Polk County, Missouri































































Polk County, Missouri

Bolivarmo2-retouched.jpg
Polk County Courthouse in Bolivar


Map of Missouri highlighting Polk County
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded January 5, 1835
Named for James K. Polk
Seat Bolivar
Largest city Bolivar
Area
 • Total 642 sq mi (1,663 km2)
 • Land 636 sq mi (1,647 km2)
 • Water 6.9 sq mi (18 km2), 1.1%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 31,229
 • Density 49/sq mi (19/km2)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5

Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,137.[1] Its county seat is Bolivar.[2] The county was founded January 5, 1835, and named for Ezekiel Polk.


Polk County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 Public libraries




  • 5 Politics


    • 5.1 Local


    • 5.2 State


    • 5.3 Federal


      • 5.3.1 Political culture




    • 5.4 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)




  • 6 Media


  • 7 Communities


    • 7.1 Cities


    • 7.2 Villages


    • 7.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 7.4 Townships




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





History


Polk County was organized and separated from Greene County on January 5, 1835. Its original boundaries were later reduced in creating Dade, Dallas, and Hickory counties. The name was suggested by a local pioneer, Ezekiel Madison Campbell, to honor his grandfather Ezekiel Polk, a colonel in the Revolutionary War and an early settler of western Tennessee.



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 642 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 636 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 6.9 square miles (18 km2) (1.1%) is water.[3]



Adjacent counties




  • Hickory County (north)


  • Dallas County (east)


  • Greene County (south)


  • Dade County (southwest)


  • Cedar County (west)


  • St. Clair County (northwest)



Major highways




  • MO-13.svg Route 13


  • MO-32.svg Route 32


  • MO-83.svg Route 83


  • MO-123.svg Route 123


  • MO-215.svg Route 215



Demographics





























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1840 8,449
1850 6,186 −26.8%
1860 9,995 61.6%
1870 12,445 24.5%
1880 15,734 26.4%
1890 20,339 29.3%
1900 23,255 14.3%
1910 21,561 −7.3%
1920 20,351 −5.6%
1930 17,803 −12.5%
1940 17,400 −2.3%
1950 16,062 −7.7%
1960 13,753 −14.4%
1970 15,415 12.1%
1980 18,822 22.1%
1990 21,826 16.0%
2000 26,992 23.7%
2010 31,137 15.4%
Est. 2016 31,285 [4] 0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 26,992 people, 9,917 households, and 7,140 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 11,183 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Approximately 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 9,917 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.


In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 12.60% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $29,656, and the median income for a family was $35,843. Males had a median income of $25,383 versus $18,799 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,645. About 11.10% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.



Education



Public libraries


  • Polk County Public Library[10]


Politics



Local


The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Polk County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.












































































Polk County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Carolyn Page
Republican

Circuit Clerk
Tiffany Phillips
Republican

County Clerk
Melinda Robertson
Republican

Collector
Debbi R-McGinnis
Republican

Commissioner
(Presiding)
Shannon Hancock
Republican

Commissioner
(District 1)
Kyle Legan
Republican

Commissioner
(District 2)
Rex Austin
Republican

Coroner
Melissa Britton
Republican

Prosecuting Attorney
Kenneth R. Ashlock
Republican

Public Administrator
Barbara Davolt
Republican

Recorder
Carol Poindexter
Republican

Sheriff
Danny Morrison
Republican

Surveyor
Mike Shuler
Republican

Treasurer
Vonna Bauer
Republican



State

















































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

66.92% 9,251
30.15% 4,168
2.92% 404

2012

53.89% 7,052
43.15% 5,647
2.96% 388

2008
45.76% 6,244

49.52% 6,758
4.72% 644

2004

67.84% 8,418
30.90% 3,835
1.56% 1.26

2000

58.65% 5,996
39.79% 4,068
1.55% 159

1996

55.64% 5,043
40.51% 3,672
3.85% 349

All of Polk County is in the 128th district in the Missouri House of Representatives, and is represented by Mike Stephens (R-Bolivar).





























Missouri House of Representatives — District 128 — Polk County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Stephens

11,500

85.48%

-14.52


Independent
Janet Sheffield
1,953
14.52%
+14.52




















Missouri House of Representatives — District 128 — Polk County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sue Entichler

5,903

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 128 — Polk County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sue Entlicher

11,744

100.00%


All of Polk County is a part of Missouri’s 28th District in the Missouri Senate, which is currently vacant. The previous incumbent, Mike Parson, was elected Missouri Lieutenant Governor in November 2016.





















Missouri Senate — District 28 — Polk County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Parson

5,832

100.00%



Federal





















































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Polk County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Roy Blunt

9,693

69.93%

+17.50


Democratic
Jason Kander
3,605
26.01%
-14.35


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
327
2.36%
-4.85


Green
Johnathan McFarland
107
0.77%
+0.77


Constitution
Fred Ryman
129
0.93%
+0.93




































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Polk County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican
Todd Akin
6,789
52.43%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

5,226

40.36%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
933
7.21%


All of Polk county is included in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District and is currently represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.





































