Lewis County, Missouri

Lewis County, Missouri
Lewis County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	279 (34.23%)
Mike Huckabee	286 (35.09%)
Mitt Romney	197 (24.17%)
Ron Paul	32 (3.93%)

Lewis County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Lewis County
Lewis County
U.S. county
	Lewis County Courthouse in Monticello
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°05′N 91°44′W / 40.09°N 91.73°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Meriwether Lewis
Seat	Monticello
Largest city	Canton
Area
• Total	511 sq mi (1,320 km2)
• Land	505 sq mi (1,310 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 1.1%
Population (2010)
• Total	10,211
• Estimate (2018)	9,855
• Density	20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	lewiscountymo.org

The Lewis County, Missouri courthouse in Monticello as it appeared in the mid-1870s.

Lewis County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,211.^[1] Its county seat is Monticello.^[2] The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory.^[3]

Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 square miles (1,320 km²), of which 505 square miles (1,310 km²) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km²) (1.1%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Clark County (north)
Hancock County, Illinois (northeast)
Adams County, Illinois (southeast)
Marion County (south)
Shelby County (southwest)
Knox County (west)

Major highways[]

U.S. Route 61
Route 6
Route 81
Route 156

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	6,040		—
1850	6,578		8.9%
1860	12,286		86.8%
1870	15,114		23.0%
1880	15,925		5.4%
1890	15,935		0.1%
1900	16,724		5.0%
1910	15,514		−7.2%
1920	13,465		−13.2%
1930	12,093		−10.2%
1940	11,490		−5.0%
1950	10,733		−6.6%
1960	10,984		2.3%
1970	10,993		0.1%
1980	10,901		−0.8%
1990	10,233		−6.1%
2000	10,494		2.6%
2010	10,211		−2.7%
2018 (est.)	9,855	^[5]	−3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2015^[1]

As of the census^[10] of 2010, there were 10,211 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Approximately 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age was 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county was $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $19,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.

Education[]

Public schools[]

Canton R-V School District – Canton
- Canton Elementary School (PK-06)
- Canton High School (07-12)
Lewis County C-1 School District – Ewing
- Highland Elementary School (K-06)
- Highland Junior-Senior High School (07-12)

Private schools[]

Cedar Falls School – Canton (K-12) – Nonsectarian

Post-secondary[]

Culver-Stockton College – Canton – A private, four-year Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) university.

Public libraries[]

Canton Public Library^[11]
Labelle Branch Library^[12]
Lagrange Branch Library^[13]

Politics[]

Local[]

Chris Flanagan was appointed to the position of County Clerk by Governor Jay Nixon. The office had previously been held by Regina Dredge.

State[]

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	63.53% 2,815	33.65% 1,491	2.82% 125
2012	48.24% 2,046	49.54% 2,101	2.22% 94
2008	56.79% 2,533	41.05% 1,831	2.16% 96
2004	67.03% 3,084	31.32% 1,441	1.65% 76
2000	50.03% 2,224	48.46% 2,154	1.51% 67
1996	22.77% 948	75.23% 3,132	1.99% 83

All of Lewis County is included in Missouri's 4th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Craig Redmon (R-Canton).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Craig Redmon	3.998	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Craig Redmon	2,450	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Craig Redmon	3,869	100.00%

All of Lewis County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Missouri Senate — District 18 — Lewis County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Munzlinger	2,363	100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lewis County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Roy Blunt	2,732	61.84%	+14.89
Democratic	Jason Kander	1,472	33.32%	-16.25
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	98	2.22%	-1.26
Green	Johnathan McFarland	60	1.36%	+1.36
Constitution	Fred Ryman	56	1.27%	+1.27

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lewis County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Todd Akin	1,982	46.95%
Democratic	Claire McCaskill	2,093	49.57%
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	147	3.48%

All of Lewis 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 — Lewis County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Sam Graves	3,270	75.82%	+4.72
Democratic	David M. Blackwell	899	20.84%	-5.49
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	88	2.04%	-0.53
Green	Mike Diel	56	1.30%	+1.30

