Audrain County, Missouri




County in the United States
































































Audrain County, Missouri

Audrain County Missouri Courthouse.JPG
The Audrain County Courthouse in Mexico


Map of Missouri highlighting Audrain County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Founded December 17, 1836
Named for James Hunter Audrain
Seat Mexico
Largest city Mexico
Area
 • Total 697 sq mi (1,805 km2)
 • Land 692 sq mi (1,792 km2)
 • Water 4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 0.7%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 26,096
 • Density 37/sq mi (14/km2)
Congressional districts
4th, 6th
Time zone
Central: UTC−6/−5
Website www.audraincounty.org

Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,529.[1] Its county seat is Mexico.[2] The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.


Audrain County comprises the Mexico, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO Combined Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Government and infrastructure


    • 4.1 Audrain County E-911 Joint Communications


    • 4.2 Emergency medical services


    • 4.3 Fire services


    • 4.4 Law enforcement


    • 4.5 Prison




  • 5 Education


    • 5.1 Public schools


    • 5.2 Private schools


    • 5.3 Public libraries




  • 6 Politics


    • 6.1 Local


    • 6.2 State


    • 6.3 Federal


    • 6.4 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)




  • 7 Communities


    • 7.1 Cities


    • 7.2 Villages


    • 7.3 Unincorporated communities


    • 7.4 Townships




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





History


Audrain County was one of several along the Missouri River settled by migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. They also brought characteristic antebellum architecture and culture. The county was considered at the heart of what was called Little Dixie.[3]



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 697 square miles (1,810 km2), of which 692 square miles (1,790 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (0.7%) is water.[4]



Adjacent counties




  • Monroe County (north)


  • Ralls County (northeast)


  • Pike County (east)


  • Montgomery County (southeast)


  • Callaway County (south)


  • Boone County (southwest)


  • Randolph County (northwest)



Major highways




  • US 54.svg U.S. Route 54


  • MO-15.svg Route 15


  • MO-19.svg Route 19


  • MO-22.svg Route 22


  • MO-151.svg Route 151



Demographics





























































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1840 1,949
1850 3,506 79.9%
1860 8,075 130.3%
1870 12,307 52.4%
1880 19,732 60.3%
1890 22,074 11.9%
1900 21,160 −4.1%
1910 21,687 2.5%
1920 20,589 −5.1%
1930 22,077 7.2%
1940 22,673 2.7%
1950 23,829 5.1%
1960 26,079 9.4%
1970 25,362 −2.7%
1980 26,458 4.3%
1990 23,599 −10.8%
2000 25,853 9.6%
2010 25,529 −1.3%
Est. 2016 26,021 [5] 1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1]

At the time of the 2010 United States Census,[10] there were 25,529 people, 9,844 households, and 6,762 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,881 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). 89.8% of the population were White, 6.4% Black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% of some other race and 1.7% of two or more races. 2.6% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 33.2% were of German, 16.0% American, 9.3% Irish and 8.4% English ancestry.[11]


There were 9,844 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.


In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.70 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $32,057, and the median income for a family was $40,448. Males had a median income of $28,550 versus $20,712 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,441. About 11.10% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.



Government and infrastructure



Audrain County E-911 Joint Communications


Audrain County Joint Communications is the primary public safety answering point (PSAP) for Audrain County, and is responsible for handling incoming and outgoing communication from the public for assistance from law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel throughout Audrain County. Joint Communications is specifically responsible for receiving incoming 9-1-1 emergency telephone calls, and dispatching the appropriate personnel; receiving other non-emergency telephone calls and dispatching, routing, or messaging those calls to the correct personnel; entering information into, and inquiring information from the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) crime databases; maintaining a detailed computerized log of requests received and dispatched; and keeping current on city and county geography, so that members may assist responding personnel in locating addresses.


