Andrew County is a

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located in the northwestern part of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,135. Its

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. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and prominent citizen of St. Louis. Andrew County is part of the St. Joseph, MO KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the

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History

The following material is inscribed on a plaque erected by the State Historical Society of Missouri and State Highway Commission in 1960, now located by the Andrew County Courthouse: Andrew County, organized 1841, is one of six counties in the Indian Platte Purchase Territory annexed to Missouri in 1837. Named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a St. Louis editor, the county was first settled in the middle 1830s. Pioneers were from

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, and other parts of Missouri. Savannah, the county seat, was laid out in 1841. First briefly called Union, it was renamed for

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. The Platte County Railroad (CB&Q) reached there in 1860, and today's Chicago, Great Western in the late 1880s. The town grew as a shipping point and trading center in the post Civil War era. Divided during the Civil War, Andrew County sent troops to both sides. In August 1861, 1,500 soldiers from Andrew County and other counties joined the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard at Camp Highly in eastern Andrew County while others joined a large Union cap in adjacent Gentry County. In 1861, Union troops seized "Northwest Democrat," a pro-Southern newspaper, in Savannah and troops from Camp Highly seized the "Plain Dealer," a Union newspaper. Raiding guerrilla bands overran the county through 1863. Andrew County's glacial plains support fertile livestock, grain, and fruit farms. The One Hundred and Two River, along with the Platte River, are located in the county. Its western border is formed by the Nodaway and

rivers. In 1804 the

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camped on an island at the mouth of the Nodaway River. Members of fur trader W. Price Hunt's 1811 Astorian expedition wintered near the river's mouth as well. Among the towns located in Andrew County are Amazonia, once on the Missouri River, now inland, laid out in 1857 near the site of Nodaway City, an early river port; Fillmore, established in 1845; Whitesville, established in 1848; Rochester, established in 1848; Bolckow, established in 1868; Rosendale, established in 1869; Rea, established in 1877; Helena, established in 1878; and Cosby, established in 1882. The Andrew County Museum & Historical Society celebrates the history of Andrew County through exhibits, programs, publications, and special events. The museum and society collects, preserves, researches, and interprets documents and artifacts to promote the appreciation and preservation of the county's history and bring history to life in Andrew County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Nodaway County (north) * Gentry County (northeast) *

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(east) * Buchanan County (south) *

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(southwest) * Holt County (west)

Major highways

* Interstate 29 * Interstate 229 * U.S. Route 59 * U.S. Route 71 * U.S. Route 169 * Route 48

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 16,492 people, 6,273 households, and 4,635 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 6,662 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.38%

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, 0.42%

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, 0.34% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.18% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 6,273 households, out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were

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living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,688, and the median income for a family was $46,067. Males had a median income of $32,955 versus $22,586 for females. The

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for the county was $19,375. About 6.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the

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, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Andrew County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the

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, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Andrew County who adhere to a religion are

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(38.62%), United Methodists (21.14%), and

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(9.86%).

2020 census

Education

K-12 school districts with territory in the county, no matter how slight, even if the relevant schools/administration buildings are in other counties, include:
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/ref> * King City R-I School District * Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District * North Andrew County R-VI School District * Savannah R-III School District * South Nodaway County R-IV School District * Union Star R-II School District There is also one elementary school district, Avenue City R-IX School District.

Public schools

*Avenue City R-IX School District – Cosby **Avenue City Elementary School (PK-08) *North Andrew County R-VI School District – Rosendale **North Andrew County Elementary School (K-05) **North Andrew County Middle School (06-08) ** North Andrew High School (09-12) *Savannah R-III School District –

**Savannah Early Learning Center (PK) **Amazonia Elementary School (K-05) **Helena Elementary School (K-05) **John Glenn Elementary School (K-05) **Minnie Cline Elementary School (K-05) **Savannah Middle School (06-08) ** Savannah High School (09-12)

Public libraries

*Rolling Hills Consolidated Library—Savannah Branch

Communities

Cities

* Amazonia * Bolckow * Fillmore * Rosendale *

(county seat)

Villages

* Cosby *

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* Rea

Unincorporated communities

* Avenue City * Helena * Nodaway * Rochester * Whitesville

Extinct Hamlets

* Dallas * Empire Prairie * Flag Springs * Fountainbleau * Jimtown * Kodiak * Rankin *

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Townships

Andrew County is divided into 10 townships: * Benton *

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* Jackson * Jefferson * Lincoln * Monroe * Nodaway * Platte * Rochester

Politics

Local

Republicans control politics at the local level in Andrew County. They hold every elected position in the county.

State

All of Andrew County is a part of Missouri's 9th District in the

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and is represented by Dean Van Schoiack (R-

). All of Andrew County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the

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and is currently represented by Dan Hegemen (R- Cosby).

Federal

All of Andrew 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. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in

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over Democratic challenger Gena Ross. Andrew County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by

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(R- Columbia) and

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(R- Strafford). Blunt was elected to a second term in

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over then-Missouri Secretary of State

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Political culture

At the presidential level, Andrew County is solidly Republican. Andrew County strongly favored

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in both

and

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was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Andrew County in

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with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since

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. Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in Andrew County generally adhere to socially and culturally

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principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Andrew County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing

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causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning

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, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 67.18% of Andrew County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

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(D-

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) both won statewide and carried Andrew County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat

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in the general election. Incumbent

(R-

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) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Andrew County and statewide by large margins.

Notable people

* John P. Altgeld,

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from 1893 to 1897, lived in Savannah *

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, American rapper, lived in Savannah and attended middle school there *

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, the first female Governor of Wyoming (1925-1927) and first elected female Governor of any state in the

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, as well as the first female director of the U.S. Mint * Joseph K. Toole (1851-1929), the first Governor of Montana and member of the Democratic Party

References

External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Andrew County
from

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