Schuyler County, Missouri






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Schuyler County, Missouri

Schuyler County Missouri Courthouse 20151003-028.jpg
Schuyler County court house in Lancaster


Map of Missouri highlighting Schuyler County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Founded February 14, 1845
Named for Philip Schuyler
Seat Lancaster
Largest city Lancaster
Area
 • Total 308 sq mi (798 km2)
 • Land 307 sq mi (795 km2)
 • Water 0.9 sq mi (2 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 4,436
 • Density 14/sq mi (5/km2)
Congressional district 6th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5



The previous courthouse as it appeared in 1878.


Schuyler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,431,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Lancaster.[2] The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for General Philip Schuyler, delegate to the Continental Congress and U.S. Senator from New York.[3]


Schuyler County is part of the Kirksville, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.


The USS Schuyler (AK-209), a World War II-era cargo ship, was named in part for Schuyler County, Missouri.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Adjacent counties


    • 1.2 Major highways




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Education


    • 3.1 Public schools


    • 3.2 Public libraries




  • 4 Politics


    • 4.1 Local


    • 4.2 State


    • 4.3 Federal




  • 5 Communities


    • 5.1 Cities


    • 5.2 Village


    • 5.3 Unincorporated community




  • 6 Notable people


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 308 square miles (800 km2), of which 307 square miles (800 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.3%) is water.[4] It is the second-smallest county in Missouri by area. Schuyler County borders Iowa to the north.



Adjacent counties




  • Appanoose County, Iowa (northwest)


  • Davis County, Iowa (northeast)


  • Scotland County (east)


  • Adair County (south)


  • Putnam County (west)



Major highways




  • US 63.svg U.S. Route 63


  • US 136.svg U.S. Route 136


  • MO-202.svg Route 202



Demographics























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1850 3,287
1860 6,697 103.7%
1870 8,880 32.6%
1880 10,470 17.9%
1890 11,249 7.4%
1900 10,840 −3.6%
1910 9,062 −16.4%
1920 8,383 −7.5%
1930 6,951 −17.1%
1940 6,627 −4.7%
1950 5,760 −13.1%
1960 5,052 −12.3%
1970 4,665 −7.7%
1980 4,979 6.7%
1990 4,236 −14.9%
2000 4,170 −1.6%
2010 4,431 6.3%
Est. 2017 4,508 [5] 1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 4,431 people, 1,725 households, and 1,193 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 2,027 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.44% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Approximately 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 1,725 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.


In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $27,385, and the median income for a family was $34,564. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,728 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,850. About 13.20% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.


The population was estimated, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, to be 4,508 on July 1 of 2017.



Education



Public schools




Entrance to Schuyler County R-1 High School



  • Schuyler County R-1 School District – Queen City

    • Schuyler County Elementary School (K-06)

    • Schuyler County Middle School (07-08)

    • Schuyler County High School (09-12)




Public libraries


  • Schuyler County Library[11]


Politics



Local


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












































































Schuyler County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Gary Stump
Democratic

Circuit Clerk
Judy Keim
Democratic

County Clerk
Bree Shaw
Democratic

Collector
Kathy Roberts
Democratic

Commissioner
(Presiding)
Rodney Cooper
Republican

Commissioner
(District 1)
Jim Werner
Democratic

Commissioner
(District 2)
Donald Crabtree
Republican

Coroner
Douglas B. Norman
Democratic

Prosecuting Attorney
H. Scott Summers
Democratic

Public Administrator
Ronald L. Morgan
Democratic

Recorder
Linda Blessing
Republican

Sheriff
Carl Gottman
Democratic

Surveyor
Adam Mitchell
Republican

Treasurer
Karmen Buckallew
Democratic



State

















































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

66.30% 1,259
31.28% 594
2.42% 46

2012

50.53% 961
45.58% 867
3.89% 74

2008

51.64% 1,008
45.49% 888
2.87% 56

2004

63.80% 1,278
34.80% 697
1.40% 28

2000

50.68% 1,006
47.66% 946
1.66% 34

1996
33.10% 622

64.77% 1,217
2.13% 40

All of Schuyler County is included in Missouri’s 4th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Craig Redmon (R-Canton).





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Schuyler County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Craig Redmon

1,575

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Schuyler County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Craig Redmon

1,201

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Schuyler County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Craig Redmon

1,520

100.00%


All of Schuyler County is a part of Missouri’s 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).





















