Jasper County, Missouri

County in Missouri, United States

U.S. county in Missouri

Jasper County

U.S. county

Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage (August 2008)

Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage (August 2008)

Map of Missouri highlighting Jasper County

Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Missouri's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
Founded| January 2, 1841
Named for| William Jasper
Seat| Carthage
Largest city| Joplin
Area

• Total| 641 sq mi (1,660 km2)
• Land| 638 sq mi (1,650 km2)
• Water| 2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.4%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 122,761
• Density| 192.3/sq mi (74.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 7th
Website| www.jaspercounty.org

Coordinates: 37°12′N 94°20′W﻿ / ﻿37.20°N 94.34°W﻿ / 37.20; -94.34

Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761.[1] Its county seat is Carthage,[2] and its largest city is Joplin. The county was organized in 1841 and named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.

Jasper County is included in the Joplin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Jasper County Sheriff's Office has legal jurisdiction throughout the county.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Osage Nation
* 1.2 Missouri Territory
* 1.3 County organization
* 1.4 Towns established prior to the Civil War
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 2.2 Major highways
* 3 Demographics
* 3.1 2020 Census
* 4 Education
* 4.1 Public schools
* 4.2 Private schools
* 4.3 Post-secondary
* 4.4 Public libraries
* 5 Politics
* 5.1 Local
* 5.2 State
* 5.3 Federal
* 6 Communities
* 6.1 Cities
* 6.2 Villages
* 6.3 Unincorporated communities
* 6.4 Former community
* 6.5 Townships
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History

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File:Osage warrior.jpgPortrait of an Osage warrior, painted by George Catlin in 1834.

### Osage Nation

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Before European contact, the area that today makes up Jasper County was the domain of the Osage Native Americans, who called themselves the "Children of the Middle Waters" (Ni-U-Kon-Ska).[3] A Siouan language tribe, they had migrated west and south centuries before from the Ohio Valley.

They were powerful and dominated a large territory encompassed the land between the Missouri and Osage rivers to the north, the Mississippi River to the east, and the Arkansas River to the south. To the west were the Great Plains, where they hunted buffalo. By the late 17th century, the Osage were calling themselves Wah-Zha-Zhe. [4]

The earliest record of European-Osage contact is a 1673 map by French Jesuit priest and explorer Jacques Marquette. He noted the people he encountered as the Ouchage, his way of pronouncing the sound of the name with French spelling conventions.[5] A few years after the Marquette expedition, French explorers discovered a Little Osage village and called it Ouazhigi.[6] French transliterations of the tribe's name settled on a spelling of Osage, which was later adopted by English-speaking European Americans.[7]

In 1682 Robert de La Salle canoed down the length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming and naming the entire Mississippi basin as “La Louisiane” in honor of King Louis XIV. In 1699 Louisiana was designated as an administrative district of New France. The European colonists and nationals (France, England and Spain) considered this to be French territory. The French divided the Louisiana district into upper and lower parts, with the Arkansas River as the dividing line.

After France and Spain's defeat by Great Britain in the Seven Years' War in 1763, France ceded Louisiana to Spain and most of the rest of New France, on the east side of the Mississippi River, to the British. They exchanged Cuba with Spain and took over east Florida. For a few decades, the Spanish District of New Madrid, containing present-day Jasper County, was the southernmost of the five Spanish districts comprising Upper Louisiana. France regained control of Louisiana through the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800, but in 1803, following defeat of his troops in an effort to retake the colony of Saint Domingue in the Caribbean, Napoleon Bonaparte I decided to sell his North American territory to the United States in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase.

The Osage began treaty-making with the United States in 1808 with the first cession of lands in Missouri in the (Osage Treaty). The Osage moved from their homelands on the Osage River in 1808 to the Jasper County area of southwest Missouri. In 1825, the Osages ceded their traditional lands across present-day Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma (then known as Indian Territory). They were first moved onto a southeastern Kansas reservation in the Cherokee Strip, on which the city of Independence, Kansas developed. In 1872 they were forced to move again, south to Indian Territory.

