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词条 Knox County, Missouri
释义

  1. Geography

     Adjacent counties  Major highways 

  2. Demographics

  3. Education

     Public schools  Public libraries 

  4. Politics

     Local  State  Federal  Missouri presidential preference primary (2008) 

  5. Communities

     Cities  Villages  Census-designated place  Other unincorporated place  Townships 

  6. Notable people

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Knox County
| state = Missouri
| seal =
| founded year = 1845
| founded date = February 14
| seat wl = Edina
| largest city wl = Edina
| area_total_sq_mi = 507
| area_land_sq_mi = 504
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.8
| area percentage = 0.6%
| census estimate yr = 2015
| pop = 3,910
| density_sq_mi = 8.2
| web = www.knoxcountymo.org
| district = 6th
| time zone = Central
| named for = Henry Knox
| ex image = Knox County MO Courthouse 20141022 B.jpg
| ex image cap = Knox County Courthouse in Edina
}}Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,131,[1] making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina.[2] The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|507|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|504|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

  • Scotland County (north)
  • Clark County (northeast)
  • Lewis County (east)
  • Shelby County (south)
  • Macon County (southwest)
  • Adair County (west)

Major highways

  • Route 6
  • Route 11
  • Route 15
  • Route 151
  • Route 156

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1850= 2894
|1860= 8727
|1870= 10974
|1880= 13047
|1890= 13501
|1900= 13479
|1910= 12403
|1920= 10783
|1930= 9658
|1940= 8878
|1950= 7617
|1960= 6558
|1970= 5692
|1980= 5508
|1990= 4482
|2000= 4361
|2010= 4131
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3934
|estref=[5]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=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 are 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density is 9 people per square mile (3/km²). There are 2,317 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.51% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Approximately 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,791 households out of which 27.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% are married couples living together, 6.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% are non-families. 29.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 2.93.

24.90% of the county's population is under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $27,124, and the median income for a family is $31,741. Males have a median income of $22,636 versus $18,902 for females. The per capita income for the county is $13,075. 18.00% of the population and 12.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.10% of those under the age of 18 and 16.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

The TFR for Knox County in 2004 was relatively high at 2.64, despite the population being 98% white. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070711094052/http://www.dhss.mo.gov/FOCUS/FOCUS_July04.pdf]

Education

Public schools

  • Knox County R-I School District – Edina
    • Knox County Elementary School (PK-06)
    • Knox County High School (07-12)

Public libraries

  • Northeast Missouri Library Service[11]

Politics

{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}}

Local

The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Knox County. Democrats hold all but five of the elected positions in the county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name =Knox County, Missouri
| assessor =Anita James
| assessorparty =Republican
| circuitclerk =James Gibbons
| circuitclerkparty =Democratic
| countyclerk =Marlene Spory
| countyclerkparty =Republican
| presiding =Evan Glasgow
| presidingparty =Republican
| district1 =Terry (“Red”) Callahan
| district1party =Democratic
| district2 =Roger Parton
| district2party =Democratic
| collector =Brent Karhoff
| collectorparty =Republican
| coroner =Jeffrey Doss
| coronerparty =Democratic
| prosecutor =David M. Brown
| prosecutorparty =Republican
| administrator =Theresa Allen-Hamlin
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder =Sandy Woods
| recorderparty =Democratic
| sheriff =Allen Gudehus
| sheriffparty =Democratic
| surveyor =Dilbert Sullivan
| surveyorparty =Democratic
| treasurer =Donnie Davis
| treasurerparty =Democratic
}}

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
201661.61% 1,12536.80% 6721.59% 29
201247.35% 91250.16% 9662.49% 49
200858.88% 1,18039.57% 7931.55% 31
200467.41% 1,32831.62% 6230.96% 19
200055.48% 1,12443.34% 8781.19% 24
199630.52% 62367.71% 1,3821.76% 36

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

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Knox County (2016)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Craig Redmon
|votes = 1,612
|percentage = 100.00%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Knox County (2014)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Craig Redmon
|votes = 1,144
|percentage = 100.00%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Knox County (2012)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Craig Redmon
|votes = 1,587
|percentage = 100.00%
|change ={{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 18 — Knox County (2014)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Brian Munzlinger
|votes = 1,174
|percentage = 100.00%
|change ={{Election box end}}

Federal

{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Knox County (2016)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Roy Blunt
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 66.19%
|change = +19.59{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jason Kander
|votes = 558
|percentage = 30.58%
|change = -19.11{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Jonathan Dine
|votes = 29
|percentage = 1.59%
|change = -2.12{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = Johnathan McFarland
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.88%
|change = +0.88{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate = Fred Ryman
|votes = 14
|percentage = 0.77%
|change = +0.77{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Knox County (2012)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Todd Akin
|votes = 905
|percentage = 46.60%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Claire McCaskill
|votes = 965
|percentage = 49.69%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Jonathan Dine
|votes = 72
|percentage = 3.71%
|change ={{Election box end}}

All of Knox 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.

