“Monroe County, Missouri”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The county was organized January 6, 1831^[3] and named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.^[4]

Monroe County was one of several along the Missouri River settled by migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. They also brought characteristic antebellum architecture and culture. The county was at the heart of what was called Little Dixie.^[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|670|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|648|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|23|sqmi}} (3.4%) is water.^[6]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

As of the census^[12] of 2010, there were 8,840 people, 3,656 households, and 2,566 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|14|PD/sqmi}}. There were 4,565 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.66% White, 3.83% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Approximately 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.7% were of German, 23.2% American, 14.2% English and 11.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 3,656 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,871, and the median income for a family was $36,895. Males had a median income of $26,534 versus $20,440 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,695. About 8.30% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Local

The Democratic Party used to control politics at the local level in Monroe County. Democrats hold all but two of the elected positions in the county.

State

Monroe County is divided into two representative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both represented by Republicans.

Monroe County is a part of Missouri’s 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-Fulton).

Federal

Monroe 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.

Political culture

Monroe County was one of only two jurisdictions in Missouri to be carried by Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election against incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon, the other being the city of St. Louis. Monroe County was first carried by a Republican in 1976 by John Danforth in the U.S. Senate race. In 1984, Ronald Reagan became the first Republican candidate for president to win the county. Since 2000, the county has voted Republican in federal and state elections.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2016)

In the April 2016 presidential primary, Republicans out voted Democrats more than 3-to-1, 1,600 votes in the GOP primary compared to 495 in the Democrat. In 2016's August primary, Republicans outvoted Democrats 895 to 698.

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Public libraries

Cities and towns

Notable people

See also

References

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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}}
3. ^{{cite book|url=http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/ref/collection/plat/id/3390|title=An illustrated historical atlas of Monroe County, Missouri, 1876|last=Smiley|first=W. L.|page=8|publisher=Edwards Brothers|location=Philadelphia|year=1876}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA212|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=212}}
5. ^The Story of Little Dixie, Missouri, Missouri Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, accessed 3 June 2008
6. ^{{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/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|archivedate=October 21, 2013|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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10. ^{{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}}
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14. ^{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Monroe City Public Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20313 | accessdate = May 8, 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://mostateparks.com/park/mark-twain-birthplace-state-historic-site|title=Mark Twain Birthplace State Historical Site|publisher=Missouri State Parks|accessdate=August 18, 2012}}
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