Knox County is a

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located in the northeast portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,744, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its

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. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Secretary of War General

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Civil War

A battle was fought during the

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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

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of 2010, there were 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The

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was . There were 2,317 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.51%

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, 0.09%

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, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Approximately 0.60% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,791 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were

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living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% 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 2.93. 24.90% of the county's population was under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,124, and the median income for a family was $31,741. Males had a median income of $22,636 versus $18,902 for females. The

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for the county was $13,075. 18.00% of the population and 12.90% of families were below the

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. Out of the total population, 24.10% of those under the age of 18 and 16.50% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The TFR for Knox County in 2004 was relatively high at 2.64, despite the population being 98% white.

2020 Census

Education

Four school districts have sections of the county: Knox County R-I School District, Adair County R-II School District, La Plata R-II School District, and Lewis County C-1 School District.

Public schools

Knox County R-I School District
–

- The only school district that operates schools in the county boundaries: **Knox County Elementary School (PK-06) **Knox County High School (07-12)

Public libraries

* Northeast Missouri Library Service

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Knox County. Democrats hold all but five of the elected positions in the county.

State

All of Knox County is included in Missouri's 4th District in the

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and is represented by
Craig Redmon
(R- Canton). All of Knox County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the

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and is currently represented b
Brian Munzlinger
(R- Williamstown).

Federal

All of Knox County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R- Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Communities

Cities

* Baring *

(county seat) * Hurdland * Knox City

Villages

* Newark *

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Census-designated place

* Plevna

Other unincorporated place

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* Goodland * Greensburg * Hedge City * Jeddo * Kenwood * Locust Hill * Millport

Townships

Knox County is divided into 13 townships: * Bee Ridge Township * Benton Township * Bourbon Township * Center Township * Colony Township * Fabius Township * Greensburg Township * Jeddo Township * Liberty Township * Lyon Township * Myrtle Township * Salt River Township * Shelton Township

Notable people

* Terry Joyce, collegiate football All-American and professional football player. * George Turner, U.S. Senator

References

External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Knox County
from

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