Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located in Mid-Missouri, its county seat is

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, Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 183,610, making it the state's eighth-most populous county. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for the then recently deceased Daniel Boone, whose kin largely populated the Boonslick area, having arrived in the 1810s on the Boone's Lick Road. Boone County comprises the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The towns of Ashland and Centralia are the second and third most populous towns in the county.

History

Boone County was organized November 16, 1820, from a portion of the territorial Howard County. The area was then known as Boone's Lick Country, because of a

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which Daniel Boone's sons used for their stock. Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Missouri

Boone County was settled primarily from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The settlers brought

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and slave-holding with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Boone was one of several counties to the north and south of the Missouri River that was settled by southerners. Because of its culture and traditions, the area became known as Little Dixie, and Boone County was at its heart. In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, Boone County was strongly pro- Confederate during the

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. Shortly after the murder of President Lincoln, the leading citizens of the county denounced the killing. They also directed that all public buildings including the courthouse and the university be draped in mourning for thirty days.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. The Missouri River makes up the southern border of the county.

National protected area

* Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Adjacent counties

* Audrain County (northeast) * Callaway County (east) * Cole County (south) * Cooper County (west) * Howard County (northwest) *

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(southwest) * Randolph County (north)

Major highways

* Interstate 70 * Business Loop 70

Interstate 70 Business Loop *

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* * Route 22 * Route 124 * Route 163 * Route 740 * Route 763

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 135,454 people, 53,094 households, and 31,378 families residing in the county. The population density was 198 people per square mile (76/km²). There were 56,678 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile (32/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.43% White, 8.54%

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or African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% claimed German, 12.3% American, 11.2% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry. There were 53,094 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were

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living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 19.90% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,485, and the median income for a family was $51,210. Males had a median income of $33,304 versus $25,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,844. About 7.60% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over. There are 121,319 registered voters.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Boone County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Boone County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (20.81%),

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(16.71%), and nondenominational evangelical groups (13.23%).

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

*Ashland R-I School District* **Southern Boone Elementary **Southern Boone Middle School **Southern Boone High School *Centralia R-VI School District – Centralia **Chance Elementary School (PK-02) **Centralia Intermediate School (03-05) **Chester Boren Middle School (06-08) **Centralia High School (09-12) *Columbia School District No. 93 –

**Center for Gifted Education (01-05) **Cedar Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Thomas Benton Elementary School (PK-05) **John Ridgeway Elementary School (K-05) **Eugene Field/ Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School (PK-05) **Midway Heights Elementary School (PK-05) **Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School (PK-05) **Two Mile Prairie Elementary School (PK-05) **New Haven Elementary School (PK-05) **West Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School **Parkade Elementary School (PK-05) **Blue Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Fairview Elementary School (PK-05) **Russell Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Shepard Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School (PK-05) **Beulah Ralph Elementary School (PK-05) **Eliot Battle Elementary School (PK-05) **Derby Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Mill Creek Elementary School (PK-05) **John B. Lange Middle School (06-08) **Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School (06-08) **Smithton Middle School (06-08) **Oakland Middle School (06-08) **Jefferson Middle School (06-08) **West Middle School (06-08) **Warner Middle School (06-08) **

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(09-12) **

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(09-12) ** Frederick Douglass High School (09-12) – Alternative School ** Rock Bridge High School (09-12) *Hallsville R-IV School District – Hallsville **Hallsville Primary School (PK-01) **Hallsville Intermediate School (02-05) **Hallsville Middle School (06-08) **Hallsville High School (09-12) *Harrisburg R-VIII School District – Harrisburg **Harrisburg Elementary School (PK-06) **Harrisburg Middle School (07-08) **Harrisburg High School (09-12) *Sturgeon R-V School District –

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**Sturgeon Elementary School (K-04) **Sturgeon Middle School (05-08) **Sturgeon High School (09-12)

Private schools

*Apple School –

(PK-K) – Nonsectarian *Children's House And Windsor Street Montessori –

(PK-06) – Nonsectarian – Coed *Christian Chapel Academy –

(K-08) – Pentecostal *Christian Fellowship School –

(PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian *College Park Christian Academy –

(K-09) – Seventh-day Adventist *Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School–

(K-08) – Roman Catholic *Columbia Independent School –

(PK-12) – Nonsectarian *Columbia KinderCare –

(NS-PK) – Nonsectarian *Columbia Montessori School –

(PK-K) – Nonsectarian *Father Tolton Regional High School-

(09-12) - Roman Catholic *Good Shepherd Lutheran School –

(K-08) – Lutheran *Heritage Academy –

(03-12) – Nondenominational Christian – Alternative School *Islamic School of Columbia, Missouri –

(K-05) –

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*Morningside Community School –

(05-07) – Nonsectarian *Shalom Christian Academy –

(PK-12) – Nonsectarian *Harrisburg Early Learning Center – Harrisburg (NS/PK-06) *Sunnydale Adventist Academy – Centralia (09-12) – Seventh-day Adventist

Post secondary

* University of Missouri –

A public, four-year flagship university. *

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–

A private, four-year university. *

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–

A private, four-year women's university. * Moberly Area Community College (MACC), a two-year public college, operates a Columbia satellite campus.

