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Miller County, Missouri
Miller County, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Miller County Courthouse, Tuscumbia | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Founded | February 6, 1837 |
| Named for | John Miller |
| Seat | Tuscumbia |
| Largest city | Eldon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 600 sq mi (1,554 km2) |
| • Land | 593 sq mi (1,536 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 1.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 25,113 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC−6/−5 |
| Website | www.millercountymissouri.org |
John Miller, the county's namesake
Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,748.[1] Its county seat is Tuscumbia.[2] The county was organized February 6, 1837 and named for John Miller,[3] former U.S. Representative and Governor of Missouri.
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Adjacent counties
1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Education
3.1 Public schools
3.2 Private schools
3.3 Public libraries
4 Politics
4.1 Local
4.2 State
4.3 Federal
4.3.1 Political culture
4.4 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
5 Communities
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 593 square miles (1,540 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (1.2%) is water.[4]
Adjacent counties
Moniteau County (north)
Cole County (northeast)
Osage County (northeast)
Maries County (east)
Pulaski County (south)
Camden County (southwest)
Morgan County (west)
Major highways
U.S. Route 54
Route 17
Route 42
Route 52
Route 87
Route 134
Route 242
U.S. Route 54
Route 17
Route 42
Route 52
Route 87
Route 134
Route 242
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
|
| 1840 | 2,282 | — | |
| 1850 | 3,834 | 68.0% | |
| 1860 | 6,812 | 77.7% | |
| 1870 | 6,616 | −2.9% | |
| 1880 | 9,805 | 48.2% | |
| 1890 | 14,162 | 44.4% | |
| 1900 | 15,187 | 7.2% | |
| 1910 | 16,717 | 10.1% | |
| 1920 | 15,567 | −6.9% | |
| 1930 | 16,728 | 7.5% | |
| 1940 | 14,798 | −11.5% | |
| 1950 | 13,734 | −7.2% | |
| 1960 | 13,800 | 0.5% | |
| 1970 | 15,026 | 8.9% | |
| 1980 | 18,532 | 23.3% | |
| 1990 | 20,700 | 11.7% | |
| 2000 | 23,564 | 13.8% | |
| 2010 | 24,748 | 5.0% | |
| Est. 2016 | 25,206 | [5] | 1.9% |
| 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 were 23,564 people, 9,284 households, and 6,443 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 11,263 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,284 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.10% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,977, and the median income for a family was $36,770. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $18,903 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,144. About 10.80% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public schools
Eldon R-I School District – Eldon
- South Elementary School (PK-03)
- Eldon Upper Elementary School (04-06)
- Eldon Middle School (07-08)
- Eldon High School (09-12)
Iberia R-V School District – Iberia
- Iberia Elementary School (PK-06)
- Iberia High School (07-12)
Miller County R-III School District – Tuscumbia
- Miller County Elementary School (K-08)
- Tuscumbia High School (09-12)
School of the Osage – Lake Ozark
- Leland O. Mills Elementary School (PK-02)
- Osage Upper Elementary School (03-05)
- Osage Middle School (06-08)
- Osage High School (09-12)
St. Elizabeth R-IV School District – St. Elizabeth
- St. Elizabeth Elementary School (K-06)
- St. Elizabeth High School (07-12)
Private schools
- Lakeview Christian Academy – Lake Ozark (K-10) – Nondenominational Christian
Our Lady of the Snows School – Eugene (K-09) – Roman Catholic
- Eldon Montessori Children’s House – Eldon (PK-K) – Nonsectarian
- Powerhouse Christian Academy – Iberia (PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian
The King's Academy - Christ the King Lutheran School – Lake Ozark (Preschool-4) – Lutheran
Public libraries
- Heartland Regional Library System[11]
Politics
Local
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Miller County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.
