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Dallas County, Missouri
Dallas County MO Courthouse 20151023-210
Dallas County Courthouse in Buffalo
Map of Missouri highlighting Dallas County
Location in the state of Missouri
Map of the U.S
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded December 10, 1844
Named for George M. Dallas
Seat Buffalo
Largest city Buffalo
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

543 sq mi (1,406 km²)
541 sq mi (1,401 km²)
2.1 sq mi (5 km²), 0.4
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

17,071
Congressional district 4th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5

Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,071.[1] Its county seat is Buffalo.[2] The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as Vice President under James K. Polk.[3][4]

Dallas County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 543 square miles (1,410 km2), of which 541 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • US 65 U.S. Route 65
  • MO-32 Route 32
  • MO-64 Route 64
  • MO-64A Route 64A
  • MO-73 Route 73

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1850 3,648
1860 5,892 61.5%
1870 8,383 42.3%
1880 9,263 10.5%
1890 12,647 36.5%
1900 13,903 9.9%
1910 13,181 −5.2%
1920 12,033 −8.7%
1930 10,541 −12.4%
1940 11,523 9.3%
1950 10,392 −9.8%
1960 9,314 −10.4%
1970 10,054 7.9%
1980 12,096 20.3%
1990 12,646 4.5%
2000 15,661 23.8%
2010 16,777 7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1]

As of the census of 2000,[10] there were 15,661 people, 6,030 households and 4,383 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km2). There were 6,914 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 0.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.57% percent reported speaking Pennsylvania German or German at home.[1] Dallas County is the county with the largest concentration of Kauffman Amish Mennonites, who have preserved Pennsylvania German as their every day language and an old form of Standard German for church. They had 950 adherents in Dallas County in 2010.[11]

There were 6,030 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,346; the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,438 versus $17,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,106. About 14.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census[]

Dallas County Racial Composition[12]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 15,696 92%
Black or African American (NH) 44 0.26%
Native American (NH) 92 0.54%
Asian (NH) 25 0.14%
Pacific Islander (NH) 15 0.09%
Other/Mixed (NH) 879 5.15%
Hispanic or Latino 320 1.9%

Education[]

Public schools[]

  • Dallas County R-I School District – Buffalo
    • Mallory Elementary School (PK-04)
    • Buffalo Middle School (05-08)
    • Buffalo High School (09-12)
  • Hickory County R-I School District – Urbana
    • Skyline Elementary School (K-04)
    • Skyline Middle School (05-08)
    • Skyline High School (09-12)

Politics[]

Local[]

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dallas County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

Dallas County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Sue Doty Republican
Circuit Clerk Susan Potter Republican
County Clerk Pam Louderbaugh Republican
Collector Sheryl Ferrell Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Kevin D. Sharpe Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)
Pete Barclay Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)
Owen Kjar Republican
Coroner Lamont Swanson Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Jonathan Barker Republican
Public Administrator Carol Johnson Republican
Recorder Stacy Satterfield Republican
Sheriff Scott Rice Republican
Surveyor Greg Maynard Republican
Treasurer Becky Schofield Republican

State[]

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 66.67% 4,943 29.82% 2,211 3.51% 260
2012 53.42% 3,882 43.32% 3,148 3.26% 237
2008 41.92% 3,212 54.46% 4,173 3.61% 277
2004 65.01% 4,708 33.43% 2,421 1.56% 113
2000 55.16% 3,429 42.99% 2,672 1.85% 115
1996 54.60% 3,083 41.80% 2,360 3.60% 203

All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 129th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Sandy Crawford (R-Buffalo).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 129 — Dallas County (2016)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sandy Crawford 6,375 87.97% +5.72
Independent Charles Mantranga 872 12.03% +12.03
Missouri House of Representatives — District 129 — Dallas County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sandy Crawford 3,003 82.25% +5.34
Democratic John L. Wilson 648 17.75% -5.34
Missouri House of Representatives — District 129 — Dallas County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sandy Crawford 5,523 76.91%
Democratic John L. Wilson 1,658 23.09%

All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate. The seat is currently vacant. The previous incumbent, Mike Parson, was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016.

