Morgan County, Missouri

Morgan County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Morgan County
Morgan County
U.S. county
	The Morgan County Courthouse in Versailles
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°26′N 92°53′W / 38.43°N 92.89°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 5, 1833
Named for	Daniel Morgan
Seat	Versailles
Largest city	Versailles
Area
• Total	614 sq mi (1,590 km2)
• Land	598 sq mi (1,550 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.7%
Population (2010)
• Total	20,565
• Estimate (2018)	20,358
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.morgan-county.org

Morgan County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,565.^[1] Its county seat is Versailles.^[2] The county was organized January 5, 1833 and named for General Daniel Morgan of the American Revolutionary War.

History[]

Morgan County was organized in 1833 upon separation from Cooper County. It is named in honor of Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan. Versailles, with a name referring to the French royal estate near Paris, France, was designated as the county seat and platted in 1854.

Established in 1853 there, the Martin Hotel was visited in the post-Civil War period by both showman and circus entrepreneur P. T. Barnum and outlaw robber Jesse James. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978, it now operates as a museum. In 1858 the Mulhollen Station was a mail stop here for the newly established Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line, which carried goods and mail for several years to San Francisco, California.

The Morgan County Courthouse in Versailles, which has also been listed on the NRHP, was designed with French-style details, such as a mansard roof, in keeping with the origin of the town's name. It burned in 1887. The majority of the records were rescued, and the courthouse was soon rebuilt and restored.

Coal mining was historically an important economic activity in Morgan County.^[3]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 614 square miles (1,590 km²), of which 598 square miles (1,550 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (2.7%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Cooper County (north)
Moniteau County (northeast)
Miller County (southeast)
Camden County (south)
Benton County (west)
Pettis County (northwest)

Major highways[]

U.S. Route 50
Route 5
Route 52
Route 135

Geographical features[]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	4,407		—
1850	4,650		5.5%
1860	8,202		76.4%
1870	8,434		2.8%
1880	10,132		20.1%
1890	12,311		21.5%
1900	12,175		−1.1%
1910	12,863		5.7%
1920	12,015		−6.6%
1930	10,968		−8.7%
1940	11,140		1.6%
1950	10,270		−7.8%
1960	9,476		−7.7%
1970	10,068		6.2%
1980	13,807		37.1%
1990	15,574		12.8%
2000	20,820		33.7%
2010	20,565		−1.2%
2018 (est.)	20,358	^[5]	−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2015^[1]

As of the census^[10] of 2007, there were 20,820 people, over 7,850 households, and over 5,549 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 13,898 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Approximately 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,850 households, out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,659, and the median income for a family was $35,908. Males had a median income of $26,579 versus $19,072 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,950. About 12.10% of families and 16.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.60% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

Public schools[]

Morgan County R-I School District – Stover
- Morgan County R-I Elementary School (PK-04)
- Morgan County R-I Middle School (05-08)
- Morgan County R-I High School (09-12)
Morgan County R-II School District – Versailles
- Morgan County R-II Elementary School (PK-05)
- Morgan County R-II South Elementary School (PK-02)
- Morgan County R-II Middle School (06-08)
- Morgan County R-II High School (09-12)

Private schools[]

Dogwood Grove School – Versailles (02-09) – Mennonite
St. Paul Lutheran School – Stover (K-09) – Lutheran

Public libraries[]

Morgan County Library^[11]

Politics[]

Local[]

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

State[]

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	66.35% 5,820	30.66% 2,689	2.99% 262
2012	51.59% 4,575	44.91% 3,983	3.50% 310
2008	47.58% 4,333	50.18% 4,570	2.24% 204
2004	60.18% 5,273	38.54% 3,377	1.27% 112
2000	53.57% 4,207	43.60% 3,424	2.83% 223
1996	45.08% 3,220	51.99% 3,714	2.93% 209

All of Morgan County is in Missouri's 58th Representative District in the Missouri House of Representatives, represented by David Wood (R-Versailles).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Morgan County (2016)^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Wood	6,773	79.35%	-20.65
	Democratic	Travis Maupin	1,763	20.65%	+20.65

Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Morgan County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Wood	4,559	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Morgan County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Wood	7,047	100.00%

All of Morgan County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City).