### Missouri Territory

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File:United States 1812-06-1816.pngMap defining borders of Missouri Territory, 1812.

The Upper Louisiana Territory, including the Jasper County area, was renamed as the Missouri Territory on June 4, 1812, to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana. This had joined the Union in 1812. The new New Madrid District became New Madrid County, Missouri Territory. Old Lawrence County was established in 1815 from New Madrid County west of the St. Francis River and north of Arkansas County. It originally consisted of all of present-day southwestern Missouri and part of northwestern Arkansas.

Three years later (1818), Lawrence County was combined with part of Cape Girardeau County and renamed as Wayne County. By 1819, Arkansas Territory had been created; Wayne County lost some of its area but still consisted of most of southern Missouri: from present-day Wayne County west to the Kansas State Line and bordered on the south by the Arkansas State Line.

In 1820, all of Missouri Territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Missouri. In 1831, with increased population in the region, Crawford County was carved from the original Wayne. This new division covered all of the southern part of Missouri and included Jasper County in its boundaries. This alignment was also short-lived; in 1833 Greene County was organized from Crawford County, and extended from the Niangua River west to the Kansas State Line.

On January 5, 1835, a big piece was cut out of Greene County and organized as Barry County. In 1838 Barry County was divided into four parts called Barry, Dade, Newton and Jasper counties. At this time Jasper was not a full-fledged county but was attached to Newton County and it would not be until 1841.

### County organization

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File:First Jasper County Courthouse.jpgLog home of George Hornback, used as the initial Jasper County Courthouse in 1841. It has been preserved and can be viewed on the grounds of the Old Cabin Shop at 155 North Black Powder Lane in Carthage.

On January 29, 1841, the Missouri Legislature enacted a bill authorizing formation of Jasper County; it was named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a hero in the American Revolutionary War.[8][9] The Jasper County Court initially divided the area into three townships: North Fork, Center Creek and Marion. Later it was organized as 15 townships, which continue as unincorporated jurisdictions.

The county court, as a temporary seat of justice, was established on February 25, 1841, in the home of George Hornback. It was a 12×16 foot log cabin, one and a half miles northwest of Carthage on Spring River. The officers of the court were Charles S. Yancey, judge, and Elwood B. James, clerk. Mount Vernon attorney Robert W. Crawford was appointed circuit attorney pro tem. John P. Osborn, the first sheriff, gave public notice that the county court of Jasper County would meet in the home of George Hornback until the permanent seat of justice was established. The first session of the court was two days; the proceedings covered four pages of record.

A permanent county seat was chosen in March 1842 and designated by the name of Carthage. The courthouse, a one-story single-room wooden structure with a large door in the south, was completed on June 29, 1842. It was located on the north side of the present public square in Carthage. This courthouse was later replaced by a larger two-story brick-and-stone structure that was completed in 1854; it also had facilities in the building for the county jail. At the second term of the court held in October of the same year, attorneys Robert W. Crawford and John R. Chenault were cited for contempt and fined the sum of ten dollars for "fighting in the presence and view of said court during the said sitting."[10]

At the March 1861 Secession Convention held in Jefferson City, Chenault represented Jasper County while Crawford represented Lawrence County. Possibly for their own self-preservation, and to buy time to make preparations in Southwest Missouri for the war, the two former adversaries voted in favor of keeping Missouri in the Union. Missouri was the only state whose secession convention resulted in voting to stay in the Union.[11]

File:Cave Spring School 1838.jpgCave Spring School, the site of Jasper County circuit court in 1865, is located at 4323 County Road 4 near La Russell.

At the outset of the war Chenault, by then a circuit court judge, moved with his family to Texas. Following the Battle of Carthage, on July 12, 1861, Crawford was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Missouri Cavalry Regiment and 5th Missouri Infantry, both of the 8th Division, Missouri State Guard. They were part of the Confederate States Army (CSA), although Missouri remained with the Union.[12] After leading the 13th Cavalry Regiment into numerous battles, in a command that included two of his sons in first lieutenant and quartermaster ranks, Crawford moved his noncombatant family to Texas for safety.

