Douglas County, Missouri
| Douglas County, Missouri | |
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Douglas County courthouse in Ava
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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 | October 19, 1857 |
| Named for | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Seat | Ava |
| Largest city | Ava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 815 sq mi (2,111 km2) |
| • Land | 814 sq mi (2,108 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2), 0.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 13,373 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Douglas County, Missouri | ||||
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Alicia Miller-Degase | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Kim Hathcock | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Karry Davis | Republican | ||
| Collector | Laura Stillings | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Larry Pueppke | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Richard Mitchell | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Danny Dry | Republican | ||
| Coroner | Rick Miller | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Roger Wall | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Linda Coonts | Republican | ||
| Recorder | Tina Boyd | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Chris Degase | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Ray Riggs | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Theresa Miller | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 516 (21.15%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1,343 (55.04%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 270 (11.07%) | |
| Ron Paul | 290 (12.09%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 827 (62.32%) | |
| Barack Obama | 454 (34.21%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 39 (2.94%) | |
Douglas County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,684. The county seat and only incorporated community is Ava. The county was officially organized on October 19, 1857, and is named after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D-Illinois) and later Democratic presidential candidate.
Previously, the county seat was located at Arno, west of Ava. Prior to that, Vera Cruz (formerly called Red Bud) was the county seat. Vera Cruz is located on Bryant Creek, which flows through the middle of the county. The Civil War Battle of Clark's Mill took place near Vera Cruz on November 7, 1862 and resulted in a Confederate victory. After the American Civil War, during a period of general chaos, a group from the western part of the county broke into the Arno courthouse and removed the records back to Vera Cruz. Later in 1871, a new town site was selected, present-day Ava, near the location of the former U.S. Civil War military Post Office, Militia Spring. The location of this new town seemed to satisfy most of the residents of Douglas County to be their point of county government.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 815 square miles (2,110 km2), of which 814 square miles (2,110 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,084 people, 5,201 households, and 3,671 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 5,919 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.86% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Douglas County are 31.3% American, 13.2% English, 12.3% German, and 9.7% Irish.
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