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Lewis County, Missouri
Lewis County MO Courthouse 20141022 A
Lewis County Courthouse in Monticello
Map of Missouri highlighting Lewis County
Location in the state of Missouri
Map of the U.S
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded January 2, 1833
Named for Meriwether Lewis
Seat Monticello
Largest city Canton
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

511 sq mi (1,323 km²)
505 sq mi (1,308 km²)
5.8 sq mi (15 km²), 1.1
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

10,032
Congressional district 6th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website lewiscountymo.org
Lewis County Mo Courthouse

The Lewis County, Missouri courthouse in Monticello as it appeared in the mid-1870s.

Lewis County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,032.[1] Its county seat is Monticello.[2] The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer and Governor of the Louisiana Territory.[3]

Lewis County is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 square miles (1,320 km2), of which 505 square miles (1,310 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (1.1%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • US 61 U.S. Route 61
  • MO-6 Route 6
  • MO-81 Route 81
  • MO-156 Route 156

History[]

Lewis County, located in the northeastern part of Missouri, across the Mississippi River from Illinois. It was established in 1833 and named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The county was largely settled by farmers from Virginia and Kentucky. They brought slaves and were attracted to the fertile land and easy river transportation. The economy was based on subsistance agriculture, timber harvesting, and lead mining. In addition. Canton supplied riverboats on the Mississippi. During the Civil War, the county became the base for rival pro-Confederate and pro-Union sympathizers; there was some violence but the Unionists prevailed.[5]

After the Civil War, the slaves were emancipated and the county's economy shifted towards commercial agriculture, with the production of corn, wheat and timber that were shipped through Canton, a port on the Mississippi River. In the late 19th and early 20th century, farm youth moved into small towns, particularly in the western part of the county. Mark Twain lived in the county briefly and was inspired by the natural beauty of the river region for his writing.[6]

Today, Lewis County is all rural, with a few small towns under 2500 population, and Canton at 2800. The economy us built on soybeans, corn and timber, as well as higher education. Canton is the home of Culver–Stockton College. The National Register of Historic Places celebrates 12 historic locations in the county.

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1840 6,040
1850 6,578 8.9%
1860 12,286 86.8%
1870 15,114 23.0%
1880 15,925 5.4%
1890 15,935 0.1%
1900 16,724 5.0%
1910 15,514 −7.2%
1920 13,465 −13.2%
1930 12,093 −10.2%
1940 11,490 −5.0%
1950 10,733 −6.6%
1960 10,984 2.3%
1970 10,993 0.1%
1980 10,901 −0.8%
1990 10,233 −6.1%
2000 10,494 2.6%
2010 10,211 −2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[11]

As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 10,211 people, 3,956 households, and 2,709 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.92% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Approximately 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.9% were of German, 18.3% American, 11.2% English and 10.8% Irish ancestry.

The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older and 51% of female population. The median age was 36 years.

Median income for a household in the county was $30,651, and the median income for a family was $35,740. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $19,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,746. 16.10% of the population and 10.70% of families were below the poverty line.


2020 Census[]

Lewis County Racial Composition[13]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 9,315 92.9%
Black or African American (NH) 185 1.84%
Native American (NH) 30 0.3%
Asian (NH) 22 0.22%
Pacific Islander (NH) 0 0%
Other/Mixed (NH) 315 3.14%
Hispanic or Latino 165 1.64%

Education[]

Public schools[]

Private schools[]

Post-secondary[]

  • Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton – A private, four-year Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) university.

Public libraries[]

  • Canton Public Library[14]
  • Labelle Branch Library[15]
  • Lagrange Branch Library[16]

Politics[]

Local[]

Lewis County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Tammy Logsdon Republican
Circuit Clerk Jan E. Geisendorfer Democratic
County Clerk *Chris Flanagan Democratic
Collector Denise Goodwin Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Wayne Murphy, Jr. Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)
Deanne Whiston Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)
Travis Fleer Republican
Coroner Larry Arnold Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Jules V. (Jake) DeCoster Democratic
Public Administrator Luke Barton Republican
Recorder Amy Parrish Democratic
Sheriff David T. Parrish Democratic
Surveyor Carson W. Lay Republican
Treasurer Bonnie Roberson Republican

Chris Flanagan was appointed to the position of County Clerk by Governor Jay Nixon. The office had previously been held by Regina Dredge.