He served as a recruiter for the Confederate Army in Missouri, a post he was nominated for by Waldo P. Johnson, formerly a United States Senator from Missouri in a letter to Missouri governor-in-exile Claiborne Fox Jackson dated October 24, 1862.[13][14]

By the start of the American Civil War in 1861, there were several small river mill settlements, some mining camps, and about nine or ten towns (seven platted) in Jasper County, Missouri. The county seat of Carthage, Missouri had an estimated population of between four and five hundred at that time. The newer brick courthouse was used as a hospital during the American Civil War and was destroyed by fire during fighting in October 1863. By the end of the war, Carthage had been evacuated and completely destroyed, and much of Jasper County laid in ruins. Other than military tribunals, no courts were held in Jasper County between May 11, 1861, and October 10, 1865.

By order of the Governor in 1865, the courthouse was relocated to the pioneer schoolhouse at Cave Springs (near present-day La Russell, Missouri), with John C. Price of Mount Vernon appointed as the circuit court judge. Price later (before?) served as treasurer of the United States under President James Buchanan.[15] The county court operated in other temporary locations within the county until the current Jasper County Courthouse was constructed on Carthage square in the mid-1890s.[16]

The county adopted an official flag in 2001, which was unveiled during the county's 160th birthday celebration. The flag depicts the county courthouse surrounded by 15 stars, representing Jasper County's 15 townships. The center blue and red stars memorialize the struggle in Jasper County during the Civil War years, including the Battle of Carthage in 1861 and second battle in 1863.

### Towns established prior to the Civil War

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Sarcoxie | 1833  | 1840  | The first settlement in Jasper County Missouri, initially known as Centerville. The first settler was Thackeray Vivion in 1831.
(Old) Jasper  | 1840  | 1842  | Was located northeast of Carthage and no longer exists. Later, another settlement named Jasper existed southeast of Carthage. The present town of Jasper, Missouri, north of Carthage, is a different community previously known as Coon Creek settlement or "Midway."
Carthage | 1841  | 1842  | Historic Carthage was planned from the start with the purpose of being the Jasper County seat and was promptly rebuilt after being completely destroyed during the Civil War. The current Jasper County Courthouse was erected in the mid-1890s.
(Old) Sherwood  | 1846  | 1856  | First called Rural and was located near present-day Webb City. It was not rebuilt after being destroyed during the Civil War and no longer exists.
Oronogo | 1848  | 1856  | Known as Minersville around the time of the Civil War, it evolved from early mining camps and had other names such as  Leadville Hollow. The Post Office had also used the name Center Mines.
(Old) Medoc  | 1848  | After the Civil War  | Started as an old Indian trading post near the Kansas state line, it was destroyed during the Civil War and later resettled, but the plat was abandoned by the 20th century and the town no longer exists.
Avilla | 1856  | 1858  | Founded by merchant-landowners as a business center on the edge of the frontier in the mid-1850s. The citizens of Avilla formed a town militia for defense at the beginning of the Civil War and the site later served as a Union Army garrison (Enrolled Missouri Militia), subsequently prevailing intact and undamaged after the war. The town's growth was ultimately stunted after being bypassed by the railroad in the latter 19th century and it remains a small village in the 21st century today.
Fidelity | 1856  | After the Civil War  | Considered to have been founded by William Cloe about the same time as Avilla for similar reasons (mirroring it in some ways), Fidelity was not platted until after the Civil War.
Waco | 1857  | After the Civil War, 1878  | Started as an old trading post first known as Loshick
(Old) Preston  | 1859  | 1860  | A village northwest of Carthage, plat abandoned and town no longer exists.

## Geography

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File:Obama-joplin-missouri1.jpgPresident Barack Obama greets a tornado survivor on May 29, 2011, in Joplin.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 641 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 638 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.4%) is water.[19]

On Sunday, May 22, 2011, Jasper County was struck in Joplin with a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado. The 2011 Joplin tornado ranked as the seventh deadliest in America's history.

