Stoddard County, Missouri

Stoddard County, Missouri
Stoddard County Courthouse, February 2014
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1835
Named for	Amos Stoddard
Seat	Bloomfield
Largest city	Dexter
Area
• Total	829 sq mi (2,147 km2)
• Land	823 sq mi (2,132 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2), 0.7%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	29,862
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5

Stoddard County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,968.^[1] The county seat is Bloomfield.^[2] The county was officially organized on January 2, 1835, and is named for Amos Stoddard, the first American commandant (an early term for "governor") of Upper Louisiana.^[3]

Contents

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  1 Geography
  
  
  
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    1.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    1.2 Major highways
    
  
  
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    1.3 National protected area
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Demographics
  
  
  
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    2.1 Religion
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Politics
  
  
  
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    3.1 Local
    
  
  
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    3.2 State
    
  
  
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    3.3 Federal
    
    
    
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      3.3.1 Political culture
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.4 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Education
  
  
  
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    4.1 Public schools
    
  
  
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    4.2 Public libraries
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Communities
  
  
  
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    5.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    5.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    5.3 Census-designated place
    
  
  
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    5.4 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 829 square miles (2,150 km²), of which 823 square miles (2,130 km²) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km²) (0.7%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties

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  Bollinger County (north)


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  Cape Girardeau County (northeast)


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  Scott County (northeast)


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  New Madrid County (southeast)


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  Dunklin County (south)


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  Butler County (southwest)


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  Wayne County (northwest)

Major highways

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  U.S. Route 60
  


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  Route 25
  


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  Route 51
  


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  Route 153
  

National protected area

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  Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	3,153		—
1850	4,277		35.6%
1860	7,877		84.2%
1870	8,535		8.4%
1880	13,431		57.4%
1890	17,327		29.0%
1900	24,669		42.4%
1910	27,807		12.7%
1920	29,755		7.0%
1930	27,452		−7.7%
1940	33,009		20.2%
1950	33,463		1.4%
1960	29,490		−11.9%
1970	25,771		−12.6%
1980	29,009		12.6%
1990	28,895		−0.4%
2000	29,705		2.8%
2010	29,968		0.9%
Est. 2016	29,588	[5]	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there 29,705 people, 12,064 households, and 8,480 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 13,221 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Approximately 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.4% were of American, 15.4% German, 12.4% Irish and 8.5% English ancestry.

There were 12,064 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,120, and the median income for a family was $41,072. Males had a median income of $26,514 versus $17,778 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,003. About 12.80% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Stoddard County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Stoddard County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (49.21%), Methodists (12.10%), and Churches of Christ (8.69%).^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party split control over politics at the local level in Stoddard County. Democrats and Republicans each hold six of the elected positions in the county. In the 2016 election, Sheriff Carl Hefner, who originally ran as a Democrat, switched parties and ran as a Republican.

Stoddard County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Jody Lemmon			Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Sherry L. Disney			Democratic
County Clerk	Joe Watson			Republican
Commissioner (Presiding)	Greg Mathis			Democratic
Commissioner (District 1)	Danny Talkington			Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Carol Jarrell			Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Russ Oliver			Republican
Public Administrator	Pamela Lape			Democratic
Recorder	Kay Asbell			Democratic
Sheriff	Carl Hefner			Republican
Surveyor	Joseph R Pulliam			Republican
Treasurer	Carla Moore			Democratic

State

Stoddard County is divided among three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

• District 159 – Currently represented by Billy Pat Wright (R-Dexter) and consists of most of the county, including Advance, Bell City, Bloomfield, Dexter, Dudley, and Puxico.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 159 - Stoddard County (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Billy Pat Wright*	5,999	71.33	+8.70
	Democratic	Bill Burlison	2,411	28.67	-8.70

• District 161 – Currently represented by Steve Hodges (D-East Prairie) and consists of some of the southeastern portions of the county along the New Madrid County border including Baker, Essex, and Penermon.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 161 - Stoddard County (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Ron McCormick	257	59.49	+59.49
	Democratic	Steve Hodges*	175	40.51	-59.49

• District 163 – Currently represented by Kent Hampton (R-Malden) and consists of the southwestern corner along the Dunklin and Butler county lines, including Bernie. Democratic incumbent Tom Todd was defeated by Republican challenger Kent Hampton in 2010.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 163 - Stoddard County (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Kent Hampton	654	63.01	+63.01
	Democratic	Tom Todd*	384	36.99	-37.86

All of Stoddard County is a part of Missouri's 25th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by State Senator Rob Mayer (R-Dexter). In 2008, Mayer defeated Democrat M. Shane Stoelting 65.32%-34.68% in the district. The 25th Senatorial District consists of Butler, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.

