McDonald County, Missouri
| McDonald County, Missouri | |
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Old McDonald County Courthouse in Pineville
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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 | March 3, 1849 |
| Named for | Sergeant Alexander McDonald, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War |
| Seat | Pineville |
| Largest city | Anderson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 540 sq mi (1,399 km2) |
| • Land | 539 sq mi (1,396 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.04% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 22,643 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (17/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Laura Pope | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Jennifer Mikeska | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Barbara Williams | Republican | ||
| Collector | Brenda Gordon | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Keith Lindquist | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Sam Gaskill | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
David Holloway | Republican | ||
| Coroner | BJ Goodwin | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Jonathan Pierce | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Donna Underwood | Republican | ||
| Recorder | Kenny Underwood | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Michael S. Hall | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Travis Green | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Joye Helm | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 674 (25.55%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 1,285 (48.71%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 389 (14.75%) | |
| Ron Paul | 233 (8.83%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,060 (68.39%) | |
| Barack Obama | 403 (26.00%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 55 (3.55%) | |
| Uncommitted | 23 (1.48%) | |
McDonald County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,083. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant Alexander McDonald, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. The county has three sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Old McDonald County Courthouse and the Powell Bridge.
McDonald County is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.04%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,681 people, 8,113 households, and 5,865 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 9,287 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.66% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 2.88% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 3.30% from two or more races. Approximately 9.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.0% were of American, 11.5% German, 10.5% Irish and 6.6% English ancestry.
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