### Adjacent counties

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* Barton County (north)
* Dade County (northeast)
* Lawrence County (east)
* Newton County (south)
* Cherokee County, Kansas (west)
* Crawford County, Kansas (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 44
* File:I-49 (MO).svg Interstate 49
* U.S. Route 66 (1926–1985)
* U.S. Route 71
* File:MO-37.svg Route 37
* File:MO-43.svg Route 43
* File:MO-66.svg Route 66
* File:MO-96.svg Route 96
* File:MO-171.svg Route 171
* File:MO-249.svg Route 249

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1850| 4,223| | —
1860| 6,883| | 63.0%
1870| 14,928| | 116.9%
1880| 32,019| | 114.5%
1890| 50,500| | 57.7%
1900| 84,018| | 66.4%
1910| 89,673| | 6.7%
1920| 75,941| | −15.3%
1930| 73,810| | −2.8%
1940| 78,705| | 6.6%
1950| 79,106| | 0.5%
1960| 78,863| | −0.3%
1970| 79,852| | 1.3%
1980| 86,958| | 8.9%
1990| 90,465| | 4.0%
2000| 104,686| | 15.7%
2010| 117,404| | 12.1%
2020| 122,761| | 4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[20]
1790-1960[21] 1900-1990[22]
1990-2000[23] 2010-2019[24]

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 117,404 people, 45,639 households, and 30,202 families residing in the county. The population density was 164 people per square mile (63/km2). There were 50,668 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (28/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.24% White, 1.93% Black or African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 3.89% from other races, and 3.18% from two or more races. Approximately 6.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 45,639 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.17% under the age of 19, 7.4% from 20 to 24, 25.11% from 25 to 44, 22.24% from 45 to 64, and 12.14% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,323, and the median income for a family was $37,611. Males had a median income of $28,573 versus $20,386 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,227. About 10.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.20% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

### 2020 Census

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Jasper County Racial Composition[25] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 96,388  | 78.51%
Black or African American (NH)  | 2,260  | 1.84%
Native American (NH)  | 1,894  | 1.54%
Asian (NH)  | 1,491  | 1.21%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 440  | 0.36%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 8,911  | 7.26%
Hispanic or Latino | 11,377  | 9.3%

## Education

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### Public schools

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* Avilla R-XIII School District – Avilla
* Avilla Elementary/Middle School (K-08)
* Carl Junction R-I School District – Carl Junction
* Carl Junction Primary School (K-01)
* Carl Junction Primary School (02-03)
* Carl Junction Intermediate School (04-06)
* Carl Junction Junior High School (07-08)
* Carl Junction High School (09-12)
* Carthage R-IX School District – Carthage
* Columbian Elementary School (PK-04)
* Fairview Elementary School (PK-04)
* Mark Twain Elementary School (PK-04)
* Pleasant Valley Elementary School (PK-04)
* Steadley Elementary School (PK-04)
* Carthage Middle School (05-06)
* Carthage Junior High School (07-08)
* Carthage High School (09-12)
* Jasper R-V School District – Jasper
* Jasper County Elementary School (K-06)
* Jasper High School (07-12)
* Joplin R-VIII School District – Joplin
* Memorial Education Center (PK)
* Cecil Floyd Elementary School (K-05)
* Columbia Elementary School (K-05)
* Soaring Heights Elementary School (K-05)
* Eastmorland Elementary School (PK-05)
* Irving Elementary School (K-05)
* Jefferson Elementary School (K-05)
* Kelsey Norman Elementary School (K-05)
* McKinley Elementary School (K-05)
* Royal Heights Elementary School (K-05)
* Stapleton Elementary School (K-05)
* West Central Elementary School (K-05)
* East Middle School (06-08)
* North Middle School (06-08)
* South Middle School (06-08)
* Joplin High School (09-12)
* Sarcoxie R-II School District – Sarcoxie
* Wildwood Elementary School (PK-05)
* Sarcoxie High School (06-12)
* Webb City R-VII School District – Webb City
* Franklin Early Childhood Center (PK)
* Madge T. James Kindergarten Center (PK-K)
* Bess Truman Primary Center (K-01)
* Webster Primary Center (01-02)
* Carterville Elementary School (PK-04)
* Eugene Field Elementary School (03-04)
* Harry S. Truman Elementary School (02-04)
* Mark Twain Elementary School (03-04)
* Webb City Middle School (05-06)
* Webb City Junior High School (07-08)
* Webb City High School (09-12)