Joint Communications is located at 1854 East Liberty Street in Vandiver Village, and serves a coverage area of 697 square miles (1,800 km2) with a population of nearly 26,000 people.[12] Staff includes 7 full-time Dispatchers, 2 part-time Dispatchers, 3 full-time Shift Supervisors, the Assistant 911 Director, and the 911 Director. There is a minimum of two Dispatchers on duty at all times to answer incoming and outgoing communications.


Upgrades to the communications equipment and computer software were made when Mexico Public Safety Dispatch and Audrain County Sheriff's Dispatch consolidated to form the Joint Communications Center in October 1999. These upgrades allowed for even better service to the county. At that time the Vandalia Police Department elected to continue to operate their communications center for the Vandalia Police Department, Vandalia Fire District, and Van-Far Ambulance District. Audrain County Joint Communications and Vandalia Communications acted as backup sites for each other, so if anything happened to one center there would be no disruption of service to the residents and visitors of Audrain County.


In February 2007, Joint Communications implemented an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) program utilizing the protocol-based Medical Priority Dispatch System created by the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This program allows dispatchers to quickly and accurately determine the nature of an emergency medical call and prioritize it to allow for the most appropriate response. Joint Communications's dispatchers are trained to provide real-time instruction of CPR and other life-saving first aid while simultaneously dispatching Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals to the emergency. This reduces the time between the onset of symptoms and when basic aid is provided to the patient, thus increasing the patient's chances of survival in life-threatening emergencies.


Another equipment upgrade was completed in March 2007. This upgrade included new 9-1-1 equipment and a new telephone and radio voice recorder. These upgrades were necessary to keep current with the latest technology available. With the new 9-1-1 system dispatchers have quicker access to a caller's telephone and address data and it introduced a mapping system to automatically plot emergency calls on a map, allowing for a faster response by emergency personnel as dispatchers previously had to look up addresses on the map manually. The new 9-1-1 system also allows for upgrades to accommodate future telephone and communications technologies. The previous 9-1-1 system was unable to process telephone number and location information from cellular telephone calls, which created a problem in determining the location of an emergency if the caller is unable to speak. The new 9-1-1 system is compatible with cellular telephone and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies, and these services will be added to the Audrain County E-911 system as they become available.


On February 15, 2008, Audrain County Joint Communications assumed the communications responsibilities for the Vandalia Police Department, Vandalia Fire District and Van-Far Ambulance District. Ralls County E-911 was designated as the backup PSAP for Audrain County Joint Communications so if anything were to happen to the Joint Communications Center there would be no disruption of service to the residents and visitors of Audrain County.[13]


In August 2008, Joint Communications Director Chris Hardin began the process of implementing Phase II wireless service to the Audrain County E-911 system. This process was expected to take several months, but after Phase II wireless service was implemented Joint Communications would be able to locate a caller when they called 911 from a cellular telephone.


Joint Communications became Wireless Phase II with AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular Wireless) on March 3, 2009 and with US Cellular on March 16, 2009. The other cellular phone providers were expected to follow shortly.


Joint Communications became Wireless Phase II with Sprint Nextel on July 15, 2009 meaning that Joint Communications is now Wireless Phase II with all of the cellular phone providers officially serving Audrain County.



Emergency medical services



  • Audrain Ambulance District

  • Van-Far Ambulance District



Fire services



  • Farber Fire Department

  • Laddonia Fire Department

  • Little Dixie Fire Protection District

  • Martinsburg Fire Department

  • Mexico Public Safety Department

  • Vandalia Fire Department



Law enforcement



  • Audrain County Sheriff's Office

  • Farber Police Department

  • Martinsburg Police Department

  • Mexico Public Safety Department

  • Vandalia Police Department



Prison


The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, a women's prison of the Missouri Department of Corrections, is located in Vandalia and in Audrain County.[14]



Education



Public schools




  • Community R-VI School District – Laddonia

    • Community Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Community High School (06-12)




  • Mexico School District No. 200 – Mexico

    • McMillan Elementary School (PK-05)

    • Hawthorne Elementary School (K-05)

    • Eugene Field Elementary School (K-05)

    • Mexico Middle School (06-08)

