Miller County is a

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located in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 24,722. Its

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is Tuscumbia. The county was organized February 6, 1837 and named for John Miller, former

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and

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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

* Moniteau County (north) * Cole County (northeast) * Osage County (northeast) * Maries County (east) * Pulaski County (south) * Camden County (southwest) * Morgan County (west)

Major highways

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* Route 17 * Route 42 *

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* Route 87 * MO-134

Route 134 * MO-242

Route 242

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 23,564 people, 9,284 households, and 6,443 families residing in the county. The

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was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 11,263 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99%

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, 0.28%

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, 0.46% Native American, 0.13%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.29% from

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, and 0.84% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were

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of any race. There were 9,284 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% 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 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,977, and the median income for a family was $36,770. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $18,903 for females. The

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for the county was $15,144. About 10.80% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the

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, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Eldon R-I School District
– Eldon **South Elementary School (PK-03) **Eldon Upper Elementary School (04-06) **Eldon Middle School (07-08) **Eldon High School (09-12)
Iberia R-V School District
–

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**Iberia Elementary School (PK-06) **Iberia High School (07-12)
Miller County R-III School District
– Tuscumbia **Miller County Elementary School (K-08) **Tuscumbia High School (09-12)
School of the Osage
– Lake Ozark **Leland O. Mills Elementary School (PK-02) **Osage Upper Elementary School (03-05) **Osage Middle School (06-08) **Osage High School (09-12)
St. Elizabeth R-IV School District
– St. Elizabeth **St. Elizabeth Elementary School (K-06) **St. Elizabeth High School (07-12)

Private schools

*Lakeview Christian Academy – Lake Ozark (K-10) –

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Our Lady of the Snows School
– Eugene (K-09) –

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*Eldon Montessori Children's House – Eldon (PK-K) – Nonsectarian *Powerhouse Christian Academy –

(PK-12) –

The King's Academy - Christ the King Lutheran School
– Lake Ozark (Preschool-4) –

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Public libraries

* Heartland Regional Library System

Politics

Local

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

State

Miller County is divided into four legislative districts in the

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, all of which are represented by Republicans. *District 58 �
David Wood
(R-

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). Consists of the city of Eldon. *District 59 �
Mike Bernskoetter
(R-

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). Consists of the community of Olean. *District 62 �
Tom Hurst
(R- Meta). Consists of the community of St. Elizabeth. *District 124 �
Rocky Miller
(R- Lake Ozark). Consists of most of the county, including the communities of Bagnell, Brumley, Iberia, Kaiser, Lake Ozark, Lakeside, Osage Beach, Tuscumbia, and Ulman. All of Miller County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the

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and is currently represented b
Mike Kehoe
(R-

Federal

All of Miller County is included in

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and is currently represented by

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(R- St. Elizabeth) in the

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Political culture

Like most counties in rural western Missouri, Miller County is very Republican. It hasn't supported a Democrat for president since

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in 1932. The only other time it supported a Democrat in the 20th century was in 1912, when

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carried the county against a mortally divided GOP.

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is the last Democrat to garner even 40 percent of the county's vote. Underlining how Republican the county has been over the years, it rejected native son

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in 1944 as Roosevelt's running mate, and when he headed the ticket himself in 1948.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Former

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Mike Huckabee (R-

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) received more votes, a total of 1,406, than any candidate from either party in Miller County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Communities

Cities and towns

* Bagnell * Brumley * Eldon (largest city) *

* Lake Ozark (also in Camden County) * Lakeside * Olean * Osage Beach (mostly in Camden County) * St. Elizabeth * Tuscumbia (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

* Atwell * Aurora Springs * Brays * Capps * Etterville *

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* Hoecker *

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* Keethtown * Marys Home * Pleasant Mount * Rocky Mount * Saint Anthony * Spring Garden * Ulman * Watkins * West Aurora

References

External links

from

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