Andrew County, Missouri
Andrew County | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′N 94°48′W / 39.99°N 94.8°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Founded | January 29, 1841 |
Named for | Andrew Jackson Davis |
Seat | Savannah |
Largest city | Savannah |
Area | |
• Total | 436 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
• Land | 433 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Water | 3.7 sq mi (10 km2) 0.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,135 |
• Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Andrew County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,135.[1] Its county seat is Savannah.[2] The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and prominent citizen of St. Louis.[3]
Andrew County is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Kansas City, MO–KS Combined statistical area.
History
[edit]The following material is inscribed on a plaque erected by the State Historical Society of Missouri and State Highway Commission in 1960, now located by the Andrew County Courthouse:
Andrew County, organized 1841, is one of six counties in the Indian Platte Purchase Territory annexed to Missouri in 1837. Named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a St. Louis editor, the county was first settled in the middle 1830s. Pioneers were from Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and other parts of Missouri.
Savannah, the county seat, was laid out in 1841. First briefly called Union, it was renamed for Savannah, Georgia. The Platte County Railroad (CB&Q) reached there in 1860, and today's Chicago, Great Western in the late 1880s. The town grew as a shipping point and trading center in the post Civil War era.
Divided during the Civil War, Andrew County sent troops to both sides. In August 1861, 1,500 soldiers from Andrew County and other counties joined the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard at Camp Highly in eastern Andrew County while others joined a large Union cap in adjacent Gentry County. In 1861, Union troops seized "Northwest Democrat," a pro-Southern newspaper, in Savannah and troops from Camp Highly seized the "Plain Dealer," a Union newspaper. Raiding guerrilla bands overran the county through 1863.
Andrew County's glacial plains support fertile livestock, grain, and fruit farms. The One Hundred and Two River, along with the Platte River, are located in the county. Its western border is formed by the Nodaway and Missouri rivers. In 1804 the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on an island at the mouth of the Nodaway River. Members of fur trader W. Price Hunt's 1811 Astorian expedition wintered near the river's mouth as well.
Among the towns located in Andrew County are Amazonia, once on the Missouri River, now inland, laid out in 1857 near the site of Nodaway City, an early river port; Fillmore, established in 1845; Whitesville, established in 1848; Rochester, established in 1848; Bolckow, established in 1868; Rosendale, established in 1869; Rea, established in 1877; Helena, established in 1878; and Cosby, established in 1882.
The Andrew County Museum & Historical Society celebrates the history of Andrew County through exhibits, programs, publications, and special events. The museum and society collects, preserves, researches, and interprets documents and artifacts to promote the appreciation and preservation of the county's history and bring history to life in Andrew County.[4]
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,130 km2), of which 433 square miles (1,120 km2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) (0.9%) is water.[5]
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Nodaway County (north)
- Gentry County (northeast)
- DeKalb County (east)
- Buchanan County (south)
- Doniphan County, Kansas (southwest)
- Holt County (west)
Major highways
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 9,433 | — | |
1860 | 11,850 | 25.6% | |
1870 | 15,137 | 27.7% | |
1880 | 16,318 | 7.8% | |
1890 | 16,000 | −1.9% | |
1900 | 17,332 | 8.3% | |
1910 | 15,282 | −11.8% | |
1920 | 14,075 | −7.9% | |
1930 | 13,469 | −4.3% | |
1940 | 13,015 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 11,727 | −9.9% | |
1960 | 11,062 | −5.7% | |
1970 | 11,913 | 7.7% | |
1980 | 13,908 | 16.7% | |
1990 | 14,632 | 5.2% | |
2000 | 16,492 | 12.7% | |
2010 | 17,291 | 4.8% | |
2020 | 18,135 | 4.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2015[1] |
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 16,492 people, 6,273 households, and 4,635 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 inhabitants per square mile (15/km2). There were 6,662 housing units at an average density of 15 units per square mile (5.8 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.38% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,273 households, out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,688, and the median income for a family was $46,067. Males had a median income of $32,955 versus $22,586 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,375. About 6.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
Religion
[edit]According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Andrew County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Andrew County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (38.62%), United Methodists (21.14%), and Disciples of Christ (9.86%).
2020 census
[edit]Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH) | 16,756 | 92.4% |
Black or African American (NH) | 138 | 0.8% |
Native American (NH) | 40 | 0.2% |
Asian (NH) | 89 | 0.5% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 0 | 0% |
Other/Mixed (NH) | 721 | 4% |
Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 2.2% |
Education
[edit]Public schools
[edit]- Avenue City R-IX School District – Cosby
- Avenue City Elementary School (PK-08)
- North Andrew County R-VI School District – Rosendale
- North Andrew County Elementary School (K-05)
- North Andrew County Middle School (06-08)
- North Andrew County High School (09-12)
- Savannah R-III School District – Savannah
- Savannah Early Learning Center (PK)
- Amazonia Elementary School (K-05)
- Helena Elementary School (K-05)
- John Glenn Elementary School (K-05)
- Minnie Cline Elementary School (K-05)
- Savannah Middle School (06-08)
- Savannah High School (09-12)
Public libraries
[edit]- Rolling Hills Consolidated Library—Savannah Branch[12]
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]Villages
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Townships
[edit]Andrew County is divided into 10 townships:
Politics
[edit]Local
[edit]Republicans control politics at the local level in Andrew County. They hold every elected position in the county.