| Miller County, Missouri | ||||
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
Assessor |
Joseph Cochran |
Republican |
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Circuit Clerk |
Genise L. Buechter |
Republican |
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County Clerk |
Clinton Jenkins |
Republican |
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Collector |
William Harvey |
Republican |
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Tom Wright |
Republican |
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Darrell Bunch |
Republican |
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Travis Lawson |
Republican |
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Coroner |
Timothy Bradley |
Republican |
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Prosecuting Attorney |
Ronnie Benjamin Winfrey |
Republican |
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Public Administrator |
Theresa Lupardus |
Republican |
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Recorder |
Deb Wiles |
Republican |
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Sheriff |
Louie Gregoire |
Republican |
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Surveyor |
Gerard J. Harms, Sr. |
Republican |
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Treasurer |
Phil Lawson |
Republican |
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State
| Year |
Republican |
Democratic |
Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
69.65% 7,924 |
27.37% 3,114 |
2.98% 339 |
2012 |
59.85% 6,547 |
36.67% 4,012 |
3.48% 381 |
2008 |
55.86% 6,414 |
42.31% 4,858 |
1.84% 211 |
2004 |
67.76% 7,331 |
31.15% 3,370 |
1.09% 118 |
2000 |
57.12% 5,343 |
39.38% 3,684 |
3.50% 327 |
1996 |
45.28% 3,984 |
51.76% 4,554 |
2.97% 261 |
Miller County is divided into four legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are represented by Republicans.
- District 58 — David Wood (R-Versailles). Consists of the city of Eldon.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
David Wood |
1,940 |
83.40% |
-16.60 |
|
Democratic |
Travis Maupin |
386 |
16.60% |
+16.60 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
David Wood |
1,021 |
100.00% |
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| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
David Wood |
2,067 |
100.00% |
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- District 59 — Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City). Consists of the community of Olean.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Mike Bernskoetter |
941 |
100.00% |
+13.18% |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Mike Bernskoetter |
428 |
86.82% |
+8.73 |
|
Constitution |
Michael Eberle |
65 |
13.18% |
+13.18 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Mike Bernskoetter |
802 |
78.09% |
||
Democratic |
Vonnieta E. Trickey |
225 |
21.91% |
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- District 62 — Tom Hurst (R-Meta). Consists of the community of St. Elizabeth.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Tom Hurst |
878 |
100.00% |
||
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Tom Hurst |
450 |
100.00% |
+23.17 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Tom Hurst |
703 |
76.83% |
||
Democratic |
Greg Stratman |
212 |
23.17% |
||
- District 124 — Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark). Consists of most of the county, including the communities of Bagnell, Brumley, Iberia, Kaiser, Lake Ozark, Lakeside, Osage Beach, Tuscumbia, and Ulman.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Rockay Miller |
6,140 |
100.00% |
||
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Rocky Miller |
2,842 |
100.00% |
||
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Rocky Miller |
5,717 |
100.00% |
||
All of Miller County is a part of Missouri’s 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City).
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Mike Kehoe |
4,547 |
85.37% |
||
Democratic |
Mollie Kristen Freebairn |
779 |
14.63% |
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Federal
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Roy Blunt |
7,760 |
68.47% |
+12.45 |
|
Democratic |
Jason Kander |
3,032 |
26.75% |
-9.27 |
