99%	-6.08
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	315	3.12%	-1.72
Green	Mike Diel	149	1.48%	+1.48

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Clinton County (2014)^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Sam Graves	3,529	63.09%	-0.83
Democratic	Bill Hedge	1,794	32.07%	-1.13
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	271	4.84%	+1.96

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Clinton County (2012)^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Sam Graves	6,198	63.92%
Democratic	Kyle Yarber	3,219	33.20%
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	279	2.88%

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Presidential elections results

Communities[]

Clinton County Courthouse in Plattsburg

Cities[]

Cameron (partly in DeKalb County)
Gower (partly in Buchanan County)
Holt (partly in Clay County)
Lathrop
Lawson (mostly in Clay and Ray Counties)
Osborn (partly in DeKalb County)
Plattsburg (county seat)
Trimble

Village[]

Turney

Census-designated places[]

Other unincorporated places[]

References[]

^ https://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Metrodataline/General-Information/Statistical-Areas^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 277.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 85.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 29, 2019.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/clintoncountymissouri#viewtop
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Cameron Public Library". Libraries.org. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "County Results, State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

External links[]

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Clinton County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.60°N 94.40°W / 39.60; -94.40

[1] ttps://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Metrodataline/General-Information/Statistical-Areas^{[permanent dead link]}

[QF-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[4] Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 277.

[5] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 85.

[GR1-6] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[USCensusEst2018-7] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[8] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[9] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[10] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[11] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[GR8-12] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[census.gov-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/clintoncountymissouri#viewtop

[14] Breeding, Marshall. "Cameron Public Library". Libraries.org. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[MOSOS-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "County Results, State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

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Clinton County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Cindy Carter	Republican
Circuit Clerk	Ellis Dockray	Republican
County Clerk	David Woody	Republican
Collector	Michelle M. Wells	Republican
Commissioner (Presiding)	Patrick Clark Sr.	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Gary McCrea	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Larry King	Democratic
Coroner	Robert L. Hanks	Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Brandi Kellam	Republican
Public Administrator	Nancy D. Wingate	Democratic
Recorder	Ellis Dockray	Republican
Sheriff	Larry Fish	Republican
Treasurer	Rita Terwilleger	Republican

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	71.5% 7,799	26.6% 2,896	1.9% 211
2016	68.6% 7,067	25.0% 2,572	6.4% 662
2012	60.2% 5,931	37.4% 3,688	2.5% 242
2008	54.6% 5,709	43.5% 4,545	1.9% 200
2004	55.4% 5,287	43.7% 4,165	0.9% 88
2000	50.7% 4,323	46.8% 3,994	2.5% 214
1996	38.8% 2,780	48.1% 3,445	13.1% 940
1992	29.1% 2,391	41.3% 3,400	29.6% 2,437
1988	47.2% 3,282	52.5% 3,653	0.4% 26
1984	60.3% 4,226	39.7% 2,778
1980	52.5% 3,599	43.8% 3,001	3.7% 252
1976	44.8% 2,807	54.6% 3,424	0.7% 41
1972	66.9% 3,924	33.1% 1,944
1968	45.8% 2,659	43.5% 2,525	10.7% 619
1964	33.4% 1,800	66.7% 3,598
1960	51.7% 3,391	48.3% 3,167
1956	50.4% 3,026	49.6% 2,976
1952	54.7% 3,685	45.2% 3,048	0.1% 9
1948	39.0% 2,227	60.9% 3,481	0.1% 7
1944	48.6% 2,912	51.4% 3,079	0.1% 5
1940	44.3% 3,030	55.5% 3,800	0.3% 17
1936	37.3% 2,512	61.9% 4,166	0.7% 49
1932	30.8% 1,805	68.9% 4,042	0.3% 20
1928	60.0% 3,736	39.9% 2,485	0.1% 8
1924	46.2% 2,848	51.6% 3,177	2.2% 137
1920	48.6% 3,165	50.7% 3,304	0.7% 45
1916	41.1% 1,551	57.1% 2,153	1.9% 70
1912	22.3% 777	56.4% 1,968	21.3% 743
1908	42.9% 1,578	56.4% 2,075	0.7% 25
1904	47.2% 1,759	50.6% 1,886	2.2% 82
1900	41.1% 1,745	56.7% 2,405	2.2% 95
1896	40.3% 1,792	58.7% 2,610	0.9% 41
1892	38.8% 1,503	55.0% 2,131	6.2% 239
1888	41.2% 1,632	54.7% 2,167	4.1% 161

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County seat: Plattsburg
Cities	Cameron‡ Gower‡ Holt‡ Lathrop Osborn‡ Plattsburg Trimble
Village	Turney
Townships	Atchison Clinton Concord Hardin Jackson Lafayette Lathrop Platte Shoal
CDPs	Grayson Lake Arrowhead
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