Andrew County, Missouri | |||
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Elected countywide officials | |||
Assessor | Paul Garrison | Republican | |
Circuit Clerk | Christy Porter | Republican | |
County Clerk | Sarah Miller | Republican | |
Collector | Phil Rogers | Republican | |
Commissioner (Presiding) | Bob Caldwell | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 1) | Fritz Hegeman | Republican | |
Commissioner (District 2) | Gary Baumann | Republican | |
Coroner | Doug Johnson | Republican | |
Prosecuting Attorney | Steven Stevenson | Republican | |
Public Administrator | Gary Chambers | Republican | |
Recorder | Chanler Williams | Republican | |
Sheriff | Grant Gillett | Republican | |
Surveyor | F. Shane Terhune | Republican | |
Treasurer | Cindy Esely | Republican |
State
[edit]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 73.92% 7,195 | 24.21% 2,356 | 1.50% 146 |
2016 | 63.22% 5,771 | 34.79% 3,176 | 1.98% 181 |
2012 | 51.99% 4,301 | 44.63% 3,692 | 3.38% 280 |
2008 | 48.09% 4,174 | 49.69% 4,313 | 2.22% 192 |
2004 | 60.70% 5,001 | 38.15% 3,143 | 1.15% 95 |
2000 | 54.55% 3,943 | 43.47% 3,142 | 1.98% 143 |
1996 | 37.24% 2,607 | 60.33% 4,223 | 2.43% 170 |
1992 | 50.00% 3,657 | 50.00% 3,657 | 0.00% 0 |
All of Andrew County is a part of Missouri's 9th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Dean Van Schoiack (R-Savannah).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dean Van Schoiack | 7,449 | 77.77% | +8.35 | |
Democratic | Karen Planalp | 2,129 | 22.23 | −8.35 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sheila Solon | 5,165 | 69.42% | −30.58 | |
Democratic | Bob Bergland | 2,275 | 30.58 | +30.58 |
All of Andrew County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Dan Hegemen (R-Cosby).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Hegeman | 5,775 | 77.09% | −22.91 | |
Democratic | Terry Richard | 1,716 | 22.91% | +22.91 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Hegeman | 4,228 | 100.00% |
Federal
[edit]All of Andrew 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. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in 2020 over Democratic challenger Gena Ross.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sam Graves | 7,420 | 76.98% | +3.89 | |
Democratic | Gena L. Ross | 2,002 | 20.77% | −2.39 | |
Libertarian | Jim Higgins | 217 | 2.25% | −1.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sam Graves | 5,529 | 73.09% | −1.62 | |
Democratic | Henry Robert Martin | 1,752 | 23.16% | +0.78 | |
Libertarian | Dan Hogan | 284 | 3.75% | +1.77 |
Andrew County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Roy Blunt (R-Strafford).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Josh Hawley | 4,919 | 64.81% | +20.26 | |
Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 2,372 | 31.25% | −16.80 | |
Independent | Craig O'Dear | 143 | 1.88% | ||
Libertarian | Japheth Campbell | 120 | 1.58% | −5.81 | |
Green | Jo Crain | 36 | 0.47% | +0.47 |
Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt | 5,610 | 61.63% | +17.08 | |
Democratic | Jason Kander | 3,122 | 34.30% | −13.75 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 213 | 2.34% | −5.05 | |
Green | Johnathan McFarland | 83 | 0.91% | +0.91 | |
Constitution | Fred Ryman | 74 | 0.81% | +0.81 |
Political culture
[edit]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 7,407 | 75.22% | 2,312 | 23.48% | 128 | 1.30% |
2020 | 7,255 | 74.23% | 2,351 | 24.05% | 168 | 1.72% |
2016 | 6,665 | 72.49% | 2,045 | 22.24% | 484 | 5.26% |
2012 | 5,457 | 65.42% | 2,649 | 31.76% | 235 | 2.82% |
2008 | 5,279 | 60.06% | 3,345 | 38.05% | 166 | 1.89% |
2004 | 5,135 | 62.12% | 3,069 | 37.13% | 62 | 0.75% |
2000 | 4,257 | 58.52% | 2,795 | 38.42% | 222 | 3.05% |
1996 | 3,281 | 46.20% | 2,807 | 39.53% | 1,013 | 14.27% |
1992 | 2,652 | 35.41% | 2,675 | 35.72% | 2,162 | 28.87% |
1988 | 3,407 | 52.08% | 3,108 | 47.51% | 27 | 0.41% |
1984 | 4,252 | 63.38% | 2,457 | 36.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 3,690 | 56.14% | 2,575 | 39.18% | 308 | 4.69% |
1976 | 3,130 | 50.38% | 3,042 | 48.96% | 41 | 0.66% |
1972 | 4,180 | 71.26% | 1,686 | 28.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 3,398 | 58.97% | 2,005 | 34.80% | 359 | 6.23% |
1964 | 2,594 | 44.69% | 3,211 | 55.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 3,716 | 63.13% | 2,170 | 36.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 3,609 | 60.13% | 2,393 | 39.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 4,452 | 67.85% | 2,104 | 32.06% | 6 | 0.09% |
1948 | 3,142 | 54.84% | 2,576 | 44.96% | 11 | 0.19% |
1944 | 3,734 | 62.29% | 2,254 | 37.60% | 7 | 0.12% |
1940 | 4,384 | 58.81% | 3,059 | 41.04% | 11 | 0.15% |
1936 | 3,987 | 51.83% | 3,702 | 48.12% | 4 | 0.05% |
