Dade County, Missouri

Dade County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 29, 1841
Named for	Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Seminole War in 1835
Seat	Greenfield
Largest city	Greenfield
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	506.30 sq mi (1,311 km²) 490.34 sq mi (1,270 km²) 15.96 sq mi (41 km²), 3.15
Population  - (2010)  - Density	7,883 16/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Dade County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 7,883. Its county seat is Greenfield. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Seminole War in 1835.

Geography

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 506.30 square miles (1,311.3 km²), of which 490.34 square miles (1,270.0 km²) (or 96.85%) is land and 15.96 square miles (41.3 km²) (or 3.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Cedar County (north)
• Polk County (northeast)
• Greene County (southeast)
• Lawrence County (south)
• Jasper County (southwest)
• Barton County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 160
• Route 39
• Route 97

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	4,246		—
1860	7,072		66.6%
1870	8,086		14.3%
1880	12,557		55.3%
1890	17,528		39.6%
1900	18,125		3.4%
1910	15,613		−13.9%
1920	14,173		−9.2%
1930	11,764		−17.0%
1940	11,248		−4.4%
1950	9,324		−17.1%
1960	7,577		−18.7%
1970	6,850		−9.6%
1980	7,383		7.8%
1990	7,449		0.9%
2000	7,923		6.4%
2010	7,883		−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,923 people, 3,202 households, and 2,276 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 3,758 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,202 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,097, and the median income for a family was $33,651. Males had a median income of $26,092 versus $18,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,254. About 9.30% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Arcola Bona

Dadeville Everton

Greenfield Lockwood

South Greenfield

Education

Public Schools

• Dadeville R-II School District – Dadeville
  • Dadeville Elementary School (K-06)
  • Dadeville High School (07-12)

• Everton R-III School District – Everton
  • Everton Elementary School (K-05)
  • Everton Middle School (06-08)
  • Everton High School (09-12)

• Greenfield R-IV School District – Greenfield
  • Greenfield Elementary School (PK-06)
  • Greenfield High School (07-12)

• Lockwood R-I School District – Lockwood
  • Lockwood Elementary School (PK-08)
  • Lockwood High School (09-12)

Private Schools

• Immanuel Lutheran School – Lockwood (PK-08) – Lutheran

• Faith Fellowship Christian Academy – Greenfield (PK-10) - Baptist

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dade County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

Dade County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Annette Black			Republican
Circuit Clerk	Mary McGee			Republican
County Clerk	Melinda Wright			Republican
Collector	Rod O’Connor			Republican
Commissioner (Presiding)	Randy Daniel			Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	William G. Marshall			Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	David Rusch			Republican
Coroner	Gary Banta			Independent
Prosecuting Attorney	Gary Troxell			Republican
Public Administrator	Judy McGuire			Republican
Recorder	Carolyn Kile			Republican
Sheriff	Steven Stapp			Republican
Surveyor	Justin Hunt			Republican
Treasurer	Rod O’Connor			Republican

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	50.22% 2,049	46.05% 1,879	3.72% 152
2004	72.03% 2,938	27.02% 1,102	0.96% 39
2000	62.43% 2,306	36.19% 1,337	1.39% 51
1996	56.10% 1,954	40.88% 1,424	3.01% 105

All of Dade County is a part of Missouri’s 126th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Mike Kelley (R-Lamar).

Missouri House of Representatives – District 126 - Dade County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Kelley	2,610	100.00

All of Dade County is a part of Missouri’s 32nd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Ron Richard (R-Joplin.

Missouri Senate - District 32 - Dade County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ron Richard	2,571	100.00

Federal

All of Dade 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.

U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 4th Congressional District - Dade County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Vicky Hartzler	2,059	64.08
	Democratic	Ike Skelton*	973	30.28
	Libertarian	Jason Michael Braun	97	3.02
	Constitution	Greg Cowan	84	2.61

Political Culture

Past Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	69.65% 2,864	28.79% 1,184	1.56% 64
2004	72.46% 2,963	27.00% 1,104	0.53% 22
2000	65.78% 2,468	31.80% 1,193	2.43% 91
1996	51.40 1,822	35.06% 1,243	13.54% 480

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

• Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 769, than any candidate from either party in Dade County during the 2008 presidential primary. He fell just 25 votes short from receiving the same amount of votes cast in the entire Democratic primary in Dade County.

Dade County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	418 (27.52%)
Mike Huckabee	769 (50.63%)
Mitt Romney	275 (18.10%)
Ron Paul	43 (2.83%)

Dade County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Rodham Clinton	494 (62.22%)
Barack Obama	263 (33.12%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	28 (3.53%)

See also

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

External links

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Dade County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
• http://www.census.gov/