Lawrence County, Missouri

Lawrence County, Missouri
	; 2008 Republican primary in Missouri ;
John McCain	; 1,412 (26.19%)
Mike Huckabee	; 2,628 (48.75%);
Mitt Romney	; 1,022 (18.96%)
Ron Paul	; 232 (4.30%)

Lawrence County, Missouri;
Elected countywide officials;

Lawrence County
; Lawrence County, Missouri;
	; ;
	; Lawrence County Courthouse in Mt. Vernon;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Missouri;
	; ; Missouri's location in the U.S.;
Founded	; February 14, 1845
Named for	; James Lawrence;
Seat	; Mount Vernon;
Largest city	; Monett;
Area	;
• Total	; 613 sq mi (1,588 km2)
• Land	; 612 sq mi (1,585 km2)
• Water	; 1.6 sq mi (4 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)	;
• (2015)	; 38,180
• Density	; 63/sq mi (24/km2)
Congressional district	; 7th;
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	; www.lawrencecountymo.org;

Lawrence County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, in the area of the Ozarks. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,634.^[1] Its county seat is Mount Vernon.^[2] The county was organized in 1845 and named for James Lawrence, a naval officer from the War of 1812 known for his battle cry, "Don't give up the ship!"^[3]

A previous Lawrence County, established in 1815 with its county seat at what is now Davidsonville Historic State Park in Arkansas, covered much of what is now southern Missouri and the northern third of Arkansas. When the Arkansas Territory was created from Missouri Territory in 1819, some of that earlier county became organized as Lawrence County, Arkansas.^[4]

Just before that, in 1818, Missouri divided its part of the old Lawrence County into Wayne County and Madison County; with population increases, those counties were later divided into others, including the present Lawrence County.

History[edit]

Following the Reconstruction era, southwestern Missouri became increasingly hostile to African Americans, and whites attacked blacks in Lawrence and other counties, seeking to expel them from the region. An African-American man was lynched in Verona, Missouri on January 26, 1894; his name was not recorded.^[5] On August 19, 1901, three men were lynched by a white mob in the county seat, Pierce City, in Lawrence County. The mob also burned down some black homes, and drove roughly 30 families, a total of 300 African Americans, out of the city altogether. Whites took over their properties and the African Americans were never compensated for losses.^[6]

As a result of such incidents, many African Americans left Southwest Missouri in the early 20th century.^[7]^[8] The extrajudicial murders were part of a pattern of discrimination, repeated violence and intimidation of African Americans in southwest Missouri from 1894 to 1909.^[7] Whites in Greene conducted a mass lynching of three African-Americans in 1906 in the courthhouse square.^[8]^[7]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 613 square miles (1,590 km²), of which 612 square miles (1,590 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[9]

Adjacent counties[edit]

Dade County (north)

Greene County (northeast)

Christian County (southeast)

Stone County (southeast)

Barry County (south)

Newton County (southwest)

Jasper County (west)

Major highways[edit]

Interstate 44

U.S. Route 66 (1926–1985)

Route 39

Route 96

Route 97

Route 266

National protected area[edit]

Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	4,859		—
1860	8,840		81.9%
1870	12,977		46.8%
1880	17,583		35.5%
1890	26,228		49.2%
1900	31,662		20.7%
1910	26,583		−16.0%
1920	24,211		−8.9%
1930	23,774		−1.8%
1940	24,637		3.6%
1950	23,420		−4.9%
1960	23,260		−0.7%
1970	24,585		5.7%
1980	28,973		17.8%
1990	30,236		4.4%
2000	35,204		16.4%
2010	38,634		9.7%
Est. 2016	38,381	^[10]	−0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[11] 1790-1960^[12] 1900-1990^[13] 1990-2000^[14] 2010-2015^[1]

As of the census^[15] of 2000, there were 35,204 people, 13,568 households, and 9,728 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 14,789 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.68% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 3.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,568 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,239, and the median income for a family was $36,846. Males had a median income of $27,309 versus $18,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,399. About 11.00% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education[edit]

Public schools[edit]

Aurora R-VIII School District – Aurora
- Pate Early Childhood Center (PK-02)
- Robinson Elementary School (03-04)
- Robinson Intermediate School (05-06)
- Aurora Junior High School (07-08)
- Aurora High School (09-12)

Marionville R-IX School District – Marionville
- Marionville Elementary School (PK-05)
- Marionville Middle School (06-08)
- Marionville High School (09-12)

Miller R-II School District – Miller
- Central Elementary School (K-06)
- Miller High School (07-12)

