Dallas County is a

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located in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,071. The

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is Buffalo. The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as

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under James K. Polk. Dallas County is part of the Springfield metropolitan area.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Camden County (north) * Laclede County (east) * Webster County (south) * Greene County (southwest) * Polk County (west) * Hickory County (northwest)

Major highways

* U.S. Route 65 * Route 32 * Route 64 * Route 64A * Route 73

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 15,661 people, 6,030 households and 4,383 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 6,914 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 0.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.57% percent reported speaking Pennsylvania German or German at home. Dallas County is the county with the largest concentration of Kauffman Amish Mennonites, who have preserved Pennsylvania German as their everyday language and an old form of Standard German for church. They had 950 adherents in Dallas County in 2010. There were 6,030 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,346; the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,438 versus $17,569 for females. The

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for the county was $15,106. About 14.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the

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, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

Education

Public schools

*Dallas County R-I School District – Buffalo **Mallory Elementary School (PK-04) **Buffalo Middle School (05-08) **Buffalo High School (09-12) *Hickory County R-I School District – Urbana **Skyline Elementary School (K-04) **Skyline Middle School (05-08) **Skyline High School (09-12)

Private schools

*Meadowlark Hill - (PK-08) -

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- Tunas *Prairie Grove School - (01-08) -

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- Buffalo

Communities

Cities

* Buffalo (county seat) * Urbana

Village

* Louisburg

Census-designated place

* Bennett Springs

Other unincorporated places

* Boyd *

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* Cloverdale * Elixer * Foose * Handley * Leadmine * Long Lane *

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* Mathis *

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* Plad * Redtop * Reynolds * Shady Grove * Spring Grove * Tunas * Wall Street * Windyville * Wood Hill

Notable people

* Roy Meeker - professional baseball player

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dallas County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

State

All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 129th district in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by John Black (R- Marshfield) since 2019. All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 28th district in the

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. The seat has been held by Sandy Crawford since 2017.

Federal

All of Dallas County is included in Missouri's 4th congressional district and is currently represented by Mark Alford (R- Lake Winnebago) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Former U.S. Senator

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(D- New York) received more votes, a total of 1,157, than any candidate from either party in Dallas County during the 2008 presidential primary. She narrowly edged out former

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Mike Huckabee (R-

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) by four votes.

References

External links

from

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