Pike County, Missouri
| Pike County, Missouri | |
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Pike County Courthouse in Bowling Green
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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 | December 4, 1818 |
| Named for | Zebulon M. Pike |
| Seat | Bowling Green |
| Largest city | Bowling Green |
| Area | |
| • Total | 685 sq mi (1,774 km2) |
| • Land | 670 sq mi (1,735 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 18,348 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Donna Prior | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Jerri Harrelson | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Melissa Kempke | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Marty J. Morrison | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Dan Miller | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Curt Mitchell | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Jim Luebrecht | Democratic | ||
| Coroner | Jim Turner | Democratic | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Mark Fisher | Democratic | ||
| Public Administrator | Nina K. Long | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Sherry McCarty | Democratic | ||
| Sheriff | Stephen Korte | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Marty Wasson | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Patti Crane | Democratic | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 463 (32.58%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 461 (32.44%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 388 (27.30%) | |
| Ron Paul | 84 (5.91%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,447 (62.67%) | |
| Barack Obama | 767 (33.22%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 82 (3.55%) | |
Pike County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was organized December 4, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon M. Pike. The folksong Sweet Betsy from Pike is generally thought to refer to Pike County, Missouri.
Pike County is said to be the home of Momo (The Missouri Monster), with the first reported sightings in the 1970s dating back to various locations throughout the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 685 square miles (1,770 km2), of which 670 square miles (1,700 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (2.1%) is water.
Pike County in Missouri and Illinois are two of twenty-two counties or parishes in the United States with the same name to border each other across state lines. The others are Union Parish, Louisiana and Union County, Arkansas, Big Horn County, Montana and Big Horn County, Wyoming, Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Kent County, Delaware and Kent County, Maryland, Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida, Teton County, Idaho and Teton County, Wyoming, Park County, Montana and Park County, Wyoming, San Juan County, New Mexico and San Juan County, Utah, and Vermilion County, Illinois and Vermillion County, Indiana. respectively. (Note, despite the different spellings, the source of the name is the same for Vermilion County, Illinois and Vermillion County, Indiana—the Vermillion River which flows through both counties.)
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