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Missouri's 6th Congressional District
Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri, stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois. Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of Saint Joseph, Missouri, St. Joseph. The district includes much of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City north of the Missouri River (including Kansas City International Airport). The district takes in all or parts of the following counties: Adair County, Missouri, Adair, Andrew County, Missouri, Andrew, Atchison County, Missouri, Atchison, Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan, Caldwell County, Missouri, Caldwell, Carroll County, Missouri, Carroll, Chariton County, Missouri, Chariton, Clark County, Missouri, Clark, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, Clinton County, Missouri, Clinton, Daviess County, Missouri, Daviess, De Kalb County, Missouri, De Kalb, Gentry County, Missouri, Gentry, Grundy County, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 6
Route 6 is a state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. It travels from I-29 Bus./ US 169 in St. Joseph to US 24/ US 61 about west of Quincy, Illinois. The highway serves as a major east-west corridor in northern Missouri Route 6, south of US 136 and north of US 36. If only a few miles longer in each direction, would be the only state highway to cross Missouri west to east. It is one of the original 1922 highways in Missouri. Route description Beginning at I-29 Bus. and US 169 in St. Joseph, Route 6 travels eastward through Buchanan County. Shortly after its starting point, the highway intersects I-29 at exit 47 before continuing east into DeKalb County. In DeKalb County, Route 6 overlaps with Route 31 for a short distance before passing through Maysville, where it intersects Route 33. Continuing eastward, Route 6 enters Daviess County, where it crosses I-35 at exit 64 near Winston. The highway then runs concurrent with US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll County, Missouri
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,495. Its county seat is Carrollton. The county was organized on January 2, 1833, from part of Ray County and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Adjacent counties * Livingston County (north) * Chariton County (east) * Saline County (southeast) * Lafayette County (southwest) * Ray County (west) * Caldwell County (northwest) Major highways * U.S. Route 24 * U.S. Route 65 * Route 10 * Route 41 * Route 139 Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 10,285 people, 4,169 households, and 2,880 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% white, 1.72% Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis County, Missouri
Lewis County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,032. Its county seat is Monticello. The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory. Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. Adjacent counties * Clark County (north) * Hancock County, Illinois (northeast) * Adams County, Illinois (southeast) * Marion County (south) * Shelby County (southwest) * Knox County (west) Major highways * U.S. Route 61 * Route 6 * Route 16 * Route 81 * Route 156 Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knox County, Missouri
Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,744, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox. Civil War A battle was fought during the American Civil War at Newark, involving Joseph C. Porter on August 1, 1862. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Scotland County (north) * Clark County (northeast) * Lewis County (east) * Shelby County (south) * Macon County (southwest) * Adair County (west) Major highways * Route 6 * Route 11 * Route 15 * Route 151 * Route 156 Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density was . There were 2,317 housing u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 717,204. making it the second-most populous county in the state (after St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County in the east). The county seats are Independence, Missouri, Independence and Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, making Jackson County one of 33 County seat#U.S. counties with more than one county seat, U.S. counties with more than one county seat. The county was organized December 15, 1826, and named for former Tennessee senator Andrew Jackson, who would become President of the United States three years later in 1829. History Early years Jackson County was long home to members of the indigenous Osage Indians, Osage tribe, who occupied this territory at the time of European encounter. The first known European explorers were France, French Animal trapping, trappers who used the Missouri River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holt County, Missouri
Holt County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,223. Its county seat is Oregon. The county was organized February 15, 1841. Originally named Nodaway County, it was soon renamed for David Rice Holt (1803–1840), a Missouri state legislator from Platte County. History The original area of Holt County was much larger than its present area. When it was first organized it was comprised by the current Holt County boundary, all of Atchison County, that part of Nodaway County west of the Nodaway River, and the aforementioned claim extended ten miles north into southwestern Iowa; An area more than 1,350 square miles in all. The first Post Office in Holt County opened in 1839 and was located on Thorp's Creek near Oregon. It was known as Thorp's Mill and closed in 1841. In 1972, the Holt County Historical Society was established. Holt County was impacted by the 2019 Midwestern U.S. flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison County, Missouri
Harrison County is a County (United States), county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 8,157. It's county seat is Bethany, Missouri, Bethany. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison of Missouri. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Adjacent counties *Ringgold County, Iowa (north) *Decatur County, Iowa (northeast) *Mercer County, Missouri, Mercer County (east) *Grundy County, Missouri, Grundy County (southeast) *Daviess County, Missouri, Daviess County (south) *Gentry County, Missouri, Gentry County (southwest) *Worth County, Missouri, Worth County (northwest) Major highways * Interstate 35 (Missouri), Interstate 35 * U.S. Route 69 (Missouri), U.S. Route 69 * U.S. Route 136 (Missouri), U.S. Route 136 * Missouri Route 13, Route 13 * Missouri Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grundy County, Missouri
Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,808. Its county seat is Trenton. The county was organized January 2, 1841, from part of Livingston County, Missouri and named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Mercer County (north) * Sullivan County (east) * Linn County (southeast) * Livingston County (south) * Daviess County (southwest) * Harrison County (northwest) Major highways * U.S. Route 65 * Route 6 * Route 128 * Route 139 * Route 146 * Route 190 Demographics As of the 2010 census, there were 10,261 people, 4,204 households, and 2,694 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 5,023 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.94% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 0.42% Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentry County, Missouri
Gentry County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,162. Its county seat is Albany. The county was organized February 14, 1841 and named for General Richard Gentry of Boone County, who fell in the Seminole War in 1837. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.06%) is water. Adjacent counties * Worth County (north) * Harrison County (east) * Daviess County (southeast) *DeKalb County (south) * Andrew County (southwest) * Nodaway County (west) Major highways * U.S. Route 136 * U.S. Route 169 * Route 48 * Route 85 Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 6,738 people, 2,674 households, and 1,789 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.38% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.27% Asian, 0. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Kalb County, Missouri
DeKalb County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,029. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann de Kalb, Baron de Kalb, of the Revolutionary War. DeKalb County is part of the St. Joseph, MO- KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO- KS Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Adjacent counties *Gentry County (north) * Daviess County (east) * Caldwell County (southeast) *Clinton County (south) * Buchanan County (southwest) * Andrew County (west) Major highways * * * * * * * * Transit *Jefferson Lines Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,597 people, 3,528 households and 2,473 families residing in the county. The population density was . There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daviess County, Missouri
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,430. Its county seat is Gallatin. The county was organized December 29, 1836, from Ray County and named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, a soldier from Kentucky who was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The county includes the town of Jamesport, which has the largest Amish community in Missouri. History According to Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Adam-ondi-Ahman, situated in the central part of the county, was where Adam and Eve relocated after being banished from the Garden of Eden. According to LDS tradition, the site is to be a gathering spot prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. In 1838, two years after the county was organized, Joseph Smith's claims about the history of the area spurred in an influx of Mormon settlers. Non-Mormon residents feared they were going to lose control of the county and attempted to prevent Morm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton County is county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184. Its county seat is Plattsburg. The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. The county seat of Plattsburg derives its name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. Adjacent counties *DeKalb County (north) * Caldwell County (east) * Ray County (southeast) *Clay County (south) * Platte County (southwest) * Buchanan County (west) Major highways * * * * * * Demographics As of the census of 2017, there were 20,554 people, 8,990 households, and 8,299 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 7,877 housing units at an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