Missouri Senate — District 6 — Morgan County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Kehoe	4,214	80.04%
	Democratic	Mollie Kristen Freebairn	1,051	19.96%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Morgan County (2016)^[12]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Roy Blunt	5,410	61.70%	+13.06
Democratic	Jason Kander	2,916	33.26%	-10.54
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	221	2.52%	-5.03
Green	Johnathan McFarland	113	1.29%	+1.29
Constitution	Fred Ryman	108	1.23%	+1.23

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Morgan County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Todd Akin	4,190	48.64%
Democratic	Claire McCaskill	3,773	43.80%
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	650	7.55%
Write-in	Write-ins	1	0.01%

All of Morgan County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Morgan County (2016)^[12]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	6,470	75.34%	-0.02
Democratic	Gordon Christensen	1,748	20.35%	+0.43
Libertarian	Mark Bliss	370	4.31%	-0.41

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Morgan County (2014)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	3,964	75.36%	+8.90
Democratic	Nate Irvin	1,048	19.92%	-10.23
Libertarian	Herschel L. Young	248	4.72%	+1.99

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Morgan County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	5,662	66.46%
Democratic	Teresa Hensley	2,569	30.15%
Libertarian	Thomas Holbrook	233	2.73%
Constitution	Greg Cowan	56	0.66%

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Presidential elections results

Communities[]

Cities and towns[]

Barnett
Gravois Mills
Laurie
Rocky Mount
Stover
Syracuse
Versailles (county seat)

Townships[]

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.
^ Williams, Walter (1904). The State of Missouri. pp. 456.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 15, 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. "Morgan County Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 38°26′N 92°53′W / 38.43°N 92.89°W / 38.43; -92.89

[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] Williams, Walter (1904). The State of Missouri. pp. 456.

[GR1-4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[USCensusEst2018-5] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 15, 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. "Morgan County Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[MOSOS-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

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

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Morgan County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Colleen Richardson-Richey	Republican
Circuit Clerk	Lori Moon	Republican
County Clerk	Cathy Daniels	Democratic
Collector	Kathy Francis	Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	James Bryant	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Rodney Schad	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Wayne Kroeschen, Jr.	Republican
Coroner	Maynard B. Jones	Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney	Dustin Dunklee	Democratic
Public Administrator	Amanda Huffman	Republican
Recorder	Nancy Boles	Republican
Sheriff	Jim Petty	Democratic
Surveyor	Lonny Allen	Republican
Treasurer	Kimberly Gunn Ingersoll	Republican

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	78.4% 7,442	20.3% 1,924	1.3% 121
2016	76.6% 6,760	20.0% 1,768	3.3% 293
2012	66.0% 5,733	31.9% 2,773	2.1% 182
2008	59.6% 5,451	39.0% 3,565	1.5% 133
2004	64.5% 5,657	34.8% 3,053	0.7% 61
2000	56.6% 4,460	41.1% 3,235	2.4% 186
1996	42.9% 3,059	42.1% 3,006	15.0% 1,068
1992	36.3% 2,819	37.4% 2,906	26.3% 2,045
1988	60.1% 3,958	39.6% 2,604	0.3% 20
1984	66.9% 4,392	33.1% 2,169
1980	57.9% 3,577	39.8% 2,460	2.3% 145
1976	50.6% 2,831	48.9% 2,738	0.5% 26
1972	70.5% 4,021	29.5% 1,685
1968	57.4% 2,906	32.6% 1,649	10.0% 504
1964	52.6% 2,742	47.4% 2,468
1960	62.1% 3,239	37.9% 1,979
1956	59.8% 3,163	40.3% 2,131
1952	65.9% 3,390	34.0% 1,750	0.1% 7
1948	55.8% 2,365	43.9% 1,862	0.3% 11
1944	62.4% 2,896	37.4% 1,735	0.2% 10
1940	57.0% 3,166	42.8% 2,376	0.3% 14
1936	53.5% 2,993	46.2% 2,585	0.3% 18
1932	41.6% 2,000	57.6% 2,768	0.8% 39
1928	67.7% 3,017	32.1% 1,432	0.2% 9
1924	56.6% 2,489	41.9% 1,842	1.5% 66
1920	60.9% 2,911	38.4% 1,834	0.7% 35
1916	53.2% 1,578	46.1% 1,368	0.7% 21
1912	45.5% 1,239	42.7% 1,163	11.9% 323
1908	55.3% 1,663	43.7% 1,315	1.0% 29
1904	55.6% 1,624	43.2% 1,262	1.2% 35
1900	49.8% 1,434	48.3% 1,390	1.8% 53
1896	45.5% 1,366	54.2% 1,628	0.4% 11
1892	43.2% 1,088	45.4% 1,143	11.4% 287
1888	47.9% 1,260	51.8% 1,362	0.4% 10

show v t Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Versailles
Cities	Barnett Stover Syracuse Versailles
Villages	Gravois Mills Laurie‡ Sunrise Beach‡
Townships	Buffalo Haw Creek Mill Creek Moreau Osage Richland
Unincorporated communities	Aikinsville Boylers Mill Buck Creek Excelsior Florence Glensted Marvin Proctor Pyrmont Riverview Rocky Mount
Ghost town	Todd
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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