St. Clair County, Missouri

St. Clair County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

St. Clair County
St. Clair County
U.S. county
	St. Clair County courthouse in Osceola
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°02′N 93°46′W / 38.04°N 93.77°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 29, 1841
Named for	Arthur St. Clair
Seat	Osceola
Largest city	Appleton City
Area
• Total	702 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Land	670 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Water	32 sq mi (80 km2) 4.6%
Population (2010)
• Total	9,805
• Estimate (2018)	9,395
• Density	14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.stclaircomo.com

St. Clair County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,805.^[1] Its county seat is Osceola.^[2] The largest city is Appleton City. The county was organized in 1841 and named after General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory.^[3] St. Clair was also the 9th president of the United States in Congress Assembled. Under his presidency, the Northwest Ordinance and United States Constitution were passed.^[4]

According to the April 1907 issue of The Century Magazine, for well over 30 years (dating from 1870) St. Clair County was in open rebellion against the U.S. Government, refusing to pay interest on bonds which it had issued to assist in the building of a railroad, which was never built.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 702 square miles (1,820 km²), of which 670 square miles (1,700 km²) is land and 32 square miles (83 km²) (4.6%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties[]

Henry County (north)
Benton County (northeast)
Hickory County (east)
Polk County (southeast)
Cedar County (south)
Vernon County (southwest)
Bates County (northwest)

Major highways[]

U.S. Route 54
Route 13
Route 52
Route 82

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	3,556		—
1860	6,812		91.6%
1870	6,742		−1.0%
1880	14,125		109.5%
1890	16,747		18.6%
1900	17,907		6.9%
1910	16,412		−8.3%
1920	15,341		−6.5%
1930	13,289		−13.4%
1940	13,146		−1.1%
1950	10,482		−20.3%
1960	8,421		−19.7%
1970	7,667		−9.0%
1980	8,622		12.5%
1990	8,457		−1.9%
2000	9,652		14.1%
2010	9,805		1.6%
2018 (est.)	9,395	^[6]	−4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790–1960^[8] 1900–1990^[9] 1990–2000^[10] 2010–2015^[1]

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 4,040 households, and 2,791 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 5,205 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.36% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,040 households, out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,321, and the median income for a family was $31,498. Males had a median income of $23,231 versus $18,351 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,025. About 16.20% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.30% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

Public schools[]

Appleton City R-II School District – Appleton City
- Appleton City Elementary School (K–5)
- Appleton City High School (06-12)
Hudson R-IX School District – Appleton City
- Hudson Elementary School (PK–8)
Osceola Public Schools – Osceola
- Osceola Elementary School (PK–6)
- Osceola High School (7–12)
Roscoe C-1 School District – Roscoe
- Roscoe Elementary School (PK–8)
Lakeland R-III School District – Lowry City & Deepwater
- Lakeland Elementary School

Public libraries[]

Appleton City Public Library

St. Clair County Library-Main Library (Osceola)

St. Clair County Library-Lowry City Branch

Politics[]

Local[]

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in St. Clair County.

State[]

**Past gubernatorial elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	62.86% 2,927	33.51% 1,560	3.63% 169
2012	50.33% 2,335	45.72% 2,121	3.95% 183
2008	41.90% 2,093	54.73% 2,734	3.36% 168
2004	58.21% 2,888	40.40% 2,004	1.39% 69
2000	50.73% 2,405	47.35% 2,245	1.92% 91
1996	42.91% 1,909	54.37% 2,419	2.72% 121

All of St. Clair County is a part of Missouri's 125th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Warren Love (R-Osceola).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 125 — St. Clair County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren D. Love	3,965	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 125 — St. Clair County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren D. Love	2,447	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 125 — St. Clair County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren D. Love	3,685	100.00%

All of St. Clair County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate. The seat is currently Held by Sandy Crawford.

