Taney County, Missouri
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Taney County Courthouse in Forsyth
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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 4, 1837 | |
| Named for | Roger B. Taney | |
| Seat | Forsyth | |
| Largest city | Branson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 652 sq mi (1,689 km2) | |
| • Land | 632 sq mi (1,637 km2) | |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (49 km2), 2.9% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 54,592 | |
| • Density | 82/sq mi (32/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 7th | |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
| Website | www |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Chuck Pennel | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Beth Wyman | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Donna Neeley | Republican | ||
| Collector | Mona Cope | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Mike Scofield | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Brandon Williams | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Sheila L. Wyatt | Republican | ||
| Coroner | Kevin Tweedy | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Jeffrey M. Merrell | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Carol S. Davis | Republican | ||
| Recorder | Robert A. Dixon | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Jimmie Russell | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Melanie Smith | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 1,784 (25.90%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 3,850 (55.89%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 976 (14.17%) | |
| Ron Paul | 195 (2.83%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 2,626 (63.69%) | |
| Barack Obama | 1,391 (33.74%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 78 (1.89%) | |
Taney County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,675. Its county seat is Forsyth. The county was officially organized on January 4, 1837, and named in honor of Roger Brooke Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, most remembered for later delivering the infamous majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford.
Taney County includes the popular tourist destination city of Branson. It is included in the Branson, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield-Branson, MO Combined Statistical Area. With a wide range of live music shows, restaurants and shopping locations, Taney County is also the home of Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals Lakes.
The first Taney County Courthouse was built on the mouth of Bull Creek at the confluence of the White River by early pioneers in 1837. Its use as a courthouse ended after Forsyth became the county seat; it was destroyed in a tornado in 1963.
The county's second courthouse, in Forsyth, was destroyed in a Civil War battle on July 22, 1861. The rebuilt courthouse was destroyed by fire on December 19, 1885. A third courthouse was built; it was removed in 1952 to permit the building of Bull Shoals Lake. The fourth, and present, courthouse was occupied on August 1, 1952. In 1989, an addition was started and completed in 1991.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 652 square miles (1,690 km2), of which 632 square miles (1,640 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (2.9%) is water.
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