| Callaway County, Missouri | |
Location in the state of Missouri |
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Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1820 |
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| Named for | Capt. James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone, killed in Indian fighting in 1815 |
| Seat | Fulton |
| Largest city | Jefferson City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
847.03 sq mi (2,194 km²) 838.84 sq mi (2,173 km²) 8.19 sq mi (21 km²), 0.97 |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
44,332 49/sq mi (19/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | callaway.missouri.org/ |
Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 44,332.[1] Its county seat is Fulton.[2] The county was organized in 1820. It was named for Capt. James Callaway, a grandson of Daniel Boone. Callaway was killed in Indian fighting in 1815. Callaway County is also referred to as "The Kingdom of Callaway", after an incident in which residents confronted Union troops during the American Civil War.[3]
Summit Lake Winery was founded in Holts Summit, linking the county to the Missouri Rhineland along the river. Vineyards and wineries were first established in the area by German immigrants in the 19th century. Since the 1960s, there has been a revival of winemaking throughout the state.
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Callaway County was settled primarily from migrants from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating hemp and tobacco, crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky. Callaway was one of several counties to the north and south of the Missouri River settled mostly by southerners in the early antebellum years. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie, and Callaway was at its heart.[4] In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population,[5] a higher percentage than in most parts of the state. Residents generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Other settlers in the Missouri River valley included German immigrants, who established a strong wine industry in the area and towns with German-influenced architecture. Missouri was a large wine-producing state until Prohibition. Since the 1960s, numerous vineyards and wineries have been established again in the valley, including Summit Lake Winery in Holts Summit. The county is part of the Missouri Rhineland, an area of vineyards along both sides of the Missouri River extending from St. Charles County west to Callaway County.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 847.03 square miles (2,193.8 km2), of which 838.84 square miles (2,172.6 km2) (or 99.03%) is land and 8.19 square miles (21.2 km2) (or 0.97%) is water.[6]
Callaway County lies on the border of transition between prairie and rugged Ozarks. The north part of the county is relatively flat and devoid of large tracts of forests. The southern border of the county is the Missouri River, and the area is heavily forested over large hills and valleys. Cedar Creek makes up the southern half of the western border.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 25,984 |
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| 1910 | 24,400 | −6.1% | |
| 1920 | 23,007 | −5.7% | |
| 1930 | 19,923 | −13.4% | |
| 1940 | 23,094 | 15.9% | |
| 1950 | 23,316 | 1.0% | |
| 1960 | 23,858 | 2.3% | |
| 1970 | 25,850 | 8.3% | |
| 1980 | 32,252 | 24.8% | |
| 1990 | 32,809 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 40,766 | 24.3% | |
| 2010 | 44,332 | 8.7% | |
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 40,766 people, 14,416 households, and 10,336 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 16,167 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.79% White, 5.66% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.9% were of German, 22.0% American, 9.1% Irish and 9.1% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 14,416 households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,110, and the median income for a family was $44,474. Males had a median income of $29,574 versus $22,317 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,005. About 6.00% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.
Callaway County is divided into 18 townships as well as the city of Fulton. Also in Callaway County are self-governing incorporated areas such as Ridgewood Village.
The Callaway Nuclear Generating Station is located in Callaway County.
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