Missouri Senate - District 25 - Stoddard County (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Rob Mayer	9,894	75.51
	Democratic	M. Shane Stoelting	3,209	24.49

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2012	50.99% 6,514	46.81% 5,980	2.19% 280
2008	52.85% 6,919	45.33% 5,934	1.82% 239
2004	61.63% 8,152	37.35% 4,940	1.03% 136
2000	52.83% 6,537	45.98% 5,689	1.19% 147
1996	39.80% 4,423	58.49% 6,501	1.71% 190
1992	46.69% 5,487	53.31% 6,265	0.00% 0
1988	63.64% 6,634	36.30% 3,784	0.06% 6
1984	59.47% 6,421	40.53% 4,376	0.00% 0
1980	53.42% 6,093	46.54% 5,308	0.04% 5
1976	46.48% 4,617	53.50% 5,315	0.02% 2

Federal

Stoddard County is included in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

U.S. House of Representatives - District 8 – Stoddard County (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jo Ann Emerson	10,043	78.49	+8.12
	Democratic	Jack Rushin	2,381	18.61	-7.42
	Libertarian	Rick Vandeven	372	2.91	+1.60

U.S. House of Representatives - District 8 - Special Election – Stoddard County (2013)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jason T. Smith	1,968	67.33
	Democratic	Steve Hodges	787	26.92
	Constitution	Doug Enyart	87	2.98
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	41	1.40
	Write-in	Robert W. George	20	0.68
	Write-in	Thomas Brown	20	0.68

Political culture

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[11]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	83.4% 11,079	14.1% 1,876	2.5% 336
2012	73.8% 9,496	24.5% 3,153	1.7% 217
2008	69.2% 9,172	29.4% 3,899	1.4% 191
2004	69.7% 9,242	29.8% 3,946	0.5% 64
2000	62.0% 7,727	35.9% 4,476	2.0% 251
1996	44.9% 5,020	43.7% 4,883	11.4% 1,273
1992	37.4% 4,608	46.5% 5,720	16.1% 1,980
1988	55.3% 5,822	44.6% 4,701	0.1% 15
1984	61.0% 6,701	39.1% 4,294
1980	53.9% 6,199	44.5% 5,128	1.6% 185
1976	39.5% 3,989	60.3% 6,097	0.3% 25
1972	70.4% 6,282	29.6% 2,636
1968	44.4% 3,919	35.7% 3,150	19.9% 1,751
1964	33.7% 3,014	66.4% 5,944
1960	54.5% 6,366	45.5% 5,317
1956	43.1% 4,832	56.9% 6,369
1952	47.3% 5,514	52.5% 6,110	0.2% 25
1948	30.7% 3,117	69.1% 7,029	0.2% 23
1944	45.8% 5,079	54.0% 5,982	0.2% 25
1940	47.2% 6,055	52.5% 6,725	0.3% 38
1936	42.0% 4,828	57.5% 6,608	0.5% 55
1932	30.8% 3,234	68.1% 7,139	1.1% 112
1928	54.8% 4,906	44.9% 4,016	0.3% 29
1924	44.3% 3,844	50.1% 4,348	5.6% 488
1920	49.2% 4,641	46.9% 4,428	3.9% 372
1916	40.6% 2,482	53.6% 3,274	5.8% 353
1912	25.9% 1,363	49.5% 2,603	24.5% 1,288
1908	39.9% 2,025	53.9% 2,736	6.3% 318
1904	45.6% 2,088	49.5% 2,265	4.9% 223
1900	39.8% 1,840	58.3% 2,695	2.0% 91
1896	34.6% 1,584	64.9% 2,968	0.5% 21
1892	34.0% 1,218	61.9% 2,220	4.1% 147
1888	35.4% 1,064	63.9% 1,919	0.7% 22

At the presidential level, Stoddard County generally tends to lean Republican. John McCain carried Stoddard County over Barack Obama by more than a two-to-one margin in 2008. George W. Bush also carried Stoddard County twice in 2000 over Al Gore and in 2004 over John Kerry when he received just under 70 percent of the vote. Bill Clinton did manage to carry Stoddard County in 1992 but narrowly lost it in his reelection bid in 1996 to Bob Dole.

