Bates County, Missouri
| Bates County, Missouri | |
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Bates County Courthouse in Butler
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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 | January 29, 1841 |
| Named for | Frederick Bates |
| Seat | Butler |
| Largest city | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 851 sq mi (2,204 km2) |
| • Land | 837 sq mi (2,168 km2) |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (39 km2), 1.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 16,446 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Roger Pruden | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Diana L. Rich | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Marlene Wainscott | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Jimmy Platt | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Donna Gregory | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Jim Scott | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
±Larry Berry | Democratic | ||
| Coroner | Gary Schowengerdt | Democratic | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Hugh C. Jenkins | Democratic | ||
| Public Administrator | Sharon Cumpton | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Lucille Mundey | Democratic | ||
| Sheriff | Chad Anderson | Democratic | ||
| Surveyor | W.C. “Bill” Lethcho | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Jimmy Platt | Democratic | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 594 (37.71%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 503 (31.94%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 368 (23.37%) | |
| Ron Paul | 71 (4.51%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,427 (63.51%) | |
| Barack Obama | 676 (30.08%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 106 (4.72%) | |
Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,049. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates, the second Governor of Missouri.
Bates County is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. This mostly rural county has an overwhelmingly ethnic European-American population, which has declined in number since the early 20th century as people move to cities.
The borderlands of Kansas and Missouri were battlegrounds for insurgents during the American Civil War, with raids going back and forth across the border. Bates County is noted as the site for the first combat engagement during the war of African-American soldiers serving with the Union and against Confederate forces, which occurred on October 28–29, 1862. The First Kansas Colored Division (part of the state militia) fought Confederate guerrillas at the Battle of Island Mound four miles north of present-day Rich Hill, Missouri, and the Union forces won.
The Kansas soldiers were badly outnumbered but stood their ground, fighting valiantly. The skirmish was covered by the New York Times, which noted the men's bravery at a time when many people questioned whether former slaves could make good soldiers. Their heroic action preceded President Abraham Lincoln's announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863 and establishment of the United States Colored Troops.
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