Public libraries

* Centralia Public Library * Daniel Boone Regional Library * Southern Boone County Public Library * Holts Summit Public Library *

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Politics

Local

Like nearly all counties nationwide with a major university, the

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predominantly controls politics at the local level in Boone County. Democrats currently hold all of the elected county-wide positions.

State

Boone County is split between five legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. Three are held by Republicans, with two held by Democrats. *District 44 �
Cheri Toalson Reisch
(R- Hallsville). Consists of the communities of Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, and northeastern Columbia. *District 45 �
David Smith
(D-

). Consists of the north-central part of the city of Columbia. *District 46 �
Martha Stevens
(D-

). Consists of the southern part of the city of Columbia. *District 47 �
Charles Basye
(R- Rocheport). Consists of the western part of the city of Columbia and the communities of Harrisburg and Rocheport. *District 50 �
Sara Walsh
Consists of parts of the city of Columbia and the communities of Ashland, Hartsburg, and McBaine. All of Boone County is a part of Missouri's 19th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented b
Caleb Rowden
(R-

), who is the Majority Floor Leader. However, Democrats have carried Boone County in recent elections.

Federal

All of Boone County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-

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) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hartzler was elected to a sixth term in

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over Democratic challenger Lindsey Simmons, although Democrats have carried Boone County in recent elections. Boone County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-

) and Roy Blunt (R- Strafford). However, their Democratic opponents carried Boone County in each of their respective most recent elections. Blunt was elected to a second term in

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over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Political culture

At the presidential level, Boone County has been one of the most consistently Democratic counties in Missouri. George W. Bush was the last Republican presidential nominee to carry Boone County in

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with a plurality of the vote, no Republican has won a majority in the county in a presidential election since

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Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-

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) both won statewide by a wide margin and carried a majority in Boone County. Biden went on to defeat President

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in the general election. Incumbent President

(R-

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

2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman

(R-

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) narrowly won the state overall, but

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Ted Cruz (R- Texas) carried a plurality of the vote in Boone County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-

) narrowly won statewide, but

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(I- Vermont) won Boone County by a wide margin.

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Boone County supported former

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Rick Santorum (R- Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor

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(R- Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring

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(R- Texas). Incumbent President

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easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with

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(R-

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) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Former Governor

(R- Massachusetts) won a plurality in Boone County. Then-

(D- Illinois) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Boone County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Hillary Clinton (D-

), also a

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at the time, had won Missouri, Obama narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Communities

Cities

* Ashland * Centralia *

(county seat) * Hallsville * Rocheport *

Villages

* Harrisburg * Hartsburg * Huntsdale * McBaine * Pierpont

Unincorporated communities

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* Browns * Claysville * Deer Park *

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* Englewood * Ginlet * Harg * Hinton * Oldham * Midway * Prathersville * Providence *

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* Rucker *

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* Two Mile Prairie * Wilton * Woodlandville

Townships

Township boundaries have changed over time. See links at end of article for maps of Boone County showing boundaries of different dates. As a rule, older townships were split, with newer townships created from their subdivisions. This is significant for historical and genealogical research. Note that maps show changes in township boundaries between 1898 and 1930 were minimal. *

* Cedar * Centralia *

* Katy * Missouri *

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* Rock Bridge * Rocky Fork * Three Creeks

Public safety

The Boone County Sheriff has jurisdiction over the whole county. The Boone County Fire Protection District provides fire protection and emergency medical services for a large portion of Boone County, Missouri. The BCFPD is the largest volunteer fire department and third largest fire service organization in the state, protecting of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property and over 50,000 people. The Boone County Fire District maintains 15 fire stations, a training center, and a headquarters facility.

History

Prior to 1964, there was no organized fire protection in Boone County. This changed after an elderly handicapped woman died in a house fire just west of the city limits of

. A small group of CB radio enthusiasts, known as the Central Missouri Radio Squad, banded together to develop a fire protection system for Boone County.