    • Mexico High School (09-12)




  • Van-Far R-I School District – Vandalia

    • Van-Far Elementary School (PK-06)

    • Van-Far High School (07-12)





Private schools



  • Sunnydale Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School – Centralia (02-09) – Seventh-day Adventist


  • St. Brendan School – Mexico (PK-08) – Roman Catholic


  • St. Joseph Elementary School – Martinsburg (K-09) – Roman Catholic


  • Missouri Military Academy – Mexico (06-12) – Military (Boys)



Public libraries


  • Mexico-Audrain County Library District[15]


Politics



Local












































































Audrain County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Assessor
Melissa Maupin
Democratic

Circuit Clerk
Penny J. Creed Craghead
Democratic

County Clerk
Shelley Harvey
Democratic

Collector
Kate Becker
Republican

Commissioner
(Presiding)
Steve Hobbs
Republican

Commissioner
(District 1)
Alan Winders
Republican

Commissioner
(District 2)
Tracey Graham
Republican

Coroner
Todd Yager
Republican

Prosecuting Attorney
Jacob Shellabarger
Democratic

Public Administrator
Connie J. Hagan
Democratic

Recorder
Janis Deimeke
Republican

Sheriff
Matt Oller
Republican

Surveyor
Joseph Russell
Democratic

Treasurer
Patty Meyers
Democratic



State























































Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third Parties

2016

58.06% 5,831
38.20% 3,836
3.74% 376

2012
46.85% 4,633

49.77% 4,922
3.39% 335

2008

52.35% 5,612
46.18% 4,951
1.47% 158

2004

56.72% 6,047
42.1% 4,500
1.07% 115

2000
46.29% 4,576

51.45% 5,086
2.26% 223

1996
33.32% 3,254

64.40% 6,289
2.27% 222

1992
43.18% 4,504

56.82% 5,927
0.00% 0

All of Audrain County is currently included in Missouri's 43rd Legislative District and is currently represented by Jay Houghton (R-Martinsburg) in the Missouri House of Representatives.





























Missouri House of Representatives — District 43 — Audrain County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jay Houghton

7,089

72.53%

-0.87


Democratic
Ed Lockwood
2,685
27.47%
+0.87




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 43 — Audrain County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jay Houghton

3,915

73.40%

+9.97


Democratic
Ed Lockwood
1,319
26.60%
-9.97




























Missouri House of Representatives — District 43 — Audrain County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jay Houghton

6,049

63.43%



Democratic
Ed Lockwood
3,487
36.57%


All of Audrain County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane).





























Missouri Senate — District 10 — Audrain County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Jeanie Riddle

3,878

72.32%



Democratic
Ed Schieffer
1,484
27.68%



Federal





















































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Audrain County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Roy Blunt

5,726

57.26%

+12.27


Democratic
Jason Kander
3,680
36.80%
-10.43


Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
312
3.12%
-4.66


Green
Johnathan McFarland
163
1.63%
+1.63


Constitution
Fred Ryman
119
1.19%
+1.19




































U.S. Senate — Missouri — Audrain County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican
Todd Akin
4,420
44.99%



Democratic

Claire McCaskill

4,640

47.23%



Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
765
7.78%


Most of Audrain County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Communities in Audrain County included in the 4th District include Mexico.





































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Audrain County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Vicky Hartzler

5,448

70.11%

-2.59


Democratic
Gordon Christensen
1,974
25.40%
+3.34


Libertarian
Mark Bliss
349
4.49%
-0.75




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Audrain County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Vicky J. Hartzler

3,068

72.70%

+13.69


Democratic
Nate Irvin
931
22.06%
-14.90


Libertarian
Herschel L. Young
221
5.24%
+1.93












































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Audrain County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Vicky Hartzler

4,469

59.01%



Democratic
Teresa Hensley
2,799
36.96%



Libertarian
Thomas Holbrook
251
3.31%



Constitution
Greg Cowan
54
0.71%


Some of Audrain 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 in Audrain County included in the 6th District include Farber, Laddonia, and Vandalia.













