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Lewis County (2014)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Sam Graves	1,822	71.10%	+7.09
Democratic	Bill Hedge	697	26.33%	-7.28
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	68	2.57%	+0.20

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Lewis County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Sam Graves	2,588	64.01%
Democratic	Kyle Yarber	1,359	33.61%
Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	96	2.37%

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Presidential elections results

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)[]

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 619, than any candidate from either party in Lewis County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Lewis County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton	619 (53.50%)
Barack Obama	476 (41.14%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	44 (3.80%)
Uncommitted	11 (0.95%)

Communities[]

Cities and towns[]

Unincorporated communities[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^ "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. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Canton Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Labelle Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Lagrange Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

External links[]

Lewis County website (provided by University of Missouri Extension)
Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Lewis County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Coordinates: 40°05′N 91°44′W / 40.09°N 91.73°W / 40.09; -91.73

[QF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185.

[GR1-4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[USCensusEst2018-5] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 18, 2019.

[6] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[8] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[9] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[GR2-10] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[11] Breeding, Marshall. "Canton Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[12] Breeding, Marshall. "Labelle Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[13] Breeding, Marshall. "Lagrange Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[14] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

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Lewis County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Tammy Logsdon	Republican
Circuit Clerk	Jan E. Geisendorfer	Democratic
County Clerk	Chris Flanagan	Democratic
Collector	Denise Goodwin	Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	Wayne Murphy, Jr.	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Deanne Whiston	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Travis Fleer	Republican
Coroner	Larry Arnold	Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney	Jules V. (Jake) DeCoster	Democratic
Public Administrator	Luke Barton	Republican
Recorder	Amy Parrish	Democratic
Sheriff	David T. Parrish	Democratic
Surveyor	Carson W. Lay	Republican
Treasurer	Bonnie Roberson	Republican

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	76.9% 3,553	21.3% 984	1.8% 82
2016	74.6% 3,344	20.9% 934	4.5% 202
2012	62.6% 2,677	35.2% 1,508	2.2% 94
2008	57.6% 2,594	40.8% 1,837	1.6% 71
2004	61.6% 2,862	37.8% 1,754	0.6% 28
2000	53.3% 2,388	45.1% 2,023	1.6% 73
1996	34.8% 1,453	49.1% 2,050	16.1% 673
1992	32.0% 1,461	48.1% 2,196	19.8% 905
1988	42.2% 1,803	57.6% 2,460	0.2% 10
1984	55.2% 2,438	44.8% 1,977
1980	49.1% 2,350	48.3% 2,314	2.6% 125
1976	44.1% 1,983	55.3% 2,486	0.6% 28
1972	61.8% 2,738	38.2% 1,695
1968	43.9% 2,038	44.5% 2,067	11.6% 537
1964	27.4% 1,239	72.6% 3,281
1960	48.4% 2,560	51.6% 2,726
1956	45.8% 2,301	54.3% 2,728
1952	45.4% 2,416	54.4% 2,896	0.2% 8
1948	33.1% 1,564	66.7% 3,155	0.3% 12
1944	40.7% 1,988	59.1% 2,883	0.2% 11
1940	40.9% 2,428	58.6% 3,484	0.5% 30
1936	33.8% 1,994	65.4% 3,859	0.9% 50
1932	26.1% 1,341	72.8% 3,746	1.1% 56
1928	48.6% 2,741	51.0% 2,882	0.4% 23
1924	39.5% 2,416	56.9% 3,481	3.7% 223
1920	43.9% 2,810	55.3% 3,542	0.8% 53
1916	37.3% 1,429	61.5% 2,357	1.2% 47
1912	26.7% 1,004	62.3% 2,340	11.0% 414
1908	36.9% 1,473	61.1% 2,439	2.0% 81
1904	39.1% 1,467	58.7% 2,202	2.3% 85
1900	35.1% 1,442	62.8% 2,583	2.1% 87
1896	37.3% 1,581	61.9% 2,624	0.9% 36
1892	35.5% 1,322	59.6% 2,220	4.9% 183
1888	38.1% 1,412	61.3% 2,268	0.6% 23

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County seat: Monticello
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CDP	Williamstown
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Ghost town	Bunker Hill
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