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Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1990. As of the 2010, the population was 24,696. Its county seat is Steelville. The county was organized in 1829 and is named after U.S. Senator William H. Crawford of Georgia.
Dent County (south) • Cuba High Phelps County (west) School (09-12) Gasconade County • Steelville R-III (northwest) School District - Steelville • Steelville 2. Major highways Elementary School (PK• Interstate 44 04) • U.S. Route 66 (1926- • Steelville 1979) Middle School (05-08) • Route 8 • Steelville High • Route 19 School (09-12) • Route 49 2. Private Schools 3. National protected • Meramec Valley area Crawford County is Christian School - Sullivan included in the St. Louis, • Mark Twain National - Baptist - (PK-12) MO-IL Metropolitan Forest (part) • Holy Cross Catholic Statistical Area. School - Cuba, Missouri 2. Education Catholic - (PK-8) 1. Geography 1. Public Schools 3. Demographics According to the 2000 Historical population census, the county has a • Crawford County R-I Census Pop. %± total area of 743.79 square School District - Bourbon 1830 1,712 — 1840 3,561 108.0% 2 miles (1,926.4 km ), of • B o u r b o n 1850 6,397 79.6% 1860 5,823 −9.0% which 742.52 square miles Elementary School (PK1870 7,982 37.1% (1,923.1 km2) (or 99.83%) 1880 04) 10,756 34.8% 1890 11,961 11.2% is land and 1.27 square • B o u r b o n 1900 12,959 8.3% 2 1910 13,576 4.8% miles (3.3 km ) (or 0.17%) Middle School (05-08) 1920 12,355 −9.0% is water. 1930 • Bourbon High 11,287 −8.6% 1940 12,693 12.5% School (09-12) 1950 11,615 −8.5% 1960 1. Adjacent counties 12,647 8.9% • Crawford County 1970 14,828 17.2% 1980 18,300 23.4% • Franklin County R-II School District - Cuba 1990 19,173 4.8% (north) 2000 22,804 18.9% • C u b a 2010 24,696 8.3% • Washington County Elementary School (K-04) Est. 2012 24,832 0.6% (east) • Cuba Middle As of the census of 2000, • Iron County School (05-08) there were 22,804 people, (southeast) • • •
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8,858 households, and 6,351 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 10,850 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.26% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,858 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living • • •
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with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females 4. Communities
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Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County. It was the hometown of Congressman Albert Reeves. The town was named after landowner
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there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,554, and the median income for a family was $45,059. Males had a median income of $28,005 versus $18,736 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,203. About 12.70% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.
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James Steel. 5. History Prior to the 1800s the first people to pass through Steelville were American Indians primarily from the Choctaw and Cherokee tribes. They were removed from Georgia and
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The first settlers in Steelville were William Britton, who built a small grist mill along the Yadkin Creek, and James Steel, who operated a trading post and was appointed by the government as Commissioner to lay out the city in 1835–the year in which Steelville was founded. Britton remained in the area. Steel, according to census, moved northward to continue his interest in mining. James Steel purchased 40 acres of land from the government which he later sold to the “County Court” on December 16, 1835 for $50. By this time a little settlement had sprung up. Crawford County Court named the town Steelville as the County Seat. The deed was recorded on December 18, 1835, the town was platted, and the first deeds to lots were sold for $12 each. The town was incorporated as a city of the fourth class in 1885. At this time, there were 500 inhabitants. The Lebanon Lodge, Masonic, was chartered on October World Views Guides
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14, 1846. The first tailor, Mr. Vanburg, came in town in 1844. The first hotel was owned by James Davis. In 1847, A. W. Johnson opened a blacksmith shop. Andrew Jackson opened the first Post Office. Doctor Dunlap was the first doctor, and in 1838, J. H. Johnson opened the first saddle and harness shop. The Steelville Normal Business Institute was originally at Vichy, Missouri. It was moved to Steelville with the help of John T. Woodruff of Springfield and Professor Hayes and opened during the latter part of 1890. The first Newspaper of Steelville, Steelville Crawford Missouri, was established on May 4, 1874, by Thomas Roberts. The paper was printed in a log cabin the first time and was a Republican paper.