Like most rural areas, voters in Stoddard County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Stoddard County with 88.29 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Stoddard County with 60.65 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Stoddard County’s longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Stoddard County with 72.02 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Stoddard County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	772 (24.85%)
Mike Huckabee	1,571 (50.56%)
Mitt Romney	643 (20.70%)
Ron Paul	91 (2.93%)

Stoddard County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton	2,225 (72.95%)
Barack Obama	684 (22.43%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	112 (3.67%)
Uncommitted	{{{uncommitted}}}

In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Stoddard County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 2,225, than any candidate from either party in Stoddard County during the 2008 presidential primaries.

Education

Public schools

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  Advance R-IV School District - Advance
  
  
  
  • Advance Elementary School (K-06)
  
  
  • Advance High School (07-12)
  
  
  
  


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  Bell City R-II School District - Bell City
  
  
  
  • Bell City Elementary School (K-06)
  
  
  • Bell City High School (07-12)
  
  
  
  


• 
  Bernie R-XIII School District - Bernie
  
  
  
  • Bernie Elementary School (PK-06)
  
  
  • Bernie High School (07-12)
  
  
  
  


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  Bloomfield R-XIV School District - Bloomfield
  
  
  
  • Bloomfield Elementary School (PK-05)
  
  
  • Bloomfield Middle School (06-08)
  
  
  • Bloomfield High School (09-12)
  
  
  • Bloomfield Juvenile Center (03-12)
  
  
  
  


• 
  Dexter R-XI School District - Dexter
  
  
  
  • Southwest Elementary School (PK-02)
  
  
  • Central Elementary School (03-05)
  
  
  • T.S. Hill Middle School (06-08)
  
  
  • Dexter High School (09-12)
  
  
  
  


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  Puxico R-VIII School District - Puxico
  
  
  
  • Puxico Elementary School (PK-05)
  
  
  • Puxico Jr. High School (06-08)
  
  
  • Puxico High School (09-12)
  
  
  • Mingo Technical High School (12)
  
  
  
  


• Richland R-I School District - Essex
  
  
  
  • Richland Elementary School (K-06)
  
  
  • Richland High School (07-12)
  
  
  
  

Public libraries

• Advance Community Library^[12]
  


• Bernie Public Library^[13]
  


• Bloomfield Public Library^[14]
  


• Keller Public Library^[15]
  


• Puxico Public Library^[16]
  

Communities

Cities

• Advance


• Bell City


• Bernie


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  Bloomfield (county seat)


• Dexter


• Dudley


• Essex


• Puxico

Villages

• Baker


• Penermon

Census-designated place

• Grayridge

Unincorporated communities

• Acorn Ridge


• Aid


• Aquilla


• Ardeola


• Asherville


• Avert


• Brownwood


• Buffington


• Bunker Hill


• Cobb


• Curdton


• Cyrus


• Durnell


• Frisco


• Guam


• Heagy


• Hunterville


• Idalia


• Idlewild


• Ives


• Kinder


• LaValle


• Leora


• Marco


• Maulsby


• Messler


• Mingo


• Painton


• Powe


• Pyletown


• Redd


• Shawan


• Shreve


• Stoddard


• Swinton


• Tillman


• Toga


• Toppertown


• Zadock

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoddard County, Missouri

References

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    ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Bernie Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
    


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    ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Bloomfield Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
    


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    ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Keller Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
    


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External links

• 
  Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Stoddard County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Places adjacent to Stoddard County, Missouri
Wayne County Bollinger County Cape Girardeau County and Scott County Stoddard County, Missouri Butler County Dunklin County New Madrid County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Stoddard County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Cities	Advance Bell City Bernie Bloomfield Dexter Dudley Essex Puxico
Villages	Baker Penermon
Townships	Castor Duck Creek Elk Liberty New Lisbon Pike Richland
CDP	Grayridge
Other unincorporated communities	Acorn Ridge Aid Aquilla Ardeola Asherville Avert Brownwood Buffington Bunker Hill Cobb Curdton Cyrus Durnell Frisco Guam Heagy Hunterville Idalia Idlewild Ives Kinder LaValle Leora Marco Maulsby Messler Mingo Painton Powe Pyletown Redd Shawan Shreve Stoddard Swinton Tillman Toga Toppertown Zadock
Ghost towns	Ajax Alhambra Castorville Eaglette Himmel Poplin Zeta

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