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Audrain County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam Graves

1,375

69.30%

-0.79


Democratic
David M. Blackwell
536
27.02%
+0.11


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
44
2.22%
-0.78


Green
Mike Diel
29
1.46%
+1.46




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Audrain County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam B. Graves

771

70.09%

+10.69


Democratic
Bill Hedge
296
26.91%
-10.27


Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
33
3.00%
-0.42




































U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Audrain County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Republican

Sam Graves

1,163

59.40%



Democratic
Kyle Yarber
728
37.18%



Libertarian
Russ Lee Monchil
67
3.42%



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[16]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

68.9% 6,981
25.4% 2,570
5.8% 582

2012

62.0% 6,186
35.5% 3,539
2.6% 257

2008

57.2% 6,167
41.1% 4,434
1.7% 180

2004

58.9% 6,294
40.4% 4,318
0.7% 71

2000

52.6% 5,256
45.6% 4,551
1.8% 178

1996
40.5% 3,955

48.0% 4,690
11.6% 1,133

1992
35.7% 3,798

44.4% 4,731
19.9% 2,125

1988
49.1% 5,072

50.6% 5,226
0.3% 29

1984

60.9% 7,261
39.1% 4,662


1980

53.6% 6,347
43.7% 5,168
2.7% 319

1976
48.8% 5,378

50.8% 5,600
0.5% 54

1972

66.0% 7,197
34.0% 3,706


1968

46.2% 5,005
44.4% 4,806
9.4% 1,012

1964
31.0% 3,316

69.0% 7,387


1960
43.6% 4,955

56.4% 6,410


1956
43.9% 4,664

56.1% 5,951


1952
41.3% 4,767

58.6% 6,775
0.1% 12

1948
26.7% 2,739

73.1% 7,495
0.2% 16

1944
34.8% 3,455

65.1% 6,471
0.1% 13

1940
30.7% 3,447

69.2% 7,768
0.1% 9

1936
25.1% 2,508

74.6% 7,455
0.3% 31

1932
21.7% 2,037

77.7% 7,301
0.6% 54

1928
44.9% 4,141

54.9% 5,067
0.2% 14

1924
34.2% 3,125

64.2% 5,866
1.7% 151

1920
40.7% 3,827

58.6% 5,514
0.7% 68

1916
32.5% 1,741

66.6% 3,572
0.9% 48

1912
26.4% 1,360

64.8% 3,332
8.8% 451

1908
33.6% 1,733

65.0% 3,350
1.4% 73

1904
31.8% 1,454

65.8% 3,006
2.4% 111

1900
28.6% 1,436

69.2% 3,477
2.2% 111

1896
28.6% 1,609

70.8% 3,984
0.6% 35

1892
28.7% 1,408

66.0% 3,240
5.3% 260

1888
31.8% 1,506

66.6% 3,152
1.6% 76




Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)


  • Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,575, than any candidate from either party in Audrain County during the 2008 presidential primary.




















Audrain County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain 744 (33.24%)
Mike Huckabee
709 (31.68%)
Mitt Romney
649 (29.00%)
Ron Paul
99 (4.42%)
















Audrain County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 1,575 (57.42%)
Barack Obama
1,079 (39.34%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)
69 (2.52%)


Communities



Cities




  • Centralia (mostly in Boone County)

  • Farber

  • Laddonia


  • Mexico (county seat)

  • Vandalia



Villages



  • Benton City

  • Martinsburg

  • Rush Hill

  • Vandiver



Unincorporated communities



  • Rowena

  • Thompson



Townships


Audrain County is divided into eight townships:







  • Cuivre

  • Linn

  • Loutre

  • Prairie




  • Saling

  • Salt River

  • South Fork

  • Wilson




See also



  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Audrain County, Missouri


References




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External links



  • Audrain County's website

  • Audrain County E-911 Joint Communications website

  • Audrain County Sheriff's Office website


  • Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Audrain County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

  • Audrain County Historical Society





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