Ray County, Missouri
| Ray County, Missouri | |
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Ray County Courthouse
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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 | November 16, 1820 |
| Named for | John Ray, Missouri state legislator |
| Seat | Richmond |
| Largest city | Richmond |
| Area | |
| • Total | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
| • Land | 569 sq mi (1,474 km2) |
| • Water | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2), 0.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 22,810 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (16/km²) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Kent Wollard | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Carolyne Conner | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Glenda Powell | Republican | ||
| Collector | Julie Chowning | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Gary Wilhite | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Allen Dale | Democratic | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Michael Twyman | Democratic | ||
| Coroner | Bart Willem | Democratic | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Camille Johnston | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Kenneth A. Nolker | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Shirley O’Dell | Democratic | ||
| Sheriff | Garry Bush | Democratic | ||
| Surveyor | Thomas Sisco | Democratic | ||
| Treasurer | Melissa Holloway | Democratic | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 554 (28.90%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 709 (36.98%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 495 (25.82%) | |
| Ron Paul | 126 (6.57%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 2,150 (65.29%) | |
| Barack Obama | 998 (30.31%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 102 (3.10%) | |
Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,494. Its county seat is Richmond. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.
Ray County is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 574 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 569 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 5.4 square miles (14 km2) (0.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,354 people, 8,743 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (41/mi²). There were 9,371 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.50% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Approximately 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.6% were of American, 23.3% German, 11.5% English and 10.3% Irish ancestry.
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