Missouri Senate — District 28 — St. Clair County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Parson	2,616	100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — St. Clair County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Roy Blunt	2,941	63.19%	+17.07
Democratic	Jason Kander	1,460	31.37%	-14.08
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	138	2.97%	-5.46
Green	Johnathan McFarland	45	0.97%	+0.97
Constitution	Fred Ryman	70	1.50%	+1.50

U.S. Senate — Missouri — St. Clair County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Todd Akin	2,132	46.12%
Democratic	Claire McCaskill	2,101	45.45%
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	390	8.43%

All of St. Clair 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 — St. Clair County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	3,438	74.59%	+1.25
Democratic	Gordon Christensen	993	21.55%	-0.73
Libertarian	Mark Bliss	178	3.86%	-0.52

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — St. Clair County (2014)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	2,278	73.34%	+7.37
Democratic	Nate Irvin	692	22.28%	-8.03
Libertarian	Herschel L. Young	136	4.38%	+1.73

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — St. Clair County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Vicky Hartzler	3,036	65.97%
Democratic	Teresa Hensley	1,395	30.31%
Libertarian	Thomas Holbrook	122	2.65%
Constitution	Greg Cowan	49	1.07%

Political culture[]

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Presidential elections results

Communities[]

Cities[]

Villages[]

Unincorporated communities[]

Townships[]

St. Clair County is divided into 16 townships:

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 357.
^ Klos, Stanley L. (2004). "Arthur St. Clair". President Who? Forgotten Founders. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Evisum, Inc. pp. 367–422. ISBN 0-9752627-5-0.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 38°02′N 93°46′W / 38.04°N 93.77°W / 38.04; -93.77

[QF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2013.

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

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 357.

[4] Klos, Stanley L. (2004). "Arthur St. Clair". President Who? Forgotten Founders. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Evisum, Inc. pp. 367–422. ISBN 0-9752627-5-0.

[GR1-5] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[USCensusEst2018-6] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[8] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[9] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[10] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[GR2-11] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[12] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

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St. Clair County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Gladys J. Smith	Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Karen Hubbard	Democratic
County Clerk	Debbie Peden	Democratic
Collector	Sharon K. Foster	Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	Robert Salmon	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Leroy D. Strope	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Gerald R. Williams	Republican
Coroner	C. Randy Shelton	Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Joleene V. Wood	Democratic
Public Administrator	Laurie Stinnett	Republican
Recorder	Pat Speight Terry	Democratic
Sheriff	Scott A. Keeler	Republican
Surveyor	Gary Phillips	Democratic
Treasurer	Rhonda Shelby	Republican

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	79.1% 3,932	19.9% 988	1.0% 54
2016	75.6% 3,501	20.2% 936	4.2% 193
2012	65.3% 3,019	31.6% 1,460	3.2% 147
2008	59.8% 2,981	37.8% 1,886	2.4% 121
2004	62.4% 3,098	37.1% 1,841	0.5% 26
2000	57.6% 2,731	39.4% 1,866	3.0% 142
1996	40.6% 1,815	44.1% 1,974	15.3% 684
1992	33.7% 1,555	42.6% 1,965	23.7% 1,091
1988	55.3% 2,312	44.6% 1,864	0.2% 7
1984	61.7% 2,667	38.3% 1,655
1980	57.5% 2,419	40.5% 1,706	2.0% 85
1976	44.1% 1,808	55.4% 2,271	0.6% 24
1972	66.9% 2,847	33.1% 1,410
1968	54.4% 2,271	35.8% 1,496	9.8% 411
1964	43.1% 1,961	56.9% 2,593
1960	63.2% 3,196	36.9% 1,865
1956	57.8% 3,018	42.2% 2,200
1952	64.2% 3,465	35.4% 1,914	0.4% 21
1948	50.5% 2,548	49.4% 2,489	0.1% 7
1944	60.9% 3,306	39.0% 2,119	0.1% 6
1940	57.8% 3,950	41.8% 2,859	0.4% 25
1936	50.1% 3,351	49.4% 3,302	0.5% 31
1932	37.7% 2,271	61.1% 3,681	1.2% 70
1928	68.9% 3,846	30.5% 1,701	0.7% 37
1924	49.7% 2,907	45.1% 2,640	5.2% 302
1920	56.9% 3,249	40.2% 2,296	2.8% 161
1916	45.8% 1,718	50.2% 1,881	4.1% 152
1912	28.1% 1,046	46.0% 1,710	25.9% 961
1908	46.5% 1,723	50.7% 1,877	2.8% 105
1904	49.7% 1,895	46.1% 1,761	4.2% 161
1900	44.9% 1,844	49.6% 2,036	5.5% 226
1896	40.3% 1,829	59.2% 2,686	0.5% 23
1892	40.8% 1,510	42.5% 1,572	16.8% 620
1888	44.3% 1,635	46.0% 1,697	9.7% 356

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Unincorporated communities	Chalk Level Cobb Crooks Springs Harper Iconium Johnson City Monegaw Springs Ohio Oyer Pape Raney Taberville Tiffin
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