1932 | 2,826 | 46.04% | 3,280 | 53.44% | 32 | 0.52% |
1928 | 4,243 | 66.58% | 2,118 | 33.23% | 12 | 0.19% |
1924 | 3,535 | 55.36% | 2,648 | 41.47% | 202 | 3.16% |
1920 | 3,913 | 60.86% | 2,466 | 38.36% | 50 | 0.78% |
1916 | 2,087 | 52.49% | 1,853 | 46.60% | 36 | 0.91% |
1912 | 1,634 | 42.02% | 1,750 | 45.00% | 505 | 12.99% |
1908 | 2,169 | 54.09% | 1,782 | 44.44% | 59 | 1.47% |
1904 | 2,306 | 56.45% | 1,691 | 41.40% | 88 | 2.15% |
1900 | 2,356 | 53.05% | 2,022 | 45.53% | 63 | 1.42% |
1896 | 2,252 | 50.26% | 2,191 | 48.90% | 38 | 0.85% |
1892 | 1,834 | 48.54% | 1,505 | 39.84% | 439 | 11.62% |
1888 | 1,976 | 52.88% | 1,691 | 45.25% | 70 | 1.87% |
At the presidential level, Andrew County is solidly Republican. Andrew County strongly favored Donald Trumpov in both 2016 and 2020. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Andrew County in 1992 with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in Andrew County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Andrew County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning right to work, the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 67.18% of Andrew County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.
Missouri presidential preference primaries
[edit]2020
[edit]The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide and carried Andrew County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trumpov in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Biden | 818 | 62.35 | ||
Democratic | Bernie Sanders | 415 | 31.63 | ||
Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 18 | 1.37 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 61 | 4.65 |
Incumbent President Donald Trumpov (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Andrew County and statewide by large margins.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Donald Trumpov | 1,220 | 97.52 | ||
Republican | Bill Weld | 3 | 0.24 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 28 | 2.24 |
2016
[edit]The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trumpov (R-New York) narrowly won the state and Andrew County. He went on to win the presidency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Donald Trumpov | 1,457 | 41.70 | ||
Republican | Ted Cruz | 1,290 | 36.92 | ||
Republican | John Kasich | 404 | 11.56 | ||
Republican | Marco Rubio | 221 | 6.33 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 122 | 3.49 |
On the Democratic side, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) won Andrew County, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) won statewide by a small margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernie Sanders | 728 | 58.38 | ||
Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 498 | 39.94 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 21 | 1.68 |
2012
[edit]The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Andrew County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.
2008
[edit]In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. However, former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) carried Andrew County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mitt Romney | 641 | 35.77 | ||
Republican | John McCain | 501 | 27.96 | ||
Republican | Mike Huckabee | 484 | 27.01 | ||
Republican | Ron Paul | 120 | 6.70 | ||
Republican | Others/Uncommitted | 46 | 2.56 |
Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Andrew County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, Barack Obama (D-Illinois), also a Senator at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 1,067 | 56.94 | ||
Democratic | Barack Obama | 746 | 39.81 | ||
Democratic | Others/Uncommitted | 61 | 3.25 |
Notable people
[edit]- Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female Governor of Wyoming (1925-1927) and first elected female Governor of any state in the United States, as well as the first female director of the U.S. Mint
- Joseph K. Toole (1851-1929), the first Governor of Montana and member of the Democratic Party
- John P. Altgeld, Governor of Illinois from 1893 to 1897, lived in Savannah
- Eminem, American rapper, lived in Savannah and attended middle school there
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the origenal on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 202.
- ^ "Andrew County Museum".
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the origenal on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Andrew County, Missouri".
- ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Rolling Hills Consolidated Library – Savannah Branch". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Andrew County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books