Livingston County is a

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located in the northwestern portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,557. Its

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is Chillicothe. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Grundy County (north) * Linn County (east) * Chariton County (southeast) * Carroll County (south) * Caldwell County (southwest) * Daviess County (northwest)

Major highways

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* Route 190

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 15,195 people, 5,871 households and 3,834 families residing in the county. The

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was 28 per square mile (12/km²). There were 6,730 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.39%

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, 2.42%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.28%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.38% from

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, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 1.19% of the population were

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of any race. There were 5,871 households, of which 29.59% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.29% were

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living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 29.94% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90. Age distribution was 21.91% under the age of 18, 7.74% from 18 to 24, 25.34% from 25 to 44, 26.81% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 81.02 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.47 males. The

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was $39,683, and the median family income was $53,325. Males had a median income of $38,282 versus $24,944 for females. The

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for the county was $20,295. About 15.8% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the

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, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Chillicothe R-II School District
– Chillicothe **Garrison Elementary School (PK) **Dewey Elementary School (K-01) **Field Elementary School (02-03) **Central Elementary School (04-05) **Chillicothe Middle School (06-08) **Chillicothe High School (09-12) *Livingston County R-III School District – Chula **Livingston County Elementary School (PK-08)
Southwest Livingston County R-I School District
–

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**Southwest Livingston County Elementary School (PK-06) **Southwest Livingston County High School (07-12)

Private schools

Bishop Hogan Memorial School
– Chillicothe (K-09) –

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Public libraries

*Livingston County Library

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Livingston County. Republicans hold a majority of the elected positions in the county.

State

All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 7th District in the

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and is currently represented b
Rusty Black
(R- Chillicothe). All of Livingston County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the

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and is currently represented b
Denny Hoskins
(R- Warrensburg).

Federal

All of Livingston County is included in

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and is currently represented by

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(R- Tarkio) in the

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. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in

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over Democratic challenger Gena Ross. Livingston County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the

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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, Livingston County has become solidly Republican in recent years.

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was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Livingston 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 northern Missouri, voters in Livingston County generally adhere to socially and culturally

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principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings, at least on the state and national levels. Despite support for 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. 67.72% of Livingston County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.

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

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Joe Biden (D-

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) both won statewide and carried Livingston County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat Trump in the general election. Incumbent

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(R-

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) faced a primary challenge from former

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, but won both Livingston County and statewide by large 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 and won a plurality of the vote in Livingston County. He went on to win the presidency. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State

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(D-

) narrowly won statewide, but

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(I-

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) carried Livingston County by a single vote.

2012

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

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(R-

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), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former

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(R-

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

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. Incumbent

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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. Then-

(D-

) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Livingston County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri,

(D-

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), also a

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

Communities

Cities

* Chillicothe (county seat) * Chula * Wheeling

Villages

* Mooresville * Utica

Census-designated place

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Other unincorporated place

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* Farmersville *

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* Sampsel * Springhill * Sturges

Notable people

* Bower Slack Broaddus,

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from

(1953-1955) * Ray and Faye Copeland, serial killers * Claude B. Hutchison, botanist, professor, and Mayor of

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(1955-1963) *

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from

(1973-1976) * Charles H. Mansur,

from Missouri (1887-1893) *

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, country music artist/actress * Henry Moses Pollard,

from Missouri (1877-1879) * John Quinn, Missouri State Representative (2001-2009) *

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, brigadier general and politician *

Clarence Edwin Watkins Clarence Edwin Watkins (July 1, 1894 – November 13, 1944) was a long term editor of the '' Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune''. He was born on July 1, 1894, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to James Edward Watkins and Martha Pearl Ireland. He died on Nov ...

, publisher *

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, Missouri State Representative (2009–Present) and former teacher

References

External links

Livingston County Library

from

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