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Polk County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

10,170

74.34%

+6.06


Democratic
Genevieve Williams
2,880
21.05%
-2.42


Libertarian
Benjamin T. Brixey
630
4.61%
-3.64




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Polk County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

4,442

68.28%

+1.25


Democratic
Jim Evans
1,527
23.47%
-4.21


Libertarian
Kevin Craig
537
8.25%
+2.95




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 7th Congressional District — Polk County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Billy Long

8,631

67.03%



Democratic
Jim Evans
3,564
27.68%



Libertarian
Kevin Craig
682
5.30%



Political culture



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[11]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

75.8% 10,438
19.1% 2,631
5.0% 694

2012

70.5% 9,252
27.3% 3,580
2.2% 287

2008

65.4% 8,956
33.2% 4,553
1.4% 188

2004

69.0% 8,586
30.3% 3,775
0.7% 92

2000

62.5% 6,430
35.0% 3,606
2.5% 258

1996

49.7% 4,521
36.4% 3,307
13.9% 1,261

1992

39.9% 3,465
38.2% 3,316
21.8% 1,894

1988

59.4% 5,030
40.4% 3,419
0.3% 21

1984

66.0% 5,467
34.0% 2,819


1980

57.9% 4,842
39.9% 3,336
2.3% 190

1976

51.3% 3,893
48.3% 3,663
0.5% 34

1972

70.7% 5,409
29.3% 2,245


1968

59.8% 4,145
31.3% 2,170
8.9% 614

1964
49.5% 3,288

50.5% 3,353


1960

66.5% 4,849
33.5% 2,440


1956

59.8% 4,410
40.2% 2,968


1952

67.8% 5,263
31.9% 2,474
0.3% 24

1948

56.7% 4,026
43.3% 3,079
0.0% 2

1944

66.5% 5,040
33.3% 2,527
0.2% 18

1940

62.0% 5,534
37.9% 3,380
0.2% 14

1936

56.7% 5,126
43.1% 3,899
0.3% 23

1932
46.4% 3,811

53.0% 4,355
0.6% 47

1928

69.6% 5,307
30.2% 2,303
0.2% 12

1924

56.2% 4,097
41.6% 3,033
2.2% 161

1920

62.8% 4,967
36.0% 2,847
1.2% 93

1916

53.8% 2,613
44.2% 2,149
2.0% 96

1912
39.0% 1,802

41.9% 1,935
19.0% 879

1908

54.4% 2,670
43.6% 2,139
2.0% 96

1904

56.9% 2,659
38.7% 1,807
4.5% 209

1900

53.6% 2,679
43.6% 2,178
2.8% 142

1896
48.3% 2,564

51.1% 2,711
0.6% 31

1892

46.0% 1,918
29.0% 1,211
25.0% 1,042

1888

49.0% 2,100
41.8% 1,794
9.2% 394




Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)





















Polk County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain
1,141 (25.28%)
Mike Huckabee 2,317 (51.33%)
Mitt Romney
842 (18.65%)
Ron Paul
154 (3.41%)
















Polk County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 1,904 (63.81%)
Barack Obama
993 (33.28%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)
67 (2.25%)

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 2,317, than any candidate from either party in Polk County during the 2008 presidential primary.



Media


The Bolivar Herald-Free Press is published twice weekly.



Communities



Cities




  • Bolivar (county seat)

  • Fair Play

  • Humansville

  • Morrisville

  • Pleasant Hope



Villages



  • Aldrich

  • Flemington

  • Goodnight

  • Halfway



Unincorporated communities




  • Adonis

  • Brighton

  • Burns

  • Cliquot

  • Dunnegan

  • Eudora

  • Goodson

  • Graydon Springs

  • Huckaby

  • Huron

  • Karlin

  • Knox

  • Mohawk Corner

  • Polk

  • Rimby

  • Rock Prairie

  • Rondo

  • Schofield

  • Sentinel

  • Slagle

  • Sunset

  • Tin Town

  • Van

  • Violet

  • West Bend

  • Wishart




Townships


Polk County is divided into 22 townships:




  • Campbell Township

  • Cliquot Township

  • East Looney Township

  • East Madison Township

  • Flemington Township

  • Jackson Township

  • Jefferson Township

  • Johnson Township

  • McKinley Township

  • Mooney Township

  • North Benton Township

  • North Green Township

  • Northeast Marion Township

  • Northwest Marion Township

  • South Benton Township

  • South Green Township

  • Southeast Marion Township

  • Southwest Marion Township

  • Union Township

  • West Looney Township

  • West Madison Township

  • Wishart Township




See also


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


References





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External links



  • http://www.bolivarmonews.com/


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

  • Polk County Sheriff's Office





Coordinates: 37°37′N 93°24′W / 37.62°N 93.40°W / 37.62; -93.40







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