|
Libertarian |
Jonathan Dine |
303 |
2.67% |
-5.29 |
|
Green |
Johnathan McFarland |
114 |
1.01% |
+1.01 |
|
Constitution |
Fred Ryman |
124 |
1.09% |
+1.09 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Todd Akin |
6,084 |
56.02% |
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Democratic |
Claire McCaskill |
3,912 |
36.02% |
||
Libertarian |
Jonathan Dine |
865 |
7.96% |
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All of Miller County is included in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Blaine Luetkemeyer |
9,228 |
82.06% |
-0.69 |
|
Democratic |
Kevin Miller |
1,641 |
14.59% |
+0.94 |
|
Libertarian |
Dan Hogan |
278 |
2.47% |
-1.13 |
|
Constitution |
Doanita Simmons |
99 |
0.88% |
+0.88 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Blaine Luetkemeyer |
4,436 |
82.75% |
+3.62 |
|
Democratic |
Courtney Denton |
732 |
13.65% |
-3.57 |
|
Libertarian |
Steven Hedrick |
193 |
3.60% |
-0.05 |
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican |
Blaine Luetkemeyer |
8,548 |
79.13% |
||
Democratic |
Eric C. Mayer |
1,860 |
17.22% |
||
Libertarian |
Steven Wilson |
394 |
3.65% |
||
Political culture
Presidential elections results
| Year |
Republican |
Democratic |
Third parties |
|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
80.9% 9,285 |
15.2% 1,750 |
3.9% 447 |
2012 |
73.3% 8,099 |
24.0% 2,651 |
2.7% 298 |
2008 |
67.4% 7,797 |
30.7% 3,553 |
1.8% 213 |
2004 |
72.0% 7,797 |
27.3% 2,959 |
0.7% 75 |
2000 |
63.5% 5,945 |
34.4% 3,217 |
2.1% 194 |
1996 |
50.2% 4,387 |
35.6% 3,110 |
14.2% 1,242 |
1992 |
44.0% 4,175 |
30.6% 2,905 |
25.4% 2,407 |
1988 |
68.8% 5,662 |
31.1% 2,555 |
0.1% 10 |
1984 |
76.6% 6,706 |
23.5% 2,054 |
|
1980 |
67.9% 5,560 |
30.2% 2,469 |
1.9% 156 |
1976 |
59.6% 4,095 |
39.9% 2,739 |
0.5% 32 |
1972 |
78.1% 5,682 |
22.0% 1,598 |
|
1968 |
64.9% 4,425 |
25.3% 1,727 |
9.8% 668 |
1964 |
57.0% 3,784 |
43.0% 2,858 |
|
1960 |
63.4% 4,482 |
36.6% 2,584 |
|
1956 |
61.7% 4,085 |
38.3% 2,535 |
|
1952 |
63.4% 4,237 |
36.3% 2,426 |
0.3% 18 |
1948 |
55.0% 3,088 |
44.8% 2,514 |
0.2% 9 |
1944 |
61.7% 3,609 |
38.1% 2,229 |
0.2% 12 |
1940 |
55.9% 3,971 |
43.8% 3,113 |
0.3% 23 |
1936 |
50.9% 3,607 |
48.5% 3,436 |
0.6% 43 |
1932 |
40.6% 2,615 |
58.7% 3,776 |
0.7% 44 |
1928 |
62.9% 3,379 |
36.8% 1,979 |
0.3% 18 |
1924 |
56.2% 3,011 |
36.6% 1,962 |
7.2% 388 |
1920 |
64.9% 3,555 |
33.5% 1,833 |
1.6% 86 |
1916 |
55.5% 1,862 |
41.6% 1,395 |
2.9% 97 |
1912 |
39.0% 1,240 |
39.5% 1,257 |
21.5% 684 |
1908 |
57.5% 2,016 |
39.7% 1,393 |
2.8% 99 |
1904 |
57.8% 1,959 |
39.8% 1,351 |
2.4% 82 |
1900 |
53.6% 1,796 |
44.6% 1,493 |
1.8% 60 |
1896 |
50.0% 1,707 |
49.6% 1,694 |
0.4% 13 |
1892 |
51.2% 1,497 |
36.8% 1,076 |
12.0% 349 |
1888 |
56.1% 1,596 |
42.0% 1,195 |
2.0% 56 |
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
- Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 1,406, than any candidate from either party in Miller County during the 2008 presidential primary.
| Miller County, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | |
| John McCain | 1,094 (31.50%) |
| Mike Huckabee | 1,406 (40.48%) |
| Mitt Romney | 790 (22.75%) |
| Ron Paul | 109 (3.14%) |
| Miller County, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,381 (36.73%) |
| Barack Obama | 713 (32.90%) |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 52 (2.40%) |
| Uncommitted | {{{uncommitted}}} |
Communities
- Bagnell
- Brumley
Eldon (largest city)- Etterville
- Iberia
- Kaiser
Lake Ozark (also in Camden County)- Lakeside
- Olean
Osage Beach (mostly in Camden County)- St. Elizabeth
Tuscumbia (county seat)- Ulman
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Missouri
References
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Further reading
History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business,professional and the private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc. etc. (1889) online
External links
Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Miller County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
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Miller County, Missouri
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Coordinates: 38°13′N 92°26′W / 38.22°N 92.43°W / 38.22; -92.43
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