Audrain County, Missouri
| Audrain County, Missouri | |
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The Audrain County Courthouse in Mexico
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 Location in the U.S. state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 17, 1836 |
| Named for | James Hunter Audrain |
| Seat | Mexico |
| Largest city | Mexico |
| Area | |
| • Total | 697 sq mi (1,805 km2) |
| • Land | 692 sq mi (1,792 km2) |
| • Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 0.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 26,096 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
| Audrain County, Missouri | ||||
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Melissa Maupin | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Penny J. Creed Craghead | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Shelley Harvey | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Kate Becker | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Steve Hobbs | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Alan Winders | Republican | ||
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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 | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 744 (33.24%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 709 (31.68%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 649 (29.00%) | |
| Ron Paul | 99 (4.42%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,575 (57.42%) | |
| Barack Obama | 1,079 (39.34%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 69 (2.52%) | |
Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 25,529. Its county seat is Mexico. 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 comprises the Mexico, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO Combined Statistical Area.
Audrain County was one of several along the Missouri River settled by migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. They also brought characteristic antebellum architecture and culture. The county was considered at the heart of what was called Little Dixie.
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.
As of the 2010 United States Census, 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.
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