Sullivan County, Missouri
| Sullivan County, Missouri | |
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Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan
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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 | 1843 (created) 1845 (organized) |
| Named for | John Sullivan |
| Seat | Milan |
| Largest city | Milan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 652 sq mi (1,689 km2) |
| • Land | 648 sq mi (1,678 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2), 0.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 6,353 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Karen LaFaver | Democratic | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Sherry Brinkley | Democratic | ||
| County Clerk | Jackie Morris | Democratic | ||
| Collector | Jennifer Hollon-Russell | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Chris May | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
John Watt | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Danny Busick | Republican | ||
| Coroner | Paul Ruschmeier | Democratic | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Jerry A. Hollon | Democratic | ||
| Public Administrator | Joan Brummitt | Democratic | ||
| Recorder | Peggy Sloan | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Roger Smiley | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Brandon Piper | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Jennifer Hollon-Russell | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 197 (32.45%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 209 (34.43%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 130 (21.42%) | |
| Ron Paul | 60 (9.88%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 506 (71.37%) | |
| Barack Obama | 172 (24.26%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 26 (3.67%) | |
Sullivan County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,714. Its county seat is Milan. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for Major General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary War.
In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory west of the Mississippi River for France, which included present-day Sullivan County. The United States acquired this region under terms of the Louisiana Purchase on July 4, 1803. Twenty-one years later, the Sac (Sauk), Meskwaki (Fox), and Iowa Native American nations ceded their tribal land to the U.S. government under two treaties in August 1824.
Dr. Jacob Holland and his son, Robert W. Holland, arrived in 1836, becoming the county's first permanent White settlers. Dr. Holland, a veteran of the Black Hawk War and practitioner of herbal medicine, and son staked their home sites at the Main Locust Creek Settlement near a place called Scottsville.American pioneers from Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia quickly followed them and established farms and small businesses at Pharsalia (Milan) Settlement, Yellow Creek Settlement, and Jackson's Corners (Jacksonville) by 1840.
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