Mt. Vernon R-V School District – Mt. Vernon
- Mt. Vernon Elementary School (PK-02)
- Mt. Vernon Intermediate School (03-05)
- Mt. Vernon Middle School (06-08)
- Mt. Vernon High School (09-12)

Pierce City R-VI School District – Pierce City
- Central Elementary School (PK-05)
- Pierce City Middle School (06-08)
- Pierce City High School (09-12)

Verona R-VII School District – Verona
- Verona Elementary School (PK-06)
- Verona High School (07-12)

Private schools[edit]

Aurora Christian Academy – Aurora (K-12) – Baptist (Special Education Emphasis)

Harvest Christian Academy – Aurora (K-12) – Nondenominational Christian

Round Grove Christian Academy – Miller (PK-09) – Baptist

Trinity Lutheran School – Freistatt (PK-08) – Lutheran

St. Mary’s Catholic School – Pierce City (PK-08) – Roman Catholic

Public libraries[edit]

Barry-Lawrence Regional Library^[16]

Politics[edit]

Local[edit]

The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Lawrence County. Republicans hold all elected positions in the county.

State[edit]

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	69.34% 11,565	26.87% 4,482	3.79% 632
2012	57.51% 9,022	39.91% 6,261	2.58% 405
2008	49.15% 8,118	47.94% 7,918	2.91% 482
2004	70.22% 11,069	28.55% 4,500	1.23% 194
2000	58.24% 7,447	39.93% 5,106	1.82% 233
1996	54.20% 6,695	42.13% 5,204	3.68% 454

Lawrence County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans.

District 157 — Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove). Consists of most of the entire county.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 157 — Lawrence County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Moon	11,632	74.17%	-1.94
	Independent	Stephanie Davis	4,050	25.83%	+25.83

Missouri House of Representatives — District 157 — Lawrence County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Moon	6,407	76.11%	-23.89
	Democratic	Vince Jennings	2,011	23.89%	+23.89

Missouri House of Representatives — District 157 — Lawrence County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Don Ruzicka	13,426	100.00%

District 158 — Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob). Consists of a part of the southwest corner of the county, including about half of Pierce City.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 158 — Lawrence County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	434	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives — District 158 — Lawrence County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	246	100.00%	+16.55

Missouri House of Representatives — District 158 — Lawrence County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	373	83.45%
	Constitution	Sue Beck	74	16.55%

All of Lawrence County is a part of Missouri’s 29th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by David Sater (R-Cassville.

Missouri Senate — District 29 — Lawrence County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	David Sater	14,298	100.00%

Missouri Senate — District 29 — Lawrence County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	David Sater	13,580	100.00%

Federal[edit]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lawrence County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Roy Blunt	11,525	69.04%	+14.46
Democratic	Jason Kander	4,336	25.98%	-11.41
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	440	2.64%	-5.39
Green	Johnathan McFarland	192	1.15%	+1.15
Constitution	Fred Ryman	199	1.19%	+1.19

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lawrence County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Todd Akin	8,510	54.58%
Democratic	Claire McCaskill	5,830	37.39%
Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	1,252	8.03%

All of Lawrence County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is currently represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Lawrence County (2016)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Billy Long	11,622	70.77%	+12.23
Democratic	Genevieve Williams	3,813	23.22%	-6.55
Libertarian	Benjamin T. Brixey	987	6.01%	-5.68

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Lawrence County (2014)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Billy Long	5,078	58.54%	-6.22
Democratic	Jim Evans	2,583	29.77%	+1.17
Libertarian	Kevin Craig	1,014	11.69%	+5.05

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 7th Congressional District — Lawrence County (2012)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Billy Long	9,956	64.76%
Democratic	Jim Evans	4,397	28.60%
Libertarian	Kevin Craig	1,020	6.64%

Political culture[edit]