time. Later, the bank was named Crawford County Farmers Bank. In 1925, bank robbers made an attempt to rob the bank. Most of the robbers were killed. Robbers included Basil Doman, age 21, from Mitchell, Illinois. McCellan was wounded and died after being examined. Albert Walters, age 20, from Granite City, Illinois, was the driver of the getaway car and was shot. The youngest, Leslie Reiter, age 16, from Madison, Illinois, was sent to jail. One robber was dead, two were wounded, one was taken prisoner, and a fifth got away. He was never caught or identified. The sheriff at the time was Mr. Enke. There was only one citizen wounded – A. D. Schwieder – who was walking out of the adjoining store and was shot in the leg after a shoot out with one of the robbers, whom he killed.
The Steelville Bank began operations in October, 1884, under the direction of President G. W. Matlock. 6. Geography This was constructed of Steelville is located at brick and was very strong 37°58′7″N 91°21′19″W by the standards of that (37.968509, -91.355163).
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.42 square miles (6.27 km2), all of it land.
no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.9% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals 7. Demographics and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 1. 2010 census years of age or older. The As of the census of 2010, average household size there were 1,642 people, was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.12. 638 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The median age in the city The population density was 36.8 years. 24.2% was 678.5 inhabitants per of residents were under square mile (262.0 /km2). the age of 18; 9.1% were There were 753 housing between the ages of 18 units at an average density and 24; 26.4% were from of 311.2 per square mile 25 to 44; 21.1% were from (120.2 /km2). The racial 45 to 64; and 19.2% were makeup of the city was 65 years of age or older. 96.10% White, 0.97% The gender makeup of the Black or African American, city was 47.3% male and 1.16% Native American, 52.7% female. 0.43% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.79% 2. 2000 census from two or more races. As of the census of 2000, Hispanic or Latino of any there were 1,429 people, race were 1.77% of the 616 households, and 349 population. families residing in the city. There were 638 households of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with
The population density was 548.8 people per square mile (212.2/km²). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 278.0 per square mile (107.5/ km²). The racial makeup
of the city was 99.09% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population. There were 616 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 74.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.2 World Views Guides | 2014
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males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,596, and the median income for a family was $26,765. Males had a median income of $23,913 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,550. About 20.2% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
Franklin County MO Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri on the south side of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,492, making it the 10th most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Union. The county was organized in 1818 and is named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin County is part 8. Attractions of the St. Louis, MO-IL Statistical Steelville is the self- Metropolitan proclaimed “Floating Area and contains many of the city’s exurbs. Capital of Missouri”. Three rivers navigable The county has wineries by small watercraft are that are included in the nearby. They are the Hermann AVA (American Meremac, the Huzzah, and Viticultural Area) and is the Courtois (pronounced part of the region known “Cotaway” by the locals). as the Missouri Rhineland, Many businesses in the which extends on both area of Steelville offer sides of the Missouri rentals of canoes, rafts, and River. Rural Franklin inner-tubes for float trips County has had problems along with camping. The with the production summers in Steelville are and consumption of full of “floaters” from the methamphetamine and St. Louis area. was featured in an A&E documentary entitled
Meth: A County in Crisis (2005). Occupied by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples, this area was populated by the historic Osage tribe at the time of European encounter. The region was first settled by Europeans during the rule of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish log fort San Juan del Misuri (1796– 1803) was built in presentday Washington. After the American Revolutionary War, migrants from the new United States started moving West. Among them were the family and followers of Daniel Boone, an explorer who settled the area starting in 1799. For the next two decades, most settlers came from the Upper South, bringing their slaves with them to work the land. In 1833 substantial numbers of German immigrant families settled in the area, and soon they outnumbered the slaveowners. The Germans opposed slavery, and their descendants became strong supporters of the Union World Views Guides | 2014
