Wright County, Missouri




County in the United States
































































Wright County, Missouri

Wright County MO Courthouse 20151022-163.jpg
Wright County Courthouse in Hartville


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

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Founded January 29, 1841
Named for Silas Wright
Seat Hartville
Largest city Mountain Grove
Area
 • Total 683 sq mi (1,769 km2)
 • Land 682 sq mi (1,766 km2)
 • Water 1.4 sq mi (4 km2), 0.2%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 18,268
 • Density 28/sq mi (11/km2)
Congressional district 8th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website www.wrightcountymo.com

Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,815.[1] Its county seat is Hartville.[2] The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright (D-New York), a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.[3]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways


    • 2.3 National protected area




  • 3 Demographics


    • 3.1 Religion




  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 Public schools


    • 4.2 Private schools


    • 4.3 Alternative and vocational schools


    • 4.4 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 Communities


    • 6.1 Cities


    • 6.2 Unincorporated communities




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 Further reading


  • 10 External links





History


Wright County is bordered by Laclede County on the north, Texas County on the east, Douglas County on the south, and Webster County on the west. It is in the part of the state considered Southwest Missouri. Formed from part of Pulaski County on January 29, 1841, Wright County was named in honor of Silas Wright, a prominent New York Democrat. The county seat of Hartville was named after pioneer settler Isaac Hart.[4] Wright County lost part of its land in 1845 to Texas County, in 1849 to Laclede, and in 1855 a big chunk to Webster.


It appears there were no Native American settlements early in the area, although the wandering Delawares, Shawnees, and Piankashaws did come through. Early white settlers were in the county in 1836 and were probably hunters. Earliest known settlers (by 1840) were Samuel Thompson, Robert Moore, John W. Burns, Jeff and Robert Montgomery, Benjamin Stephens, James Young, William Franklin, Isham Pool, and the Tuckers, according to Goodspeed.[citation needed]


The county has been devastated several times by storms. A tornado that swept through Southwest Missouri that devastated Webster County on April 18, 1880. A flood occurred April 22–23, 1885. Another tornado on May 8, 1888, did considerable damage, as did a hailstorm near the same time that reportedly left hail 3-4 inches deep and in drifts 5–8 feet high, after falling for two hours. Goodspeed gives great accounts of these storms, as well as others.[citation needed]


A good-sized portion of the county is located in the Mark Twain National Forest. The Gasconade River and its tributaries flow through the county, as well allowing for great recreational opportunities.



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 683 square miles (1,770 km2), of which 682 square miles (1,770 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5]


Wright County lies within the Salem Plateau region of the Ozarks. The bulk of the county is drained by the north flowing Gasconade River and its tributary streams. The southern edge of the county is drained by the south flowing headwaters of North Fork River. The terrain is moderately hilly.[6]



Adjacent counties




  • Laclede County (north)


  • Webster County (west)


  • Douglas County (south)


  • Texas County (east)



Major highways




  • US 60.svg U.S. Route 60


  • MO-5.svg Route 5


  • MO-38.svg Route 38


  • MO-95.svg Route 95



National protected area



  • Mark Twain National Forest (part)


Demographics























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1850 3,387
1860 4,508 33.1%
1870 5,684 26.1%
1880 9,712 70.9%
1890 14,484 49.1%
1900 17,519 21.0%
1910 18,315 4.5%
1920 17,733 −3.2%
1930 16,741 −5.6%
1940 17,967 7.3%
1950 15,834 −11.9%
1960 14,183 −10.4%
1970 13,667 −3.6%
1980 16,188 18.4%
1990 16,758 3.5%
2000 17,955 7.1%
2010 18,815 4.8%
Est. 2016 18,286 [7] −2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 17,955 people, 7,081 households, and 5,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 7,957 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 7,081 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 26.30% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.


In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $30,685, and the median income for a family was $37,139. Males had a median income of $24,876 versus $17,608 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,319. About 17.30% of families and 21.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.10% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.



Religion


According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Wright County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Wright County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (49.92%), National Association of Free Will Baptists (19.84%), and Pentecostals (7.55%).



Education


Of adults 25 years of age and older in Wright County, 71.1% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 9.8% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.