### Private schools

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* Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School – Joplin (K-12) – Nonsectarian (Special Education)
* Joplin Area Catholic Schools – Joplin (PK-12) – Roman Catholic
* St. Mary's Elementary School (PK-05)
* St. Peter's Middle School (06-08)
* McAuley Catholic High School (09-12)
* Martin Luther School – Joplin (PK-08) – Lutheran
* College Heights Christian School – Joplin (PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian
* St. Ann’s Catholic School – Carthage (PK-06) – Roman Catholic

### Post-secondary

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* Missouri Southern State University \- Joplin. A public, four-year university.
* Ozark Christian College \- Joplin. A private, four-year college associated with the independent Christian churches and churches of Christ.

### Public libraries

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* Carthage Public Library[26]
* Joplin Public Library[27]
* Sarcoxie Public Library[28]
* Webb City Public Library[29]

## Politics

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### Local

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The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Jasper County. Republicans hold every elected position in the county.[30] In 2016, Hillary Clinton received 21.9% of the vote in Jasper County, lower than any Democratic presidential candidate in the county's history.

Jasper County, Missouri

Elected countywide officials
Assessor|  Lisa Perry|  Republican
Auditor|  Sarah Hoover|  Republican
Circuit Clerk|  Melissa Holcomb|  Republican
County Clerk|  Charlie Davis|  Republican
Collector|  Steven E. McIntosh|  Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)|  John Bartosh|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)|  Tom Flanigan|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)|  Darieus K. Adams|  Republican
Coroner|  Randy Nace|  Republican
Prosecuting Attorney|  Theresa Kenney|  Republican
Public Administrator|  Angela Casavecchia|  Republican
Recorder|  Charlotte Pickering|  Republican
Sheriff|  Randee Kaiser|  Republican
Treasurer|  Denise Rohr|  Republican

### State

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Past gubernatorial election results Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties

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2020 | 72.30% 37,714 | 25.30% 13,204 | 2.30% 1,242
2016 | 69.11% 33,436 | 27.36% 13,236 | 3.53% 1,710
2012 | 53.78% 24,218 | 43.21% 19,457 | 3.01% 1,356
2008 | 58.61% 27,764 | 39.42% 18,676 | 1.97% 932
2004 | 74.54% 33,293 | 24.30% 10,853 | 1.16% 519
2000 | 65.31% 24,335 | 32.75% 12,203 | 1.94% 721
1996 | 56.55% 18,977 | 40.63% 13,637 | 2.82% 946

Jasper County is divided into four districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are held by Republicans.

* District 127 — Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) Consists of the communities of Alba, Asbury, Avilla, Carytown, Jasper, La Russell, Neck City, Purcell, Reeds, Sarcoxie, and Waco.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Mike Kelley | 5,690 | 85.10% | -14.90
| Independent | George R. Parsons  | 996  | 14.90%  | +14.90
Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Mike Kelley | 3,034 | 100.00% |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Mike Kelley | 5,857 | 100.00% |

* District 161 — Bill White (R-Joplin) Consists of the communities of Duquesne and part of Joplin.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill White | 8,953 | 100.00% | +27.55
Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill White | 3,092 | 72.45% | -27.55
| Democratic | Charles Shields  | 1,176  | 27.55%  | +27.55
Missouri House of Representatives — District 161 — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill White | 7,789 | 100.00% |

* District 162 — Charlie Davis (R-Webb City) Consists of the communities of Airport Drive, Duenweg, and parts of Carl Junction, Carterville, Joplin, and Webb City.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Charlie Davis | 13,941 | 100.00% |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Charlie Davis | 6,263 | 100.00% |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 162 — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Charlie Davis | 12,893 | 100.00% |

* District 163 — Cody Smith (R-Carthage) Consists of communities of Carthage, Fidelity, Oronogo, and parts of Carl Junction, Carterville, and Webb City.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 129 - Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Cody Smith | 13,502 | 100.00% | +17.68
Missouri House of Representatives — District 163 — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Tom Flanigan | 5,850 | 82.32% | -17.68
| Democratic | Michael Jarrett  | 1,256  | 17.68%  | +17.68
Missouri House of Representatives — District 163 — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Tom Flanigan | 12,663 | 100.00% |

All of Jasper County is a part of Missouri's 32nd District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Ron Richard (R-Joplin).