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during the U.S. Civil War. The Confederate General Sterling Price led his troops in ransacking the area during the war. Before the war, the county was served by steamboats that aided freight traffic and passengers. Later it also became a railroad transportation center. Manufacturing industries were established at the end of the Civil War and successive ones have continued. Bias Vineyard, near the small city of Berger, is located within the Hermann American Viticultural Area (AVA), designated in 1983. Röbller Vineyard and Winery near New Haven is also in the Hermann AVA. Wineries along both sides of the Missouri River are part of the Missouri Rhineland, whose vineyards were started by German immigrants in the mid-19th century. Before Prohibition, Missouri was the secondlargest wine-producing state in the nation. Everything was closed down except for limited production of wine allowed for religious purposes. The state’s wine industry had to be completely rebuilt, which has been taking place since the 1960s. The rural county has had severe problems with the production, distribution and consumption of methamphetamine. The struggles of the county with effects of the drug, was explored in a 2005 A&E documentary entitled Meth: A County in Crisis. 9. Education The highest educational attainment in Franklin County consists of the following: •
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High School Graduates: 59.1% • Associate Degree: 10.6% • Bachelor’s Degree: 10.9% • Graduate Degree: 7.5%
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The county has a total area of 930.65 square miles (2,410.4 km2), of which 922.81 square miles (2,390.1 km2) (or 99.16%) is land and 7.84 square miles (20.3 km2) (or 0.84%) is water. The center of the Missouri River forms the nominal northern border of the county, although the river has changed its course since boundaries were first established: a portion of St. Charles County near St. Albans is now south of the river, while a portion of Franklin County near Augusta is north of the river. The Bourbeuse River runs for 107 miles in the county. It cuts a deep, narrow valley and is very crooked. It empties into the Meramec River near Union. This river is mostly undeveloped, with limited access and few bridges over it. During low water, a number of fords allow crossing.
valleys, caves, springs, and sinkholes characteristic of karst areas. The underlying rock is typically carbonate, including limestone and dolomite. Mining activity in the county included ores of lead, copper, zinc, and deposits of refractory clay. The soils in most of the county tend to be thin, rocky red clay, and are poor for most agriculture, while the soil near the Missouri River is dark, rich, and thick, and used primarily for row crops such as corn, wheat, and soybeans. Much of the county is covered with thick forests, reestablished since in the 1920s.
Urbanization is increasing in the county, especially surrounding Washington and Union, and along Interstate 44. St. Albans is now a continuation of the suburban region of St. Louis County while the majority of the county retains a rural character and includes extensive wilderness areas, typical of The county is located exurban areas. in the Ozarks region, with steep hills and deep World Views Guides
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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1820 2,379 — 1830 3,484 46.4% 1840 7,515 115.7% 1850 11,021 46.7% 1860 18,085 64.1% 1870 30,098 66.4% 1880 26,534 −11.8% 1890 28,056 5.7% 1900 30,581 9.0% 1910 29,830 −2.5% 1920 28,427 −4.7% 1930 30,519 7.4% 1940 33,868 11.0% 1950 36,046 6.4% 1960 44,566 23.6% 1970 55,116 23.7% 1980 71,233 29.2% 1990 80,603 13.2% 2000 93,807 16.4% 2010 101,492 8.2% Est. 2012 101,412 −0.1%
As of the census of 2000, there were 93,807 people, 34,945 households, and 25,684 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile (39/km²). There were 38,295 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.47% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.24% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Approximately 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.9% were of World Views Guides
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German, 13.0% American, 10.7% Irish and 7.7% English ancestry, according to Census 2000. There were 34,945 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $54,392, and the median income for a family was $62,969. Males had a median income of $35,849 versus $23,344 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,529. About 4.50% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.90% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over. 10. Economy The unemployment rate in Franklin County is 10.6% as of August, 2010, above state and national averages. Manufacturing accounts for the most (23.8%) employment in Franklin County, primarily in the city of Washington, followed by trade, transportation and utilities (18.8%), education and health care (17.7%), and construction (11.3%). The biggest employers in Franklin County are the manufacturing firms of Magnet LLC, Cardinal Brands Hazel Division,
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GDX Automotive, Sporlan Valve Company, and Meramec Group Inc. as well as the Meramec Valley R-III School District in the public education sector and Schatz Underground Cable Inc. in the construction industry. Small farms and wineries also greatly contribute to the economy in Franklin County. 11. Communities 1. Berger Gerald New Haven
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