Marion County, Missouri




































































Marion County, Missouri

Marion County MO courthouse Palmyra-001.jpg
Marion County courthouse in Palmyra


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

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Founded December 23, 1826
Named for Francis Marion
Seat Palmyra
Largest city Hannibal
Area
 • Total 444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
 • Land 437 sq mi (1,132 km2)
 • Water 7.4 sq mi (19 km2), 1.7%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 28,880
 • Density 66/sq mi (25/km2)
Congressional district 6th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website http://marioncountymo.com/

Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,781.[1] Its county seat is Palmyra.[2] Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal.[3] The county was organized December 23, 1826[4][5] and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War.[6] The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.


Marion County is part of the Hannibal, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Adjacent counties


    • 1.2 Major Roadways




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Education


    • 3.1 Public schools


    • 3.2 Private schools


    • 3.3 Post-secondary


    • 3.4 Public libraries




  • 4 Politics


    • 4.1 Local


    • 4.2 State


    • 4.3 Federal


    • 4.4 Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)




  • 5 Communities


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 Further reading


  • 9 External links





Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km2), of which 437 square miles (1,130 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (1.7%) is water.[7]



Adjacent counties




  • Lewis County (north)


  • Adams County, Illinois (northeast)


  • Pike County, Illinois (southeast)


  • Ralls County (south)


  • Monroe County (southwest)


  • Shelby County (west)



Major Roadways




  • I-72 (MO).svg I-72


  • US 24.svg US-24


  • US 36.svg US-36


  • US 61.svg US-61


  • MO-6.svg Route 6


  • MO-168.svg Route 168



Demographics



































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1830 4,837
1840 9,623 98.9%
1850 12,230 27.1%
1860 18,838 54.0%
1870 23,780 26.2%
1880 24,837 4.4%
1890 26,233 5.6%
1900 26,331 0.4%
1910 30,572 16.1%
1920 30,226 −1.1%
1930 33,493 10.8%
1940 31,576 −5.7%
1950 29,765 −5.7%
1960 29,522 −0.8%
1970 28,121 −4.7%
1980 28,638 1.8%
1990 27,682 −3.3%
2000 28,289 2.2%
2010 28,781 1.7%
Est. 2016 28,894 [8] 0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 28,781 people, 11,066 households, and 7,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 65 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 12,443 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.26% White, 4.62% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Approximately 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.5% were of German, 25.6% American, 11.0% Irish and 10.3% English ancestry.


There were 11,066 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.


In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.70 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $31,774, and the median income for a family was $41,290. Males had a median income of $30,935 versus $20,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,964. About 9.30% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.



Education



Public schools




  • Hannibal Public School District No. 60 – Hannibal

    • Veterans Elementary School (PK-05)

    • A.D. Stowell Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Mark Twain Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Oakwood Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Eugene Field Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Hannibal Middle School (06-08)

    • Hannibal High School (09-12)




  • Palmyra R-I School District – Palmyra

    • Palmyra Elementary School (K-04)

    • Palmyra Middle School (05-08)

    • Palmyra High School (09-12)




  • Marion County R-II School District – Philadelphia

    • Marion County Elementary School (K-06)

    • Marion County High School (07-12)





Private schools




  • Holy Family Catholic School – Hannibal (K-09) – Roman Catholic


  • St. John’s Lutheran School – Hannibal (K-06) – Lutheran



Post-secondary



  • Hannibal–LaGrange University – Hannibal – A private, four-year Southern Baptist university.


Public libraries



Hannibal Free Public Library[14]


  • Palmyra Bicentennial Public Library[15]


Politics



Local


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












































































Marion County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Mark Novak
Democratic

Circuit Clerk
Valerie Munzlinger (Division I) / Carolyn Conners (Division II)
Democratic

County Clerk
Valerie Dornberger
Democratic

Collector
Mary Ann Viorel
Democratic

Commissioner
(Presiding)
Lyndon Bode
Democratic

Commissioner
(District 1)
Robert Heiser
Democratic

Commissioner
(District 2)
Randy Spratt
Republican

Coroner
Darrell McCoy
Democratic

Prosecuting Attorney
Thomas P. Redington
Democratic

Public Administrator
Wendy Howe
Democratic

Recorder
Janet Dearing
Democratic

Sheriff
Jimmy Shinn
Democratic

Surveyor
John D. Janes
Independent

Treasurer
Joelle Fohey
Democratic



State

















































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

65.84% 8,484
31.86% 4,105
2.30% 297

2012

53.03% 6,380
44.83% 5,394
2.14% 257

2008

58.82% 7,341
39.77% 4,964
1.41% 176

2004

67.03% 8,292
31.77% 3,930
1.20% 148

2000

50.05% 5,832
48.88% 5,696
1.07% 125

1996
31.55% 3,388

66.68% 7,161
1.78% 191

Marion County is in Missouri's 5th district in the Missouri House of Representatives, represented by Lindell F. Shumake (R-Hannibal).





























Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Lindell F. Shumake

9,532

74.88%

+0.24


Democratic
O.C. Latta
3,197
25.12%
-0.24




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Lindell F. Shumake

5,089

74.64%

+12.30


Democratic
C. Leroy Deichman
1,729
25.36%
-12.30




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Lindell F. Shumake

7,445

62.34%



Democratic
Tom Shively
4,497
37.66%


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





















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


Republican

Brian Munzlinger

5,630

100.00%



Federal





















































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


Republican

Roy Blunt

8,239

64.11%

+11.46


Democratic
Jason Kander
4,115
32.02%
-11.77


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
277
2.16%
-1.40


Green
Johnathan McFarland
128
1.00%
+1.00


Constitution
Fred Ryman
93
0.72%
+0.72




































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


Republican
Todd Akin
6,350
52.65%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

5,281

43.79%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
429
3.56%


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













































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


Republican

Sam Graves

9,405

74.46%

+0.30


Democratic
David M. Blackwell
2,915
23.08%
-0.76


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
193
1.53%
-0.47


Green
Mike Diel
118
0.93%
+0.93




































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


Republican

Sam Graves

5,008

74.16%

+9.76


Democratic
Bill Hedge
1,610
23.84%
-9.88


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
135
2.00%
+0.12




































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


Republican

Sam Graves

7,462

64.40%



Democratic
Kyle Yarber
3,907
33.72%



Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
218
1.88%



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[16]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

72.8% 9,419
23.1% 2,994
4.1% 525

2012

65.2% 7,923
33.2% 4,031
1.7% 204

2008

61.4% 7,705
37.5% 4,703
1.2% 145

2004

62.8% 7,815
36.7% 4,568
0.6% 70

2000

55.9% 6,550
42.6% 4,993
1.4% 169

1996
43.4% 4,653

45.9% 4,924
10.7% 1,144

1992
40.4% 4,762

43.8% 5,156
15.8% 1,865

1988
47.2% 5,034

52.6% 5,617
0.2% 23

1984

59.4% 6,831
40.6% 4,666


1980

49.5% 6,036
48.3% 5,890
2.1% 260

1976
47.2% 5,501

52.5% 6,124
0.3% 38

1972

63.3% 7,197
36.7% 4,171


1968
41.6% 4,732

47.6% 5,416
10.7% 1,221

1964
30.3% 3,605

69.8% 8,314


1960
48.8% 6,431

51.2% 6,758


1956
45.1% 5,657

54.9% 6,874


1952
42.1% 6,162

57.8% 8,457
0.1% 18

1948
29.4% 3,802

70.5% 9,122
0.2% 20

1944
34.7% 4,560

65.2% 8,575
0.1% 14

1940
37.6% 5,892

62.1% 9,723
0.3% 45

1936
29.4% 4,628

70.3% 11,068
0.3% 51

1932
28.4% 4,123

70.9% 10,293
0.7% 103

1928

57.3% 7,664
42.5% 5,679
0.2% 24

1924
44.0% 5,408

46.7% 5,739
9.4% 1,150

1920
40.4% 4,660

58.2% 6,719
1.4% 166

1916
37.3% 2,759

61.3% 4,534
1.5% 108

1912
28.7% 1,693

58.7% 3,471
12.6% 745

1908
37.7% 2,554

58.8% 3,982
3.5% 236

1904
42.2% 2,433

54.3% 3,127
3.5% 202

1900
38.2% 2,490

60.2% 3,927
1.7% 109

1896
39.9% 2,699

59.3% 4,008
0.8% 52

1892
36.5% 2,154

61.5% 3,634
2.0% 119

1888
39.0% 2,294

57.2% 3,365
3.7% 220




Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)


  • Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,587, than any candidate from either party in Marion County during the 2008 presidential primary.




















Marion County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 1,587 (54.44%)
Barack Obama
1,188 (40.75%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)
105 (3.60%)
Uncommitted
18 (0.62%)




















Marion County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain
714 (26.71%)
Mike Huckabee 904 (33.82%)
Mitt Romney
891 (33.33%)
Ron Paul
114 (4.26%)



Communities



  • Ely

  • Hannibal


  • Monroe City (mostly in Monroe County and a small part in Ralls County)


  • Palmyra (county seat)

  • Philadelphia

  • Taylor

  • West Quincy



See also


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


References





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Further reading



  • History of Marion County, Missouri: written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources (1884) full text


External links



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




Coordinates: 39°49′N 91°37′W / 39.81°N 91.62°W / 39.81; -91.62







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