Randolph County, Missouri

Randolph County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 22, 1829
Seat	Huntsville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	487.65 sq mi (1,263 km²) 482.32 sq mi (1,249 km²) 5.33 sq mi (14 km²), 1.09%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	25,414 52/sq mi (20/km²)
Website	www.randolphcounty-mo.gov

Randolph County is a county located in Northeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 25,414. Its county seat is Huntsville. The county was organized January 22, 1829 and named for U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator John Randolph of Roanoke of Virginia.

History

Randolph County was primarily settled by migrants from the Upper Southern states, 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. Randolph was one of several counties settled mostly by Southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie, and Randolph County was at its heart.

Geography

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 487.65 square miles (1,263.0 km²), of which 482.32 square miles (1,249.2 km²) (or 98.91%) is land and 5.33 square miles (13.8 km²) (or 1.09%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Macon County (north)
• Monroe County (east)
• Shelby County (northeast)
• Audrain County & Boone County (southeast)
• Howard County (south)
• Chariton County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 63
• Route 3

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	24,442		—
1910	26,182		7.1%
1920	27,633		5.5%
1930	26,431		−4.3%
1940	24,458		−7.5%
1950	22,918		−6.3%
1960	22,014		−3.9%
1970	22,434		1.9%
1980	25,460		13.5%
1990	24,370		−4.3%
2000	24,663		1.2%
2010	25,414		3.0%

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,663 people, 9,199 households, and 6,236 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 10,740 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.58% White, 7.03% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Approximately 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.1% were of German, 21.4% American, 10.9% English and 9.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,199 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,464, and the median income for a family was $39,268. Males had a median income of $26,878 versus $20,366 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,010. About 9.20% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cairo Clark

Clifton Hill Higbee

Huntsville Jacksonville

Moberly Renick

Education

Public Schools

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

• Moberly School District – Moberly
  • North Park Elementary School (K-02)
  • South Park Elementary School (PK-02)
  • Gratz Brown Elementary School (03-05)
  • Moberly Middle School (06-08)
  • Moberly High School (09-12)

• Northeast Randolph County R-IV School District – Cairo
  • Northeast Randolph County Elementary School (PK-05)
  • Northeast Randolph County High School (06-12)

• Renick R-V School District – Renick
  • Renick Elementary School (PK-08)

• Westran R-I School District – Huntsville
  • Westran Elementary School (PK-05)
  • Westran Middle School (06-08)
  • Westran High School (09-12)

Private Schools

• St. Pius X Elementary School – Moberly (PK-08) – Roman Catholic

• Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist School – Moberly (K-09) – Seventh-day Adventist

Post Secondary

• Central Christian College of the Bible – Moberly – A private, four-year Christian Churches and Churches of Christ university.

• Moberly Area Community College – Moberly – A public, two-year community college.

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Randolph County. Democrats hold all but five of the elected positions in the county.

Randolph County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Richard Tregnago			Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Peggy Boots			Democratic
County Clerk	Will Ellis			Republican
Collector	Shiela Miller			Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	Susan Carter			Democratic
Commissioner (District 1)	Robert Wayne Wilcox			Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Jerry D. Crutchfield			Democratic
Coroner	Gerald A. Luntsford			Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Michael Fusselman			Republican
Public Administrator	Martha Creed			Democratic
Recorder	Mark Price			Democratic
Sheriff	Mark Nichols			Democratic
Treasurer	Penny Henry			Republican

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	53.49% 5,652	44.48% 4,700	2.02% 214
2004	57.60% 5,841	41.09% 4,167	1.30% 132
2000	44.50% 4,066	53.60% 4,897	1.90% 174
1996	31.73% 2,852	65.59% 5,895	2.67% 240

All of Randolph County is a part of Missouri’s 22nd District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Randy Asbury (R-Higbee).

Missouri House of Representatives – District 22 – Randolph County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Asbury	5,306	69.66
	Democratic	Doug Galaske	2,311	30.34

All of Randolph County is a part of Missouri’s 19th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia).

Missouri Senate - District 19 – Randolph County (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kurt Schaefer	5,606	53.78
	Democratic	Chuck Graham	4,442	42.62
	Libertarian	Christopher W. Dwyer	375	3.60

Federal

All of Randolph County is included in Missouri’s 9th Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 9th Congressional District – Randolph County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blaine Luetkemeyer	5,610	77.24
	Libertarian	Christopher W. Dwyer	1,563	21.52
	Write-in	Clifford (Jeff) Reed	90	1.24

Past Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	60.59% 6,457	37.39% 3,984	2.02% 215
2004	64.24% 6,551	35.16% 3,586	0.59% 61
2000	52.73% 4,844	44.81% 4,116	2.46% 226
1996	36.44% 3,274	50.11% 4,502	13.46% 1,209

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

• Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,532, than any candidate from either party in Randolph County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Randolph County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	623 (28.15%)
Mike Huckabee	824 (37.23%)
Mitt Romney	632 (28.56%)
Ron Paul	95 (4.29%)

Randolph County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Rodham Clinton	1,532 (58.23%)
Barack Obama	938 (35.65%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	125 (4.75%)
Uncommitted	19 (0.72%)

See also

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

External links

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