Public schools




  • Hartville R-II School District - Hartville

    • Grovespring Elementary School - Grovespring - (K-06)

    • Hartville Elementary School (PK-06)

    • Hartville High School (07-12)




  • Mansfield R-IV School District - Mansfield

    • Wilder Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Mansfield Jr. High School (06-08)

    • Mansfield High School (09-12)




  • Mountain Grove R-III School District - Mountain Grove

    • Mountain Grove Elementary School (K-04)

    • Mountain Grove Middle School (05-08)

    • Mountain Grove High School (09-12)




  • Norwood R-I School District - Norwood

    • Norwood Elementary School (PK-04)

    • Norwood Middle School (05-08)

    • Norwood High School (09-12)




  • Manes R-V School District - Manes
    • Manes Elementary School (K-08)




Private schools



  • Mountain Grove Christian Academy - Mountain Grove - (PK-12) - Non-denominational Christian

  • Liberty Faith Christian Academy - Norwood - (K-12) - Non-denominational Christian



Alternative and vocational schools



  • Ozark Mountain Technical Center - Mountain Grove - (09-12) - Vocational/Technical

  • Ozark Regional Juvenile Detention Center - Mountain Grove - (05-12) - Juvenile Hall

  • Skyview State School - Mountain Grove - (K-12) - A school for handicapped students and those with other special needs.



Public libraries


  • Wright County Library[13]


Politics



Local












































































Wright County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Brenda Day
Republican

Circuit Clerk
Joe Chadwell
Republican

County Clerk
Nelda Masner
Republican

Collector
Cindy Cottengim
Republican

Commissioner
(Presiding)
Zach Williams
Republican

Commissioner
(District 1)
Tommy Gaddis
Republican

Commissioner
(District 2)
Mike Sherman
Republican

Coroner
Ben Hurtt
Republican

Prosecuting Attorney
Jason W. MacPherson
Republican

Public Administrator
John T. Miller
Republican

Recorder
Kathy Garrison
Republican

Sheriff
Glenn Adler
Republican

Surveyor
W. Andrew Daniel
Republican

Treasurer
Naomi Gray
Republican


The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Wright County. Republicans hold every elected position in the county.




State


All of Wright County is a part off Missouri's 141st District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove).





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 141 — Wright County (2016)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Hannah Kelly

6,910

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 141 — Wright County (2014)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Tony Dugger

3,591

100.00%





















Missouri House of Representatives — District 141 — Wright County (2012)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Tony Dugger

6,899

100.00%


All of Wright County is a part of Missouri's 33rd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by State Senator Mike Cunningham (R-Rogersville)





















Missouri Senate — District 33 — Wright County (2016)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Cunningham

7,098

100.00%





















Missouri Senate — District 33 — Wright County (2012)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Mike Cunningham

6,834

100.00%















































































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

73.93% 5,993
23.40% 1,897
2.66% 216

2012

61.13% 4,866
36.16% 2,878
2.71% 216

2008

49.57% 4,198
47.53% 4,025
2.90% 245

2004

71.37% 5,955
27.33% 2,280
1.30% 109
2000

62.56% 4,872
35.73% 2,783
1.71% 133
1996

62.03% 4,310
35.13% 2,441
2.84% 197
1992

56.36% 4,280
43.64% 3,314
0.00% 0
1988

74.68% 4,789
24.92% 1,598
0.41% 26
1984

74.30% 4,928
25.70% 1,705
0.00% 0
1980

60.21% 4,035
39.67% 2,659
0.12% 8
1976

61.66% 3,780
38.29% 2,347
0.05% 3


Federal





















































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Wright County (2016)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Roy Blunt

5,930

73.29%

+17.39


Democratic
Jason Kander
1,836
22.69%
-13.92


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
176
2.18%
-5.31


Green
Johnathan McFarland
60
0.74%
+0.74


Constitution
Fred Ryman
89
1.10%
+1.10




































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Wright County (2012)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican
Todd Akin
4,402
55.90%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

2,883

36.61%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
590
7.49%


Wright County is included in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.





