Missouri Senate — District 32 — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Ron Richard | 19,362 | 100.00% |

### Federal

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U.S. Senate — Missouri — Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Roy Blunt | 32,123 | 66.35% | +11.47
| Democratic | Jason Kander  | 13,799  | 28.50%  | -10.56
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 1,240  | 2.56%  | -3.50
| Green | Johnathan McFarland  | 552  | 1.14%  | +1.14
| Constitution | Fred Ryman  | 699  | 1.44%  | +1.44
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Todd Akin  | 24,563  | 54.88%  |
| Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 17,485 | 39.06% |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 2,713  | 6.06%  |

All of Jasper County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Billy Long | 33,855 | 70.83% | -1.81
| Democratic | Genevieve Williams  | 11,681  | 24.51%  | +2.61
| Libertarian | Benjamin T. Brixey  | 2,218  | 4.65%  | -0.77
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Billy Long | 15,989 | 72.64% | +4.43
| Democratic | Jim Evans  | 4,819  | 21.90%  | -5.56
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig  | 1,193  | 5.42%  | +1.09
| Write-In | Write-ins  | 9  | 0.04%  | +0.04
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 7th Congressional District — Jasper County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Billy Long | 30,145 | 68.21% |
| Democratic | Jim Evans  | 12,138  | 27.46%  |
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig  | 1,913  | 4.33%  |
United States presidential election results for Jasper County, Missouri[31] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 37,728  | 72.07% | 13,549  | 25.88%  | 1,075  | 2.05%
2016 | 35,070  | 72.57% | 10,572  | 21.88%  | 2,684  | 5.55%
2012 | 31,349  | 69.33% | 12,809  | 28.33%  | 1,060  | 2.34%
2008 | 31,667  | 65.67% | 15,730  | 32.62%  | 822  | 1.70%
2004 | 31,846  | 70.64% | 13,002  | 28.84%  | 237  | 0.53%
2000 | 24,899  | 66.43% | 11,737  | 31.31%  | 845  | 2.25%
1996 | 18,361  | 54.39% | 11,462  | 33.95%  | 3,938  | 11.66%
1992 | 17,592  | 49.04% | 11,727  | 32.69%  | 6,553  | 18.27%
1988 | 19,934  | 63.92% | 11,159  | 35.78%  | 94  | 0.30%
1984 | 23,066  | 71.36% | 9,259  | 28.64%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 21,664  | 62.49% | 11,953  | 34.48%  | 1,049  | 3.03%
1976 | 17,086  | 53.15% | 14,910  | 46.38%  | 153  | 0.48%
1972 | 22,482  | 74.61% | 7,652  | 25.39%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 16,794  | 54.24% | 10,987  | 35.49%  | 3,181  | 10.27%
1964 | 15,481  | 46.18%  | 18,045  | 53.82% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 21,804  | 59.30% | 14,962  | 40.70%  | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 20,414  | 60.36% | 13,404  | 39.64%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 23,065  | 61.00% | 14,665  | 38.78%  | 82  | 0.22%
1948 | 14,593  | 48.52%  | 15,404  | 51.21% | 81  | 0.27%
1944 | 17,301  | 56.77% | 13,111  | 43.02%  | 63  | 0.21%
1940 | 18,755  | 50.54% | 18,249  | 49.17%  | 107  | 0.29%
1936 | 14,440  | 41.75%  | 19,822  | 57.31% | 323  | 0.93%
1932 | 11,788  | 39.82%  | 17,349  | 58.60% | 467  | 1.58%
1928 | 20,587  | 70.85% | 8,292  | 28.54%  | 180  | 0.62%
1924 | 13,701  | 55.11% | 9,176  | 36.91%  | 1,983  | 7.98%
1920 | 17,074  | 58.42% | 11,006  | 37.66%  | 1,145  | 3.92%
1916 | 9,358  | 44.48%  | 10,513  | 49.97% | 1,166  | 5.54%
1912 | 4,571  | 27.36%  | 6,789  | 40.64% | 5,344  | 31.99%
1908 | 9,143  | 49.02% | 8,130  | 43.59%  | 1,379  | 7.39%
1904 | 7,851  | 50.53% | 6,006  | 38.66%  | 1,680  | 10.81%
1900 | 8,747  | 45.91%  | 9,658  | 50.69% | 647  | 3.40%
1896 | 4,835  | 40.39%  | 7,026  | 58.69% | 111  | 0.93%
1892 | 5,369  | 44.19% | 4,805  | 39.55%  | 1,976  | 16.26%
1888 | 4,522  | 48.90% | 3,684  | 39.84%  | 1,042  | 11.27%

