Ripley County, Missouri

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County in the United States

Ripley County, Missouri
Ripley County Courthouse in Doniphan
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Founded	January 5, 1833
Named for	Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
Seat	Doniphan
Largest city	Doniphan
Area
• Total	632 sq mi (1,637 km2)
• Land	630 sq mi (1,632 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	13,802
• Density	22/sq mi (8/km2)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.ripleycountymissouri.org

Ripley County is a county located in the Ozarks in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,100.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Doniphan.^[2] The county was officially organized on January 5, 1833, and is named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a soldier who served with distinction in the War of 1812.^[3]

The original area included what would later become Oregon, Howell, Shannon and Carter counties. The historic Natchitoches Trail passes through Ripley County. It was a Native American trail to the Southwest that was used by pioneers including Stephen F. Austin. During the American Civil War, Ripley county was strongly pro-Southern and provided four colonels for the Confederate Army. Several Civil War skirmishes took place in the county. Tourist areas include the Current River and the Mark Twain National Forest.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.3 National protected area
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 Religion
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Politics
  
  
  
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    4.1 Local
    
  
  
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    4.2 State
    
  
  
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    4.3 Federal
    
    
    
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      4.3.1 Political culture
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    4.4 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Education
  
  
  
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    5.1 Public schools
    
  
  
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    5.2 Private schools
    
  
  
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    5.3 Public libraries
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Communities
  
  
  
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    6.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    6.2 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    6.3 Other unincorporated places
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 See also
  


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  8 References
  


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  9 External links
  

History

Located deep in the rugged, wooded hills of Southern Missouri, the area remained sparsely settled throughout the 19th century. Although organized in 1833, the county did not assume its present size until 1872.

When Congress created the Territory of Missouri in 1812, what became Ripley County was in New Madrid County. Three years later, Lawrence County was established, which included all of southern Missouri west of the St. Francis River and a portion of northern Arkansas. The seat of justice for Lawrence County was at Davidsonville in present-day Arkansas. In 1818 Wayne County was formed. This massive county included nearly one-fifth of the area in the Missouri Territory, with Greenville becoming the county seat.

In 1833 the General Assembly created Ripley County from part of Wayne County. The county then included present-day Ripley, Carter, Shannon, Oregon, and Howell Counties, with Van Buren as the county seat. Over the next 26 years, Ripley County’s boundaries decreased as new counties were formed: Shannon (1841), Oregon, which included today’s Oregon and Howell Counties (1845), and Carter (1859). The last boundary change took place in 1872.

Since most of the population lived in the south, voters moved the county seat to the new Doniphan, where a wooden courthouse was built. This building served the county until it was burned by Union troops, along with almost entire town of Doniphan, on September 19, 1864. William Russell, a county official, had earlier removed the county's record books and hid them in a cave south of town. They remained there until they were retrieved by the county clerk two years after the war.

Because of the chaos and destruction brought about by the Civil War, the courthouse was not replaced until 1871. A two-story brick courthouse was then built, using the $10,000 bond passed by the voters. It housed the administrative offices until it was destroyed by an accidental fire in January 1898.

Ripley County's current courthouse was designed by William F. Schrage of Kansas City, and was built by John McDonald Anderson of Emporia, Kansas in 1898–1899. A central tower, later destroyed during a 1929 tornado, dominated the two-story brick structure. Federal relief workers made repairs and renovations of the courthouse during the 1930s. An extensive remodeling project in the 1970s added central heating. The century-old courthouse is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and celebrated its centennial during the 1999 Labor Day Homecoming Festivities.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 632 square miles (1,640 km²), of which 630 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties

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  Carter County (north)


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  Butler County (east)


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  Clay County, Arkansas (southeast)


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  Randolph County, Arkansas (southwest)


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  Oregon County (west)

Major highways

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  U.S. Route 160
  


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  Route 21
  


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  Route 142
  

National protected area

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  Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	2,856		—
1850	2,830		−0.9%
1860	3,747		32.4%
1870	3,175		−15.3%
1880	5,377		69.4%
1890	8,512		58.3%
1900	13,186		54.9%
1910	13,099		−0.7%
1920	12,061		−7.9%
1930	11,176		−7.3%
1940	12,606		12.8%
1950	11,414		−9.5%
1960	9,096		−20.3%
1970	9,803		7.8%
1980	12,458		27.1%
1990	12,303		−1.2%
2000	13,509		9.8%
2010	14,100		4.4%
Est. 2016	13,817	[5]	−2.0%
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 13,509 people, 5,416 households, and 3,845 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 6,392 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.17% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 1.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The major first ancestries reported in Ripley County were 34.1% American, 14.0% Irish, 11.6% German and 10.7% English.

There were 5,416 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,285, and the median income for a family was $33,101. Males had a median income of $22,056 versus $17,823 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,251. About 16.90% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.00% of those under age 18 and 20.40% of those age 65 or over.

