Lewis County, Missouri

Lewis County, Missouri
Lewis County Courthouse in Monticello
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Meriwether Lewis
Seat	Monticello
Largest city	Canton
Area
• Total	511 sq mi (1,323 km2)
• Land	505 sq mi (1,308 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2), 1.1%
Population
• (2010)	10,211
• Density	20/sq mi (8/km²)
Congressional district	6th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	.orglewiscountymo

The Lewis County, Missouri courthouse in Monticello as it appeared in the mid-1870s.

Lewis County is a Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory.^[3]

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 511 square miles (1,320 km²), of which 505 square miles (1,310 km²) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km²) (1.1%) is water.^[4]

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 81
• Route 156

Demographics

As of the census^[10] of 2010, there were 10,211 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Approximately 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age is 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county is $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $19,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.

Education

Public schools

• Canton R-V School District – Canton
  • Canton Elementary School (PK-06)
  • Canton High School (07-12)
• Lewis County C-1 School District – Ewing
  • Highland Elementary School (K-06)
  • Highland Junior-Senior High School (07-12)

Private schools

• Cedar Falls School – Canton (K-12) – Nonsectarian

Post-secondary

• Culver-Stockton College – Canton – A private, four-year Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) university.

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Lewis County. Democrats hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

State

All of Lewis County is included in Missouri’s 1st District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Craig Redmon (R-Canton).

All of Lewis County is a part of Missouri’s 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Federal

All of Lewis County is included in Missouri’s 9th Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

• Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 619, than any candidate from either party in Lewis County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Communities

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2013. 
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 185. 
4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2014. 
5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015. 
6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014. 
7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014. 
8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014. 
9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014. 
10. ^ "American FactFinder".  

External links

• Lewis County website (provided by University of Missouri Extension)
• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Lewis County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books