Henry County, Missouri

Henry County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 13, 1835
Named for	American patriot Patrick Henry of Virginia in 1841
Seat	Clinton
Largest city	Clinton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	732.55 sq mi (1,897 km²) 702.48 sq mi (1,819 km²) 30.07 sq mi (78 km²), 4.10
Population  - (2010)  - Density	22,272 31/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.henrycomo.com/

Henry County is a county located in west central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 22,272. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was organized December 13, 1835 as Rives County but was renamed in 1841 for Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry. The county originally had been named after William Cabell Rives, who was then serving as a U.S. Senator from Virginia. However, Rives lost popularity in Missouri after he joined the Whig Party.

Geography

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 732.55 square miles (1,897.3 km²), of which 702.48 square miles (1,819.4 km²) (or 95.90%) is land and 30.07 square miles (77.9 km²) (or 4.10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Johnson County (north)
• Pettis County (northeast)
• Benton County (east)
• St. Clair County (south)
• Bates County (west)
• Cass County (northwest)

Major highways

• Route 7
• Route 13
• Route 18
• Route 52

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,997 people, 9,133 households, and 6,246 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.61% White, 1.02% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Approximately 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,133 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 27.70% 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 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,949, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $27,932 versus $19,201 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,468. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

Municipalities

• Blairstown
• Brownington
• Calhoun
• Clinton
• Deepwater
• Hartwell
• La Due
• Montrose
• Tightwad
• Urich
• Windsor

Education

Public Schools

• Calhoun R-VIII School District– Calhoun
  • Calhoun Elementary School (K-06)
  • Calhoun High School (07-12)

• Clinton School District – Clinton
  • Henry Elementary School (PK-05)
  • Clinton Middle School (06-08)
  • Clinton High School (09-12)

• Davis R-XII School District – Clinton
  • Davis Elementary School (K-08)

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

• Lakeland R-III School District – Deepwater/Lowry City
  • Actually located in St. Clair County
  • Lakeland Elementary School (PK-06)
  • Lakeland High School (07-12)

• Leesville R-IX School District – Clinton
  • Leesville Elementary School (K-08)

• Montrose R-XIV School District – Montrose
  • Montrose Elementary School (K-08)
  • Montrose High School (09-12)

• Shawnee R-III School District – Chilhowee
  • Shawnee Elementary School (K-08)

Private Schools

• Windsor Amish Schools – Windsor (01-08) – Amish

• St. Mary’s School – Montrose (01-08) – Roman Catholic

• Holy Rosary Catholic School – Clinton (PK-08) – Roman Catholic

• Clinton Christian Academy – Clinton (K-09) – Nondenominational Christian

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Henry County. Democrats hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.

Henry County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	James Keck			Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Marsha A. Abbott			Democratic
County Clerk	Rick Watson			Republican
Collector	Maggie Stoddard			Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	Jim Stone			Democratic
Commissioner (District 1)	Daniel L. Doll			Democratic
Commissioner (District 2)	Jim Talley			Democratic
Coroner	Dain Sisk			Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Richard Shields			Democratic
Public Administrator	Kay Holt			Democratic
Recorder	Ronda Ake			Republican
Sheriff	J. Kent Oberkrom			Republican
Surveyor	Jacob Hann			Democratic
Treasurer	Maggie Stoddard			Democratic

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	35.70% 3,935	61.79% 6,810	2.51% 277
2004	50.47% 5,471	48.29% 5,235	1.23% 134
2000	45.63% 4,420	52.36% 5,072	2.01% 194
1996	34.41% 3,135	62.70% 5,712	2.89% 263

All of Henry County is a part of Missouri’s 120th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Scott N. Largent (R-Clinton).

Missouri House of Representatives – District 120 – Henry County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott N. Largent	5,872	71.82
	Democratic	Zac A. Maggi	2,139	26.16
	Constitution	Richard Hoxsey	165	2.02

All of Henry County is a part of Missouri’s 28th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Parson (R-Bolivar).

Missouri Senate - District 28 – Henry County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Parson	5,873	82.12
	Constitution	Bennie B. Hatfield	1,279	17.88

Federal

All of Henry County is included in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 4th Congressional District – Henry County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ike Skelton	4,119	50.29
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler	3,704	45.22
	Libertarian	Jason Michael Braun	233	2.84
	Constitution	Greg Cowan	135	1.65

Political Culture

Past Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	54.62% 6,095	43.63% 4,869	1.75% 195
2004	58.48% 6,361	41.01% 4,461	0.50% 55
2000	52.36% 5,120	45.60% 4,459	2.04% 199
1996	35.68% 3,260	50.11% 4,579	14.21% 1,298

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

• Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 2,102, than any candidate from either party in Henry County during the 2008 presidential primary. She also received more votes than the total number of votes cast in the entire Republican primary in Henry County.

Henry County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	763 (37.02%)
Mike Huckabee	709 (34.40%)
Mitt Romney	480 (23.29%)
Ron Paul	71 (3.44%)

Henry County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2,102 (63.18%)
Barack Obama	1,068 (32.10%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	122 (3.67%)

See also

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

External links

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