At the end of 2008, the unemployment rate in Ripley County was 6.4%.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Ripley County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Ripley County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (34.98%), Churches of Christ (12.20%), and Baptist Missionary Association of America (10.16%).

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Ripley County. Democrats hold half of the elected positions in the county.

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Ripley County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Jan Spencer			Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Sharon R. Richmond			Republican
County Clerk	Becky York			Democratic
Collector	Jerry Martin			Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	William D. Kennon			Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	David Johnson			Democratic
Commissioner (District 2)	Jerry Halley			Democratic
Coroner	Mike Jackson			Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney	Monte Phillips			Independent
Public Administrator	Brenda Emmons-Thompson			Republican
Recorder	June Watson			Democratic
Sheriff	Mike Barton			Democratic surveyor =William Troy Ayers
Treasurer	Terry L. Slayton			Republican

State

All of Ripley County is a part of Missouri’s 153rd District and is currently represented by Steve Cookson (R-Poplar Bluff).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 153 — Ripley County (2016)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Steve Cookson	3,692	68.69%	-10.23
	Democratic	Matt Michel	1,683	32.31%	+32.31

Missouri House of Representatives — District 153 — Ripley County (2014)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Steve Cookson	2,007	78.92%	+3.18
	Libertarian	Ginny Keirns	536	21.08%	+21.08

Missouri House of Representatives — District 153 — Ripley County (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Steve Cookson	3,796	75.74%
	Independent	Jack (Skip) Johnson	1,216	24.26%

All of Ripley County is a part of Missouri's 33rd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Cunninghma (R-Rogersville).

Missouri Senate — District 33 — Ripley County (2016)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Cunningham	4,669	100.00%

Missouri Senate — District 33 — Ripley County (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Cunningham	4,410	100.00%

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	73.17% 3,959	24.23% 1,311	2.60% 141
2012	54.29% 2,822	42.63% 2,216	3.08% 160
2008	47.09% 2,499	49.75% 2,640	3.17% 168
2004	59.85% 3,332	38.37% 2,136	1.78% 99
2000	53.19% 2,651	44.36% 2,211	2.45% 122
1996	38.80% 1,801	58.97% 2,738	2.24% 104
1992	45.47% 2,155	54.53% 2,584	0.00% 0
1988	62.64% 2,840	37.25% 1,689	0.11% 5
1984	56.91% 2,665	43.09% 2,018	0.00% 0
1980	53.25% 2,510	46.71% 2,202	0.04% 2
1976	47.30% 1,972	52.53% 2,190	0.17% 7

Federal

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Ripley County (2016)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Roy Blunt	3,814	70.85%	+17.54
	Democratic	Jason Kander	1,340	24.89%	-16.41
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	100	1.86%	-3.53
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	78	1.45%	+1.45
	Constitution	Fred Ryman	49	0.91%	+0.91
	Write-in	Patrick Lee	2	0.04%	+0.04

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Ripley County (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Todd Akin	2,771	53.31%
	Democratic	Claire McCaskill	2,147	41.30%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	280	5.39%

Ripley 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 — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Ripley County (2016)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jason T. Smith	4,224	80.18%	+9.42
	Democratic	Dave Cowell	903	17.14%	-3.87
	Libertarian	Jonathan Shell	141	2.68%	+1.18

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Ripley County (2014)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jason T. Smith	3,911	70.76%	+0.37
	Democratic	Barbara Stocker	547	21.01%	-3.68
	Libertarian	Rick Vandeven	39	1.50%	-0.20
	Constitution	Doug Enyart	48	1.84%	-1.38
	Independent	Terry Hampton	127	4.88%	+4.88

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Ripley County (Special Election2013)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jason T. Smith	744	70.39%	-4.94
	Democratic	Steve Hodges	261	24.69%	+2.77
	Libertarian	Bill Slantz	18	1.70%	-1.05
	Constitution	Doug Enyart	34	3.22%	+3.22

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Ripley County (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jo Ann Emerson	3,911	75.33%
	Democratic	Jack Rushin	1,138	21.92%
	Libertarian	Rick Vandeven	143	2.75%