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Alba
* Asbury
* Carl Junction
* Carterville
* Carthage (county seat)
* Duenweg
* Jasper
* Joplin (small portion in Newton County; largest city)
* La Russell
* Neck City
* Oronogo
* Purcell
* Reeds
* Sarcoxie
* Waco
* Webb City

### Villages

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* Airport Drive
* Avilla
* Brooklyn Heights
* Carytown
* Duquesne
* Fidelity

### Unincorporated communities

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* Belleville
* Bowers Mill
* Dudenville
* Galesburg
* Kendricktown
* Knights
* Lone Elm
* Maple Grove
* Maxville
* Medoc
* Parshley
* Preston
* Prosperity
* Scotland
* Tuckahoe

### Former community

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* Oakland Park

### Townships

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* Duval
* Galena
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Joplin
* Lincoln
* Madison
* Marion
* McDonald
* Mineral
* Preston
* Sarcoxie
* Sheridan
* Twin Groves
* Union

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Missouri

## References

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8. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 168.
9. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 178.
10. ^ The History of Jasper County, Missouri: Including a Condensed History of the State, a Complete History of Carthage and Joplin, Other Towns and Townships. 1883.
11. ^ "Civil War Moments: Missouri to hold secession convention" Archived September 17, 2014, at archive.today, Springfield News Leader, March 7, 2011.
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18. ^ ""Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Jasper County, Missouri" compiled by Arthur Paul Moser".
19. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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25. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jasper County, Missouri".
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27. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Joplin Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
28. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Sarcoxie Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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31. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

## External links

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* Jasper County clerk discovers historic documents from 1841
* Digitized Historical Photos of Jasper County from large digital online collection from various public and public domain archival sources. Photos of historical homes, towns, scenes, streets and neighborhoods in Jasper County, Missouri
* Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Jasper County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
* Jasper County Mississippi Historical Pages, by Keith Eddins Wilkerson (accessed September 28, 2016). Information about extinct communities, the early growth of towns, etc.

Places adjacent to Jasper County, Missouri

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Jasper County, Missouri

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Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Carthage

Cities|

* Alba
* Asbury
* Carl Junction
* Carterville
* Carthage
* Duenweg
* Jasper
* Joplin‡
* La Russell
* Neck City
* Oronogo
* Purcell
* Reeds
* Sarcoxie
* Waco
* Webb City

File:Map of Missouri highlighting Jasper County.svgMap of Missouri highlighting Jasper County

Villages|

* Airport Drive
* Avilla
* Brooklyn Heights
* Carytown
* Duquesne
* Fidelity

Townships|

* Duval
* Galena
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Joplin
* Lincoln
* Madison
* Marion
* McDonald
* Mineral
* Preston
* Sarcoxie
* Sheridan
* Twin Groves
* Union

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belleville
* Bowers Mill‡
* Dudenville‡
* Galesburg
* Kendricktown
* Knights
* Lone Elm
* Maple Grove
* Maxville
* Medoc
* Parshley
* Preston
* Prosperity
* Scotland
* Smithfield
* Tuckahoe

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* Georgia City

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