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[17]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	77.9% 13,089	17.3% 2,901	4.9% 821
2012	72.5% 11,421	25.5% 4,017	2.0% 317
2008	67.5% 11,263	30.6% 5,097	2.0% 325
2004	70.8% 11,194	28.5% 4,506	0.7% 106
2000	64.4% 8,305	32.8% 4,235	2.8% 363
1996	49.5% 6,099	36.2% 4,465	14.3% 1,768
1992	43.5% 5,608	36.2% 4,666	20.3% 2,617
1988	60.7% 6,911	39.0% 4,432	0.3% 36
1984	69.2% 8,370	30.8% 3,720
1980	61.7% 7,921	36.4% 4,670	2.0% 252
1976	51.9% 5,784	47.7% 5,315	0.3% 38
1972	73.0% 8,445	27.0% 3,130
1968	59.7% 6,834	32.4% 3,710	7.9% 898
1964	48.7% 6,047	51.4% 6,383
1960	65.2% 8,406	34.8% 4,483
1956	60.6% 7,372	39.4% 4,789
1952	65.3% 8,029	34.4% 4,232	0.3% 34
1948	53.6% 5,392	46.2% 4,649	0.2% 17
1944	63.8% 6,836	36.0% 3,859	0.3% 27
1940	57.9% 7,317	41.8% 5,279	0.4% 45
1936	49.7% 6,185	49.7% 6,184	0.6% 70
1932	38.6% 4,146	59.7% 6,411	1.6% 175
1928	63.2% 6,328	36.4% 3,646	0.4% 43
1924	49.4% 4,499	41.3% 3,768	9.3% 849
1920	61.3% 6,093	35.6% 3,532	3.1% 310
1916	50.8% 3,228	44.2% 2,809	4.9% 313
1912	23.4% 1,312	42.5% 2,384	34.2% 1,920
1908	50.9% 3,028	42.5% 2,532	6.6% 392
1904	52.6% 3,077	40.5% 2,372	6.9% 406
1900	50.4% 3,552	47.1% 3,313	2.5% 177
1896	46.5% 2,962	52.9% 3,369	0.7% 44
1892	44.4% 2,623	41.1% 2,428	14.4% 851
1888	47.5% 2,460	42.1% 2,181	10.5% 542

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)[edit]

Voters in Lawrence County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 2,628, than any candidate from either party in Lawrence County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Lawrence County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton	2,040 (61.58%)
Barack Obama	1,155 (34.86%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	93 (2.81%)

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Aurora

Marionville

Miller

Monett

Mount Vernon (county seat)

Pierce City

Stotts City

Verona

Villages[edit]

Freistatt

Halltown

Hoberg

Census-designated place[edit]

Chesapeake

Other unincorporated places[edit]

Albatross

Heatonville

Logan

McKinley

Minden

Paris Springs Junction

Phelps

Plew

Rescue

Spencer

References[edit]

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^ ^a^b^c Kimberly Harper, White Man's Heaven: The Lynching and Expulsion of Blacks in the Southern Ozarks, 1894-1909, University of Arkansas Press, 2012

^ ^a^b Lynching in America/ Supplement: Lynchings by County, 3rd edition, Montgomery, Alabama: Equal Justice Initiative, 2015, p. 7

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External links[edit]

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

https://www.webcitation.org/609AsaFfq?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29109.html

Coordinates: 37°07′N 93°50′W / 37.11°N 93.83°W / 37.11; -93.83

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Lawrence County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Doug Bowerman	Republican
Circuit Clerk	Steven W. Kahre	Republican
County Clerk	Gary Emerson	Republican
Collector	Kelli McVey	Republican
Commissioner (Presiding)	Sam Goodman	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Joe Ruscha	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Rodney Barnes	Republican
Coroner	Scott Lakin	Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Don Trotter	Republican
Public Administrator	Pam Fobair	Republican
Recorder	Pam Robertson	Republican
Sheriff	Brad DeLay	Republican
Surveyor	Aaron Austin	Republican
Treasurer	Kathy Fairchild	Republican

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Aurora Marionville Miller Monett‡ Mount Vernon Pierce City‡ Stotts City Verona
Villages	Freistatt Halltown Hoberg Chesapeake
Townships	Aurora Buck Prairie Freistatt Green Hoberg Lincoln Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon Ozark Pierce Red Oak Spring River Turnback Vineyard
Other unincorporated communities	Albatross Bowers Mill‡ Clarkson Elliott Grays Point Heatonville Lawrenceburg Logan McKinley Minden Olinger Opal Orange Paris Springs Junction Phelps Plew Red Oak Rescue Round Grove Spencer Stinson
Ghost town	Gaither
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Lawrence County, Missouri

Lawrence County Courthouse in Mt. Vernon
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 14, 1845
Named for	James Lawrence
Seat	Mount Vernon
Largest city	Monett
Area
• Total	613 sq mi (1,588 km²)
• Land	612 sq mi (1,585 km²)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km²), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	38,180
• Density	63/sq mi (24/km²)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.lawrencecountymo.org

Lawrence County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	1,412 (26.19%)
Mike Huckabee	2,628 (48.75%)
Mitt Romney	1,022 (18.96%)
Ron Paul	232 (4.30%)