Political culture

Presidential elections results^[12]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	81.9% 4,522	15.0% 830	3.1% 172
2012	71.1% 3,743	26.5% 1,396	2.4% 124
2008	63.5% 3,407	33.5% 1,795	3.0% 161
2004	65.3% 3,693	33.7% 1,907	0.9% 53
2000	61.6% 3,121	35.9% 1,820	2.5% 124
1996	42.7% 1,988	44.7% 2,081	12.7% 589
1992	37.3% 1,814	47.3% 2,300	15.4% 746
1988	57.3% 2,647	42.5% 1,961	0.3% 12
1984	60.9% 2,927	39.2% 1,883
1980	53.0% 2,524	45.3% 2,156	1.8% 85
1976	38.6% 1,640	60.7% 2,577	0.7% 28
1972	67.4% 2,810	32.6% 1,361
1968	48.2% 1,973	35.2% 1,440	16.6% 677
1964	38.5% 1,684	61.5% 2,688
1960	62.1% 2,811	37.9% 1,717
1956	50.5% 2,189	49.5% 2,149
1952	52.6% 2,444	47.2% 2,194	0.3% 12
1948	39.7% 1,533	59.7% 2,304	0.5% 21
1944	48.7% 1,841	50.9% 1,923	0.4% 15
1940	48.5% 2,291	51.2% 2,419	0.3% 15
1936	43.5% 1,911	56.1% 2,466	0.5% 20
1932	29.7% 1,139	67.8% 2,600	2.5% 95
1928	61.3% 2,226	38.4% 1,395	0.3% 10
1924	41.7% 1,428	54.4% 1,863	3.9% 133
1920	47.7% 1,752	47.2% 1,735	5.1% 189
1916	42.2% 1,053	53.1% 1,325	4.7% 118
1912	26.7% 651	51.2% 1,249	22.2% 541
1908	41.0% 946	56.7% 1,309	2.4% 55
1904	39.2% 781	54.6% 1,089	6.3% 125
1900	35.2% 822	61.7% 1,439	3.1% 72
1896	34.1% 749	65.7% 1,442	0.2% 4
1892	30.5% 446	55.5% 812	14.1% 206
1888	36.4% 507	57.8% 805	5.8% 81

At the presidential level, Ripley County is fairly independent-leaning; however, like many rural counties, it does have a slight Republican lean. While George W. Bush carried Ripley County by two-to-one margins in 2000 and 2004, Bill Clinton won the county both times in 1992 and 1996. Like most of the rural counties in Missouri, Ripley County favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008.

Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Ripley County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to 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 Ripley County with 89.06 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 Ripley County with 57.39 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County with 75.08 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)

Ripley County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	329 (23.62%)
Mike Huckabee	750 (53.84%)
Mitt Romney	238 (17.09%)
Ron Paul	52 (3.73%)

Ripley County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton	1,073 (74.20%)
Barack Obama	282 (19.50%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	72 (4.98%)
Uncommitted	{{{uncommitted}}}

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

• Then U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received her fourth strongest showing in the Democratic Primary of 2008 in Ripley County; she only did better in Dunklin, Wayne and Carter counties. Also, she received more votes, a total of 1,073, than any candidate from either party in Ripley County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Education

Of adults 25 years of age and older in Ripley County, 62.1% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 7.8% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

• Current River Area Vocational School – Doniphan – (09-12)


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  Doniphan R-I School District – Doniphan
  
  
  
  • Doniphan Elementary School (K-05)
  
  
  • Doniphan Middle School (06-08)
  
  
  • Doniphan High School (09-12)
  
  
  
  


• Naylor R-II School District – Naylor
  
  
  
  • Naylor Elementary School (K-06)
  
  
  • Naylor High School (07-12)
  
  
  
  


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  Ripley County (Gatewood) R-III School District – Gatewood – (K-08)


• Ripley County (Lone Star) R-IV School District – Doniphan
  

Private schools

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  West Point Christian Academy – Doniphan – (K-11) – Assemblies of God/Pentecostal
  

Public libraries

• Doniphan-Ripley County Library^[13]
  

Communities

Cities

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  Doniphan (county seat)


• Naylor

Census-designated places

• Fairdealing


• Oxly

Other unincorporated places

• Bardley


• Beaverdam


• Briar


• Budapest


• Burr


• Carie


• Current View


• Doyle


• Flatwoods


• Gamburg


• Gatewood


• Glenn


• Handy


• Hemenway


• Leibig


• Owenmont


• Pine


• Poynor


• Pratt


• Pulaski


• Purman


• Sinsabaugh


• Torch

See also

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

References

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External links

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

Places adjacent to Ripley County, Missouri
Carter County Oregon County Ripley County, Missouri Butler County Randolph County, Arkansas Clay County, Arkansas

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Doniphan
Cities	Doniphan Naylor
Townships	Current River Doniphan Flatwoods Gatewood Harris Johnson Jordan Kelley Pine Poynor Shirley Thomas Union Varner Washington West Doniphan
CDPs	Fairdealing‡ Oxly
Other unincorporated communities	Bardley Beaverdam Briar Budapest Burr Carie Current View‡ Doyle Flatwoods Gamburg Gatewood Glenn Handy Hemenway Leibig Owenmont Pine Poynor Pratt Pulaski Purman Sinsabaugh Torch
Ghost towns	Bennett Dryden Martinsburg Pleasant Grove Ponder Tucker
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