{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Knox County (2016)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Graves
|votes = 1,425
|percentage = 80.19%
|change = +4.74{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David M. Blackwell
|votes = 317
|percentage = 17.84%
|change = -4.07{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Russ Lee Monchil
|votes = 24
|percentage = 1.35%
|change = -1.29{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Diel
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.62%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Knox County (2014)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Graves
|votes = 971
|percentage = 75.45%
|change = +7.72{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bill Hedge
|votes = 282
|percentage = 21.91%
|change = -8.55{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Russ Lee Monchil
|votes = 34
|percentage = 2.64%
|change = +0.83{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Knox County (2012)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Graves
|votes = 1,232
|percentage = 67.73%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kyle Yarber
|votes = 554
|percentage = 30.46%
|change ={{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Russ Lee Monchil
|votes = 33
|percentage = 1.81%
|change ={{Election box end}}{{Hidden begin|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title = Presidential elections results
}}
Presidential elections results[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
75.7% 1,4164.0% 75
61.6% 1,2052.8% 54
59.7% 1,2122.9% 58
61.0% 1,2070.5% 10
59.7% 1,2262.1% 42
42.7% 86213.3% 268
32.0% 72423.3% 528
49.0% 1,2120.2% 5
58.0% 1,513
54.4% 1,4751.8% 48
47.6% 1,2160.8% 21
64.8% 1,896
49.3% 1,56211.0% 350
38.5% 1,305
51.1% 1,874
51.1% 1,934
52.8% 2,2290.2% 7
41.7% 1,6200.0% 1
51.3% 2,0570.2% 8
47.6% 2,3700.4% 19
41.1% 2,1340.6% 29
32.1% 1,4651.1% 52
54.2% 2,6280.1% 7
43.8% 2,2884.0% 210
54.3% 2,7491.2% 62
45.9% 1,4602.0% 63
34.7% 1,09212.3% 386
43.7% 1,3392.4% 72
45.2% 1,3212.7% 78
40.4% 1,3442.3% 78
36.0% 1,2461.0% 35
31.7% 96820.1% 614
44.1% 1,3712.5% 77
{{hidden end}}

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

  • Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 300, than any candidate from either party in Knox County during the 2008 presidential primary.
{{Missouri Republican primary, 2008
| name =Knox County, Missouri
| huckabee =142 (41.40%)
| mccain =101 (29.45%)
| romney =72 (20.99%)
| paul =16 (2.53%)
| thompson =4 (1.17%)
}}{{Missouri Democratic primary, 2008
| name =Knox County, Missouri
| clinton =300 (61.73%)
| obama =150 (30.86%)
| edwards =28 (5.76%)
| uncommitted =5 (1.03%)
}}{{clear}}

Communities

Cities

  • Baring
  • Edina (county seat)
  • Hurdland
  • Knox City

Villages

  • Newark
  • Novelty

Census-designated place

  • Plevna

Other unincorporated place

  • Colony

Townships

Knox County is divided into 13 townships:

{{div col}}
  • Bee Ridge Township
  • Benton Township
  • Bourbon Township
  • Center Township
  • Colony Township
  • Fabius Township
  • Greensburg Township
  • Jeddo Township
  • Liberty Township
  • Lyon Township
  • Myrtle Township
  • Salt River Township
  • Shelton Township
{{div col end}}

Notable people

  • Terry Joyce, collegiate football All-American and professional football player.
  • George Turner, U.S. Senator

See also

  • List of counties in Missouri
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Missouri

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29103.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 9, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/608lB2tTR?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29103.html|archivedate=July 13, 2011|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA182#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=182}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913002155/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|archivedate=September 13, 2014|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df= }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
11. ^{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Northeast Missouri Library Service | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20280 | accessdate = May 8, 2017}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-25}}

External links

  • Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Knox County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Knox County, Missouri
|North = Scotland County
|Northeast = Clark County
|East = Lewis County
|Southeast =
|South = Shelby County
|Southwest = Macon County
|West = Adair County
|Northwest =
}}{{Knox County, Missouri}}{{Missouri}}{{coord|40.12|-92.15|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MO_source:UScensus1990}}

3 : Knox County, Missouri|1845 establishments in Missouri|Populated places established in 1845

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