Missouri Senate — District 18 — Schuyler County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Brian Munzlinger

1,227

100.00%



Federal





















































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


Republican

Roy Blunt

1,259

66.16%

+24.49


Democratic
Jason Kander
547
28.74%
-23.02


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
57
3.00%
-3.57


Green
Johnathan McFarland
20
1.05%
+1.05


Constitution
Fred Ryman
20
1.05%
+1.05




































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


Republican
Todd Akin
793
41.67%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

985

51.76%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
125
6.57%


All of Schuyler County is included in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.













































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Schuyler County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam Graves

1.490

79.59%

+2.49


Democratic
David M. Blackwell
331
17.68%
-1.46


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
33
1.76%
-2.00


Green
Mike Diel
18
0.96%
+0.96




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Schuyler County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam Graves

1,108

77.10%

+8.35


Democratic
Bill Hedge
275
19.14%
-9.55


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
54
3.76%
+1.20




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Schuyler County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam Graves

1,287

68.75%



Democratic
Kyle Yarber
537
28.69%



Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
48
2.56%



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[12]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

77.7% 1,505
18.3% 354
4.0% 77

2012

60.6% 1,174
36.0% 697
3.5% 68

2008

57.4% 1,139
39.1% 775
3.5% 69

2004

55.3% 1,124
44.0% 894
0.6% 13

2000

57.8% 1,159
40.3% 808
2.0% 39

1996
40.2% 777

44.3% 857
15.5% 299

1992
34.2% 742

43.1% 936
22.7% 492

1988

51.1% 1,063
48.7% 1,013
0.2% 4

1984

52.3% 1,250
47.7% 1,141


1980

54.2% 1,386
43.5% 1,114
2.3% 59

1976
45.5% 1,193

54.1% 1,417
0.4% 10

1972

60.1% 1,495
39.9% 991


1968

53.2% 1,291
39.9% 969
6.9% 168

1964
42.5% 1,072

57.5% 1,449


1960

55.0% 1,666
45.0% 1,361


1956
47.7% 1,500

52.4% 1,648


1952
49.2% 1,636

50.6% 1,680
0.2% 7

1948
42.0% 1,377

57.7% 1,892
0.2% 8

1944
46.8% 1,526

53.0% 1,729
0.3% 9

1940
46.2% 1,732

53.3% 1,998
0.5% 18

1936
39.9% 1,447

59.9% 2,173
0.3% 9

1932
32.9% 1,109

66.4% 2,239
0.7% 24

1928

50.2% 1,822
49.5% 1,797
0.3% 9

1924
42.4% 1,522

55.2% 1,982
2.5% 88

1920

49.7% 1,806
49.3% 1,793
1.0% 38

1916
41.9% 995

56.4% 1,341
1.7% 41

1912
34.2% 766

54.4% 1,218
11.5% 257

1908
43.8% 1,007

53.1% 1,222
3.1% 72

1904
45.6% 1,054

49.3% 1,139
5.1% 117

1900
42.4% 1,061

53.3% 1,335
4.3% 107

1896
41.1% 1,131

57.9% 1,592
1.0% 28

1892
40.4% 996

51.3% 1,263
8.3% 204

1888
43.5% 1,042

55.4% 1,328
1.1% 27




Communities



Cities



  • Downing


  • Greentop (small part in Adair County)


  • Lancaster (county seat)

  • Queen City



Village


  • Glenwood


Unincorporated community



  • Clifton

  • Coatsville

  • Julesburg



Notable people




The former Lancaster home of William Preston Hall, now the Schuyler County Historical Society museum.




  • Farrell Dobbs, American Trotskyist, trade unionist, and presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party.


  • William Preston Hall (aka "The Colonel," "Diamond Billy," "Horse King of the World") (February 29, 1864 – June 29, 1932) Exotic animal dealer, horse and mule breeder, circus impresario.


  • Howard R. Hughes, Sr., co-founder of the Hughes Tool Company and father of Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., the multimillionaire.


  • Rupert Hughes, novelist and screenwriter, brother of Howard Hughes Sr. and uncle of Howard Hughes Jr.

  • Darrin Vincent, bluegrass producer and Grammy-nominated performer (Kentucky Thunder, Dailey & Vincent)


  • Rhonda Vincent, Award-winning Bluegrass performer.



See also


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


References





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External links



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




Coordinates: 40°28′N 92°31′W / 40.47°N 92.52°W / 40.47; -92.52







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