Missouri Senate — District 28 — Dallas County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Parson 3,132 100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Dallas County (2016)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roy Blunt 5,101 68.67% +19.84
Democratic Jason Kander 1,980 26.66% -16.03
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 182 2.45% -6.03
Green Johnathan McFarland 87 1.17% +1.17
Constitution Fred Ryman 78 1.05% +1.05
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Dallas County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Akin 3,514 48.83%
Democratic Claire McCaskill 3,072 42.69%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 610 8.48%

All of Dallas 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 — Dallas County (2016)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Vicky Hartzler 5,804 79.53% +0.87
Democratic Gordon Christensen 1,192 16.33% +0.21
Libertarian Mark Bliss 302 4.14% -0.92
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Dallas County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Vicky Hartzler 2,875 78.66% +7.03
Democratic Nate Irvin 589 16.12% -7.69
Libertarian Herschel L. Young 185 5.06% +2.38
Write-in Greg A. Cowan 6 0.16% +0.16
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Dallas County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Vicky Hartzler 5,133 71.63%
Democratic Teresa Hensley 1,706 23.81%
Libertarian Thomas Holbrook 192 2.68%
Constitution Greg A. Cowan 135 1.88%

Political culture[]

United States presidential election results for Dallas County, Missouri[14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 6,619 81.68% 1,380 17.03% 105 1.30%
2016 5,895 79.10% 1,272 17.07% 286 3.84%
2012 4,992 68.58% 2,122 29.15% 165 2.27%
2008 4,895 63.71% 2,656 34.57% 132 1.72%
2004 4,788 65.96% 2,407 33.16% 64 0.88%
2000 3,723 59.86% 2,311 37.16% 185 2.97%
1996 2,554 45.01% 2,277 40.13% 843 14.86%
1992 2,116 34.97% 2,533 41.86% 1,402 23.17%
1988 2,898 55.55% 2,293 43.95% 26 0.50%
1984 3,577 65.29% 1,902 34.71% 0 0.00%
1980 3,297 60.63% 2,011 36.98% 130 2.39%
1976 2,430 49.49% 2,453 49.96% 27 0.55%
1972 3,120 74.20% 1,085 25.80% 0 0.00%
1968 2,835 62.49% 1,237 27.26% 465 10.25%
1964 2,268 53.35% 1,983 46.65% 0 0.00%
1960 3,522 70.38% 1,482 29.62% 0 0.00%
1956 2,987 65.12% 1,600 34.88% 0 0.00%
1952 3,459 73.19% 1,258 26.62% 9 0.19%
1948 2,695 62.73% 1,590 37.01% 11 0.26%
1944 3,232 75.06% 1,064 24.71% 10 0.23%
1940 3,859 71.00% 1,566 28.81% 10 0.18%
1936 3,066 63.50% 1,749 36.23% 13 0.27%
1932 1,958 47.34% 2,143 51.81% 35 0.85%
1928 2,835 74.94% 931 24.61% 17 0.45%
1924 2,188 61.03% 1,304 36.37% 93 2.59%
1920 2,665 69.93% 1,100 28.86% 46 1.21%
1916 1,428 56.92% 1,022 40.73% 59 2.35%
1912 1,051 43.02% 870 35.61% 522 21.37%
1908 1,609 61.96% 955 36.77% 33 1.27%
1904 1,711 64.81% 797 30.19% 132 5.00%
1900 1,506 53.56% 1,238 44.03% 68 2.42%
1896 1,466 48.75% 1,525 50.71% 16 0.53%
1892 1,174 49.77% 586 24.84% 599 25.39%
1888 1,169 49.37% 706 29.81% 493 20.82%



Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)[]

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,157, than any candidate from either party in Dallas County during the 2008 presidential primary. She narrowly edged out former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) by four votes.

Communities[]

Cities[]

  • Buffalo (county seat)
  • Urbana

Village[]

  • Louisburg

Census-designated place[]

  • Bennett Springs

Other unincorporated places[]

  • Boyd
  • Celt
  • Charity
  • Cloverdale
  • Elixer
  • Foose
  • Handley
  • Leadmine
  • Long Lane
  • March
  • Mathis
  • Olive
  • Plad
  • Redtop
  • Reynolds
  • Shady Grove
  • Spring Grove
  • Tunas
  • Wall Street
  • Windyville
  • Wood Hill

Notable people[]

  • Roy Meeker - professional baseball player

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Missouri

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29059.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star: p. 15. March 19, 1911. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/.  open access
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 283. https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA283. 
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt. 
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt. 
  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  11. ^ Tampico Amish Mennonite Counties (2010) at the Association of Religion Data Archives.
  12. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dallas County, Missouri". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Dallas%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  13. ^ a b c "County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. http://enr.sos.mo.gov/CountyResults.aspx. 
  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

Further reading[]

  • History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps, and Dent counties, Missouri (1889) full text

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°40′N 93°01′W / 37.67, -93.02


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