U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — Wright County (2016)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jason Smith

6,594

83.19%

+5.05


Democratic
Dave Cowell
1,150
14.51%
-1.28


Libertarian
Jonathan Shell
182
2.30%
+0.00




















































U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — Wright County (2014)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jason Smith

3,157

78.14%

-2.27


Democratic
Barbara Stocker
638
15.79%
-1.18


Libertarian
Rick Vandeven
93
2.30%
+1.16


Constitution
Doug Enyart
56
1.39%
-0.09


Independent
Terry Hampton
96
2.38%
+2.38












































U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — Special Election – Wright County (2013)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jason T. Smith

1,412

80.41

+1.34


Democratic
Steve Hodges
298
16.97
-0.12


Libertarian
Bill Slantz
20
1.14
-2.70


Constitution
Doug Enyart
26
1.48
+1.48




































U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — Wright County (2012)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jo Ann Emerson

6,172

79.07%



Democratic
Jack Rushin
1,334
17.09%



Libertarian
Rick Vandeven
300
3.84%



Political culture



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[15]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

82.6% 6,707
14.4% 1,170
3.0% 242

2012

73.3% 5,830
24.6% 1,953
2.2% 172

2008

67.9% 5,784
30.0% 2,557
2.0% 173

2004

73.0% 6,090
26.2% 2,188
0.8% 68

2000

68.8% 5,391
28.7% 2,250
2.6% 200

1996

53.7% 3,754
32.6% 2,280
13.7% 961

1992

44.6% 3,427
36.6% 2,814
18.8% 1,443

1988

64.9% 4,151
34.9% 2,232
0.2% 11

1984

70.4% 4,687
29.6% 1,973


1980

66.3% 4,451
32.5% 2,182
1.2% 83

1976

54.9% 3,397
44.9% 2,781
0.2% 13

1972

76.1% 4,350
23.9% 1,368


1968

66.2% 3,576
24.8% 1,337
9.0% 487

1964

51.3% 3,466
48.7% 3,292


1960

72.7% 5,191
27.3% 1,953


1956

65.7% 4,360
34.3% 2,278


1952

72.3% 5,285
27.5% 2,006
0.3% 18

1948

58.5% 3,542
41.4% 2,505
0.2% 11

1944

67.5% 4,413
32.4% 2,116
0.1% 8

1940

65.0% 5,096
34.8% 2,727
0.3% 20

1936

59.2% 4,837
40.3% 3,296
0.5% 41

1932
43.5% 3,023

55.6% 3,862
0.9% 63

1928

69.3% 4,504
30.4% 1,973
0.4% 24

1924

55.0% 3,105
40.8% 2,303
4.1% 233

1920

63.7% 3,661
34.9% 2,008
1.4% 79

1916

56.3% 2,176
41.2% 1,593
2.5% 97

1912
33.0% 1,163

38.5% 1,356
28.6% 1,008

1908

58.2% 2,149
39.8% 1,469
2.0% 74

1904

58.8% 1,972
37.8% 1,266
3.5% 116

1900

52.2% 1,703
46.0% 1,500
1.9% 61

1896
49.6% 1,755

50.2% 1,777
0.2% 8

1892

50.2% 1,454
27.1% 786
22.7% 658

1888

51.0% 1,372
28.6% 771
20.4% 549



Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Wright County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried Wright County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Wright County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012, and Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Wright County in over 50 years.


Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Wright County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wright County with 86.28 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Wright County with 64.84 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Wright County’s longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Wright County with 70.99 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.



Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)





















Wright County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain
746 (23.69%)
Mike Huckabee 1,878 (59.64%)
Mitt Romney
298 (9.46%)
Ron Paul
178 (5.65%)
















Wright County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 1,143 (69.48%)
Barack Obama
452 (27.48%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)
36 (2.19%)

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 1,878, than any candidate from either party in Wright County during the 2008 presidential primary. He also received more votes than the total number of votes cast in the entire Democratic Primary in Wright County. Wright County was Huckabee’s strongest county in Missouri.



Communities



Cities





  • Hartville (county seat)

  • Mansfield


  • Mountain Grove (partly in Texas County)

  • Norwood




Unincorporated communities




  • Cedar Gap

  • Graff

  • Grovespring

  • Macomb

  • Manes




See also


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


References





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Further reading



  • History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps, and Dent counties, Missouri (1889) full text


External links



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




Coordinates: 37°16′N 92°28′W / 37.27°N 92.46°W / 37.27; -92.46







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