Chariton County, Missouri
| Chariton County, Missouri | |
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Chariton County Courthouse in Keytesville
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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 | November 16, 1820 |
| Named for | Chariton River |
| Seat | Keytesville |
| Largest city | Salisbury |
| Area | |
| • Total | 767 sq mi (1,987 km2) |
| • Land | 751 sq mi (1,945 km2) |
| • Water | 16 sq mi (41 km2), 2.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 7,589 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Chariton County, Missouri | ||||
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Darrin E. Gladbach | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Eric Stallo | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Susan Littleton | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Darlene Shipp | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Tony McCollum | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Steve Adkinson | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Danny Price | Democratic | ||
| Coroner | Larry Breshears | Democratic | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Robert Wheeler | Democratic | ||
| Public Administrator | Sherry Hershey | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Eric Stallo | Democratic | ||
| Sheriff | Chris Hughes | Democratic | ||
| Surveyor | Thomas Kelly | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Darlene Shipp | Democratic | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 244 (34.41%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 260 (36.67%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 167 (23.55%) | |
| Ron Paul | 28 (3.95%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 786 (61.60%) | |
| Barack Obama | 402 (31.50%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 64 (5.02%) | |
| Uncommitted | 13 (1.02%) | |
Chariton County is a county located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,831. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized November 16, 1820, from part of Howard County and is named for the Chariton River.
Chariton County was settled primarily from the states of the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and they quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Chariton was one of several counties settled mostly by southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie and Chariton County was at its heart. It was heavily pro-Confederate during the American Civil War.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 767 square miles (1,990 km2), of which 751 square miles (1,950 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (2.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,438 people, 3,469 households, and 2,345 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 4,250 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.99% White, 3.19% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Approximately 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.8% were of German, 25.5% American, 9.7% English and 7.8% Irish ancestry.
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