Audrain County, Missouri

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
U.S. county
The Audrain County Courthouse in Mexico
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°13′N 91°50′W
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedDecember 17, 1836
Named forJames Hunter Audrain
SeatMexico
Largest cityMexico
Area
 • Total697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
 • Land692 sq mi (1,790 km2)
 • Water4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total25,529
 • Estimate 
(2018)
25,473
 • Density37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts4th, 6th
Websitewww.audraincounty.org

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

History

Audrain county was formed from a non-county area with portions under the administration of Montgomery, Callaway, Boone, Ralls, or Monroe counties at various times prior to its official establishment in 1836. Thus, records for locations now in Audrain prior to 1836 may indicate location in those counties instead. Some details have been summarized on the website of the Northeast Missouri Genealogy Village, and a dynamic map showing some of the changes is on the 'mapgeeks' website showing historical maps of the states of the USA. (See 'External Links' below.)

Today's Audrain County historical website data (see 'External Links' below) indicates that the county was divided about 50/50 during the historic US Civil War and that US Army Commander General Ulysses Grant was resident there briefly during that time. While Audrain county shared some history with neighboring counties, it does not border the Missouri River.

According to some Confederate historian publications, Audrain County was one of several nearby counties settled by migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee; that some brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky such as hemp and tobacco, or brought antebellum architecture and culture; and that the county was considered by those historians to be in 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

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18401,949—
18503,50679.9%
18608,075130.3%
187012,30752.4%
188019,73260.3%
189022,07411.9%
190021,160−4.1%
191021,6872.5%
192020,589−5.1%
193022,0777.2%
194022,6732.7%
195023,8295.1%
196026,0799.4%
197025,362−2.7%
198026,4584.3%
199023,599−10.8%
200025,8539.6%
201025,529−1.3%
2018 (est.)25,473[5]−0.2%
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

Private schools

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
2020 72.6% 7,732 25.4% 2,704 2.1% 220
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 McCain744 (33.24%)
Mike Huckabee709 (31.68%)
Mitt Romney649 (29.00%)
Ron Paul99 (4.42%)
Audrain County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton1,575 (57.42%)
Barack Obama1,079 (39.34%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)69 (2.52%)

Communities

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Audrain County is divided into eight townships:

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

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. The Story of Little Dixie, Missouri, Missouri Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 3 June 2008
  4. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  8. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
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  10. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  11. "American FactFinder"
  12. About Audrain County Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 28 February 2009.
  13. About Audrain County Joint Communications Archived September 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, 28 February 2009.
  14. "Facility Addresses Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Missouri Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 24, 2010.
  15. Breeding, Marshall. "Mexico-Audrain County Library District". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

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