Randolph County, Missouri
| Randolph County, Missouri | |
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Historic Randolph County Courthouse in Huntsville
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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 22, 1829 |
| Named for | John Randolph of Roanoke |
| Seat | Huntsville |
| Largest city | Moberly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 488 sq mi (1,264 km2) |
| • Land | 483 sq mi (1,251 km2) |
| • Water | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2), 1.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 25,104 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Richard Tregnago | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Peggy Boots | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Will Ellis | Republican | ||
| Collector | Shiela Miller | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Susan Carter | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Robert Wayne Wilcox | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Jerry D. Crutchfield | Democratic | ||
| Coroner | Gerald A. Luntsford | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Michael Fusselman | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Martha Creed | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Mark Price | Democratic | ||
| Sheriff | Mark Nichols | Democratic | ||
| Surveyor | Edward Carpenter | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Penny Henry | Republican | ||
Randolph County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,414. Its county seat is Huntsville. The county was organized January 22, 1829 and named for U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator John Randolph of Roanoke of Virginia.
Randolph County comprises the Moberly, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO Combined Statistical Area.
Randolph County was primarily settled by migrants from the Upper Southern states, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Randolph 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 Randolph County was at its heart.
Randolph County was home to Omar Bradley, the last of nine 5-star generals of the American military.
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