St. Clair County is a

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located in the western portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,284. Its

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. The largest city is Appleton City. The county was organized in 1841 and named after General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the

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. St. Clair was also the 9th president of the United States in Congress Assembled. Under his presidency, the

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and

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were passed. According to the April 1907 issue of ''

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'', for well over 30 years (dating from 1870) St. Clair County was in open rebellion against the U.S. Government, refusing to pay interest on bonds issued to assist in the building of a railroad that was never built.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.6%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Henry County (north) * Benton County (northeast) * Hickory County (east) * Polk County (southeast) * Cedar County (south) * Vernon County (southwest) * Bates County (northwest)

Major highways

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Route 13 * MO-52

Route 52 * MO-82

Route 82

Transit

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 4,040 households, and 2,791 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 5,205 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.36%

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, 0.23%

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, 0.75% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 4,040 households, out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.83. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,321, and the median income for a family was $31,498. Males had a median income of $23,231 versus $18,351 for females. The

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for the county was $14,025. About 16.20% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the

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, including 25.30% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

* Appleton City R-II School District – Appleton City ** Appleton City Elementary School (K–5) ** Appleton City High School (06-12) * Hudson R-IX School District – Appleton City ** Hudson Elementary School (PK–8) * Osceola Public Schools –

** Osceola Elementary School (PK–6) ** Osceola High School (7–12) * Roscoe C-1 School District – Roscoe ** Roscoe Elementary School (PK–8) * Lakeland R-III School District – Lowry City & Deepwater ** Lakeland Elementary School

Public libraries

* Appleton City Public Library * St. Clair County Library-Main Library (Osceola) * St. Clair County Library-Lowry City Branch

Communities

Cities

* Appleton City * Lowry City *

(county seat)

Villages

* Collins * Gerster * Roscoe * Vista

Unincorporated communities

* Chalk Level * Cobb * Crooks Springs * Harper *

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* Johnson City * Monegaw Springs *

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Townships

St. Clair County is divided into 16 townships:

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in St. Clair County.

State

All of St. Clair County is a part of Missouri's 125th District in the

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and is represented by Warren Love (R-

). All of St. Clair County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the

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. The seat is currently Held by Sandy Crawford.

Federal

All of St. Clair County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by

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(R- Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture

References

External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of St. Clair County
from

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St.Clair County Sheriff's Office
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