USAR Task Force

Boone County Fire is the sponsoring agency of

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(MO-TF1) which is one of the 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces across the United States. The team is made up of 210 members that are qualified in various aspects of urban search and rescue.

Notable people

* James William Abert – soldier and explorer *

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, 19th century Los Angeles, California politician and sheriff * Thomas M. Allen – clergyman * Benjamin Anderson – economist * Gary Anderson – football player * Simon Barrett – filmmaker *

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– actor *

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– judge * Rebecca Blank – educator; acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2011-2011; 2012-2013) * Philemon Bliss – U.S. Representative from Ohio (1855-1859), 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and Associate Justice of Missouri Supreme Court (1868-1872) *

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– musician * Stratton D. Brooks – college president *

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– poet * Jessica Capshaw – actress * Russ Carnahan – U.S. Representative from Missouri (2005-2013) *

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, inventor of the earth anchor, mayor of Centralia, and founder of the A.B. Chance Company * J'den Cox – wrestler, Olympic medalist * Kevin Croom - UFC Mixed Martial Artist * Jack D. Crouch – hotelier * Derek "Deke" Dickerson – musician * Carl Edwards – retired NASCAR driver * Jane Froman – singer; actress * Nicole Galloway –

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(2015-present), Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri (

) * Chuck Graham – politician *

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– organist *

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– U.S. Representative from Nebraska (1893-1897) * William Least Heat-Moon – writer * Martin Heinrich -

from New Mexico (2013-present), U.S. Representative from New Mexico (2009-2013) * Peter Hessler – journalist * Darwin Hindman – mayor of Columbia (1995–2010) *

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– singer * William Jewell – educator, second mayor of Columbia *

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– Air Force General * Tyler Johnson – baseball pitcher * Daniel Webster Jones – Mormon pioneer * John Carleton Jones – president of the University of Missouri *

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– United States Army major general * Kraig Kann – golf commentator * Henry Kirklin, horticulturalist, first black instructor at the University of Missouri *

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– sports mogul * Sergei Kopeikin – astrophysicist * Ken Lay – chief executive, Enron * Grace Lee – radio and television personality *

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– linguist * Jeff Maggert – professional golfer * William Rainey Marshall – 5th Governor of Minnesota (1866-1870) * William L. Nelson – U.S. Representative from Missouri (1861-1865) *

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– poet * Don Nardo – author *

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– musician * Carlos Pena Jr. – singer * Michael Porter Jr. - basketball player for

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* William Rainey Marshall – Minnesota Governor * James S. Rollins – 19th-century politician *

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– 19th-century naval officer * Charles Griffith Ross – press secretary for U.S. President Harry S. Truman * Felix Sabates –

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* Max Schwabe – U.S. Representative from Missouri (1943-1949) * Jon Scott – television journalist *

John F. Shafroth John Franklin Shafroth (June 9, 1854February 20, 1922) was an American politician who served as a representative, member of the United States Senate, and Governor of Colorado. Early life Born in Fayette, Missouri, he attended the common schoo ...

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(1913-1919), Governor of Colorado (1909-1913), U.S. Representative from

(1895-1904) * Clay Shirky – writer * Apollo M. O. Smith – aviation executive * William Smith – actor * William J. Stone –

from Missouri (1903-1918), Governor of Missouri (1893-1897), U.S. Representative from Missouri (1885-1891) *

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– baseball player *

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– professional basketball player * Nischelle Turner – television personality *

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– nephrologist * Charlie Van Dyke – radio personality *

Andrew VanWyngarden Andrew Wells VanWyngarden (born February 1, 1983) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitar player and songwriter for the band MGMT, praised for (according to ''Interview Magazine'') "an uncanny knack for producing pop music that s ...

– musician * James "Bud" Walton – co-founder, Wal-Mart * Sam Walton – co-founder, Wal-Mart * Edwin Moss Watson – editor; publisher *

Norbert Wiener Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A child prodigy, Wiener later became an early researcher i ...

– mathematician * Lisa Wilcox – actress * Roger B. Wilson – 52nd Governor of Missouri (2000-2001)

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from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books *Map of Boone County in 1898, showing township boundaries of that date

*Map of Boone County in 1917, showing township boundaries of that date

*Map of Boone County in 1930, showing township boundaries of that date

*Map Boone County today, showing current township boundaries

{{authority control Boone County, Missouri, Little Dixie (Missouri) Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) 1820 establishments in Missouri Territory Populated places established in 1820 Missouri counties on the Missouri River

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