State[]

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 79.64% 3,638 19.26% 880 1.10% 50
2016 63.53% 2,815 33.65% 1,491 2.82% 125
2012 48.24% 2,046 49.54% 2,101 2.22% 94
2008 56.79% 2,533 41.05% 1,831 2.16% 96
2004 67.03% 3,084 31.32% 1,441 1.65% 76
2000 50.03% 2,224 48.46% 2,154 1.51% 67
1996 22.77% 948 75.23% 3,132 1.99% 83

All of Lewis County is included in Missouri's 4th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Craig Redmon (R-Canton).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Redmon 3.998 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Redmon 2,450 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Lewis County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Redmon 3,869 100.00%

All of Lewis County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Missouri Senate — District 18 — Lewis County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Munzlinger 2,363 100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lewis County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roy Blunt 2,732 61.84% +14.89
Democratic Jason Kander 1,472 33.32% -16.25
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 98 2.22% -1.26
Green Johnathan McFarland 60 1.36% +1.36
Constitution Fred Ryman 56 1.27% +1.27
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Lewis County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Akin 1,982 46.95%
Democratic Claire McCaskill 2,093 49.57%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 147 3.48%

All of Lewis County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Lewis County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Graves 3,270 75.82% +4.72
Democratic David M. Blackwell 899 20.84% -5.49
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 88 2.04% -0.53
Green Mike Diel 56 1.30% +1.30
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Lewis County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Graves 1,822 71.10% +7.09
Democratic Bill Hedge 697 26.33% -7.28
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 68 2.57% +0.20
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Lewis County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Graves 2,588 64.01%
Democratic Kyle Yarber 1,359 33.61%
Libertarian Russ Lee Monchil 96 2.37%
United States presidential election results for Lewis County, Missouri[17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 3,553 76.92% 984 21.30% 82 1.78%
2016 3,344 74.64% 934 20.85% 202 4.51%
2012 2,677 62.56% 1,508 35.24% 94 2.20%
2008 2,594 57.62% 1,837 40.80% 71 1.58%
2004 2,862 61.63% 1,754 37.77% 28 0.60%
2000 2,388 53.26% 2,023 45.12% 73 1.63%
1996 1,453 34.79% 2,050 49.09% 673 16.12%
1992 1,461 32.03% 2,196 48.14% 905 19.84%
1988 1,803 42.20% 2,460 57.57% 10 0.23%
1984 2,438 55.22% 1,977 44.78% 0 0.00%
1980 2,350 49.07% 2,314 48.32% 125 2.61%
1976 1,983 44.10% 2,486 55.28% 28 0.62%
1972 2,738 61.76% 1,695 38.24% 0 0.00%
1968 2,038 43.90% 2,067 44.53% 537 11.57%
1964 1,239 27.41% 3,281 72.59% 0 0.00%
1960 2,560 48.43% 2,726 51.57% 0 0.00%
1956 2,301 45.75% 2,728 54.25% 0 0.00%
1952 2,416 45.41% 2,896 54.44% 8 0.15%
1948 1,564 33.06% 3,155 66.69% 12 0.25%
1944 1,988 40.72% 2,883 59.05% 11 0.23%
1940 2,428 40.86% 3,484 58.63% 30 0.50%
1936 1,994 33.78% 3,859 65.37% 50 0.85%
1932 1,341 26.07% 3,746 72.84% 56 1.09%
1928 2,741 48.55% 2,882 51.04% 23 0.41%
1924 2,416 39.48% 3,481 56.88% 223 3.64%
1920 2,810 43.87% 3,542 55.30% 53 0.83%
1916 1,429 37.28% 2,357 61.49% 47 1.23%
1912 1,004 26.72% 2,340 62.27% 414 11.02%
1908 1,473 36.89% 2,439 61.08% 81 2.03%
1904 1,467 39.08% 2,202 58.66% 85 2.26%
1900 1,442 35.07% 2,583 62.82% 87 2.12%
1896 1,581 37.28% 2,624 61.87% 36 0.85%
1892 1,322 35.49% 2,220 59.60% 183 4.91%
1888 1,412 38.13% 2,268 61.25% 23 0.62%



Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)[]

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 619, than any candidate from either party in Lewis County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Communities[]

Cities and towns[]

  • Canton
  • Ewing
  • La Belle
  • La Grange
  • Lewistown
  • Monticello (county seat)

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Argola
  • Benjamin
  • Deer Ridge
  • Derrahs
  • Dover
  • Durgen
  • Durham
  • Gilead
  • Laura
  • Maywood
  • Midway
  • Salem
  • Santuzza
  • Sellers
  • Steffenville
  • Ten Mile
  • Tolona
  • Weber
  • Williamstown

See also[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US29111. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ George R. Lee, “Slavery and Emancipation in Lewis County, Missouri,” Missouri Historical Review 65#3 (April 1971), p. 294-313.
  6. ^ Lewis County Historical and Genealogical Society, Lewis County, Missouri: a Bicentennial History (2016).
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt. 
  10. ^ "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. 
  11. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29111.html. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lewis County, Missouri". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lewis%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  14. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Canton Public Library". Libraries.org. https://librarytechnology.org/library/20337. 
  15. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Labelle Branch Library". Libraries.org. https://librarytechnology.org/library/20277. 
  16. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Lagrange Branch Library". Libraries.org. https://librarytechnology.org/library/20278. 
  17. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 40°05′N 91°44′W / 40.09, -91.73

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