Pettis County, Missouri
| Pettis County, Missouri | |
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Pettis County Courthouse in Sedalia
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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 24, 1833 |
| Named for | Spencer Darwin Pettis |
| Seat | Sedalia |
| Largest city | Sedalia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 686 sq mi (1,777 km2) |
| • Land | 682 sq mi (1,766 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2), 0.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 42,255 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Karissa A. Logan | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Susan Sadler | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Nick Lastrada | Republican | ||
| Collector | Marsha L. Boeschen | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
John C. Meehan | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
K.R. Lindemann | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Larry Wilson | Republican | ||
| Coroner | Robert “Skip” Smith, Jr. | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Jeff Mittelhauser | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Charli Ackerman | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Barbara Clevenger | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Kevin Bond | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Kerry Turpin | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Kim Lyne | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 1,372 (36.42%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 994 (26.39%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 1,226 (32.55%) | |
| Ron Paul | 110 (2.92%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 2,242 (54.76%) | |
| Barack Obama | 1,694 (41.38%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 123 (3.00%) | |
Pettis County is a county located in the western county portion of the county U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,201. Its county seat is Sedalia. The county was organized January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis.
Pettis County comprises the Sedalia, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is home to the site of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 686 square miles (1,780 km2), of which 682 square miles (1,770 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km2) (0.6%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 39,403 people, 15,568 households, and 10,570 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 16,963 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.06% White, 3.04% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.46% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Approximately 3.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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