Ray County, Missouri

Ray County, Missouri

Ray County Courthouse
Map of Missouri highlighting Ray County
Location in the state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
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
 • (2010) 23,494
 • Density 41/sq mi (16/km²)
Congressional district 5th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5

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.[1] Its county seat is Richmond.[2] The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.[3]

Ray County is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

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.[4]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18302,657—
18406,553146.6%
185010,37358.3%
186014,09235.9%
187018,70032.7%
188020,1908.0%
189024,21519.9%
190024,8052.4%
191021,451−13.5%
192020,508−4.4%
193019,846−3.2%
194018,584−6.4%
195015,932−14.3%
196016,0750.9%
197017,5999.5%
198021,37821.5%
199021,9712.8%
200023,3546.3%
201023,4940.6%
Est. 201422,949[5]−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[10] 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 according to Census 2000.

There were 8,743 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,886, and the median income for a family was $49,192. Males had a median income of $36,815 versus $21,684 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,685. About 5.30% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Ray County. Democrats hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

Ray County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Kent Wollard Democratic
Circuit Clerk Carolyne Conner Democratic
County Clerk Glenda Powell Republican
Collector Margie A. Bowman Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)		 Bob King Democratic
Commissioner
(District 1)		 Allen Dale Democratic
Commissioner
(District 2)		 Michael Twyman Democratic
Coroner Jim Garrison Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Danielle Rogers Democratic
Public Administrator Kenneth A. Nolker Democratic
Recorder Shirley O’Dell Democratic
Sheriff Gary Bush Democratic
Surveyor Thomas Sisco Democratic
Treasurer Joann Burnine Democratic

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2012 41.26% 4,252 55.53% 5,722 3.21% 331
2008 35.73% 3,899 61.13% 6,670 3.14% 343
2004 47.08% 5,073 51.33% 5,531 1.59% 172
2000 41.75% 4,045 55.81% 5,407 2.44% 237
1996 28.31% 2,475 69.26% 6,055 2.43% 212
1992 37.6% 3,578 62.4% 5,937 N/A
1988 56.26% 4,859 43.01% 3,714 0.73% 63

All of Ray County is a part of Missouri’s 36th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Bob Nance (R-Chillicothe).

Missouri House of Representatives - District 36 – Ray County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Nance 4,888 64.50
Democratic Barbara Lanning 2,690 35.50

All of Ray County is a part of Missouri’s 21st District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Bill Stouffer (R-Napton).

Missouri Senate - District 21 – Ray County (2008)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Stouffer 6,063 58.38
Democratic Joe Sadeghi 4,323 41.62

Federal

All of Ray County is included in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives – Missouri’s 4th Congressional District – Ray County (2010)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ike Skelton 4,020 53.10
Republican Vicky Hartzler 3,174 41.93
Libertarian Jason Michael Braun 249 3.29
Constitution Greg Cowan 127 1.68
Past Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2012 56.09% 5,815 41.24% 4,275 2.67% 277
2008 50.60% 5,593 47.42% 5,241 1.98% 219
2004 52.59% 5,673 46.66% 5,034 0.75% 81
2000 46.34% 4,517 50.99% 4,970 2.67% 260
1996 32.82% 2,884 53.65% 4,714 13.53% 1,189

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

Ray County, Missouri
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%)
Ray County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 2,150 (65.29%)
Barack Obama 998 (30.31%)
John Edwards (withdrawn) 102 (3.10%)

Communities

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 344.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

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Coordinates: 39°21′N 93°59′W / 39.35°N 93.99°W / 39.35; -93.99

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