Knox County, Missouri

County in Missouri, United States

U.S. county in Missouri

Knox County

U.S. county

Knox County Courthouse in Edina

Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Missouri's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
Founded| February 14, 1845
Named for| Henry Knox
Seat| Edina
Largest city| Edina
Area

• Total| 507 sq mi (1,310 km2)
• Land| 504 sq mi (1,310 km2)
• Water| 2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.6%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 3,744
• Density| 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 6th
Website| www.knoxcountymo.org

Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,[1] its population was 3,744, [2] making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina.[3] The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.[4]

## Contents

* 1 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 Public libraries
* 5 Politics
* 5.1 Local
* 5.2 State
* 5.3 Federal
* 6 Communities
* 6.1 Cities
* 6.2 Villages
* 6.3 Census-designated place
* 6.4 Other unincorporated place
* 6.5 Townships
* 7 Notable people
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## Civil War

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A battle was fought during the American Civil War at Newark, involving Joseph C. Porter on August 1, 1862.[5]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,310 km2), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.6%) is water.[6]

### Adjacent counties

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* Scotland County (north)
* Clark County (northeast)
* Lewis County (east)
* Shelby County (south)
* Macon County (southwest)
* Adair County (west)

### Major highways

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* Route 6
* Route 11
* Route 15
* Route 151
* Route 156

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1850| 2,894| | —
1860| 8,727| | 201.6%
1870| 10,974| | 25.7%
1880| 13,047| | 18.9%
1890| 13,501| | 3.5%
1900| 13,479| | −0.2%
1910| 12,403| | −8.0%
1920| 10,783| | −13.1%
1930| 9,658| | −10.4%
1940| 8,878| | −8.1%
1950| 7,617| | −14.2%
1960| 6,558| | −13.9%
1970| 5,692| | −13.2%
1980| 5,508| | −3.2%
1990| 4,482| | −18.6%
2000| 4,361| | −2.7%
2010| 4,131| | −5.3%
2020| 3,744| | −9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2015[2]

As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density was 9 people per square mile (3/km2). There were 2,317 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.51% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Approximately 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,791 households, out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

24.90% of the county's population was under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,124, and the median income for a family was $31,741. Males had a median income of $22,636 versus $18,902 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,075. 18.00% of the population and 12.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.10% of those under the age of 18 and 16.50% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

The TFR for Knox County in 2004 was relatively high at 2.64, despite the population being 98% white. [1]

### 2020 Census

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Knox County Racial Composition[12] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 3,573  | 95.43%
Black or African American (NH)  | 20  | 0.53%
Native American (NH)  | 5  | 0.13%
Asian (NH)  | 18  | 0.48%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 0  | 0%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 105  | 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino | 23  | 0.61%

## Education

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### Public schools

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* Knox County R-I School District – Edina
* Knox County Elementary School (PK-06)
* Knox County High School (07-12)

### Public libraries

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* Northeast Missouri Library Service[13]

## Politics

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### Local

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The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Knox County. Democrats hold all but five of the elected positions in the county.

Knox County, Missouri

Elected countywide officials
Assessor|  Anita James|  Republican
Circuit Clerk|  James Gibbons|  Democratic
County Clerk|  Marlene Spory|  Republican
Collector|  Brent Karhoff|  Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)|  Evan Glasgow|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)|  Terry (“Red”) Callahan|  Democratic
Commissioner
(District 2)|  Roger Parton|  Democratic
Coroner|  Jeffrey Doss|  Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney|  David M. Brown|  Republican
Public Administrator|  Theresa Allen-Hamlin|  Republican
Recorder|  Sandy Woods|  Democratic
Sheriff|  Allen Gudehus|  Democratic
Surveyor|  Dilbert Sullivan|  Democratic
Treasurer|  Donnie Davis|  Democratic

### State

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Past Gubernatorial Elections Results Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties

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2020 | 82.66% 1,516 | 16.03% 294 | 1.31% 24
2016 | 61.61% 1,125 | 36.80% 672 | 1.59% 29
2012 | 47.35% 912 | 50.16% 966 | 2.49% 49
2008 | 58.88% 1,180 | 39.57% 793 | 1.55% 31
2004 | 67.41% 1,328 | 31.62% 623 | 0.96% 19
2000 | 55.48% 1,124 | 43.34% 878 | 1.19% 24
1996 | 30.52% 623 | 67.71% 1,382 | 1.76% 36

All of Knox 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 — Knox County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Craig Redmon | 1,612 | 100.00% |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Knox County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Craig Redmon | 1,144 | 100.00% |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 4 — Knox County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Craig Redmon | 1,587 | 100.00% |

All of Knox 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 — Knox County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Brian Munzlinger | 1,174 | 100.00% |

### Federal

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

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| Republican | Roy Blunt | 1,208 | 66.19% | +19.59
| Democratic | Jason Kander  | 558  | 30.58%  | -19.11
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 29  | 1.59%  | -2.12
| Green | Johnathan McFarland  | 16  | 0.88%  | +0.88
| Constitution | Fred Ryman  | 14  | 0.77%  | +0.77
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Knox County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Todd Akin  | 905  | 46.60%  |
| Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 965 | 49.69% |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 72  | 3.71%  |

All of Knox 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 — Knox County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Sam Graves | 1,425 | 80.19% | +4.74
| Democratic | David M. Blackwell  | 317  | 17.84%  | -4.07
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil  | 24  | 1.35%  | -1.29
| Green | Mike Diel  | 11  | 0.62%  |
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Knox County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Sam Graves | 971 | 75.45% | +7.72
| Democratic | Bill Hedge  | 282  | 21.91%  | -8.55
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil  | 34  | 2.64%  | +0.83
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Knox County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Sam Graves | 1,232 | 67.73% |
| Democratic | Kyle Yarber  | 554  | 30.46%  |
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil  | 33  | 1.81%  |
United States presidential election results for Knox County, Missouri[14] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 1,486  | 80.15% | 340  | 18.34%  | 28  | 1.51%
2016 | 1,416  | 75.72% | 379  | 20.27%  | 75  | 4.01%
2012 | 1,205  | 61.57% | 698  | 35.67%  | 54  | 2.76%
2008 | 1,212  | 59.73% | 759  | 37.41%  | 58  | 2.86%
2004 | 1,207  | 61.02% | 761  | 38.47%  | 10  | 0.51%
2000 | 1,226  | 59.66% | 787  | 38.30%  | 42  | 2.04%
1996 | 862  | 42.65%  | 891  | 44.09% | 268  | 13.26%
1992 | 724  | 32.01%  | 1,010  | 44.65% | 528  | 23.34%
1988 | 1,212  | 49.03%  | 1,255  | 50.77% | 5  | 0.20%
1984 | 1,513  | 57.97% | 1,097  | 42.03%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 1,475  | 54.43% | 1,187  | 43.80%  | 48  | 1.77%
1976 | 1,216  | 47.57%  | 1,319  | 51.60% | 21  | 0.82%
1972 | 1,896  | 64.78% | 1,031  | 35.22%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 1,562  | 49.29% | 1,257  | 39.67%  | 350  | 11.04%
1964 | 1,305  | 38.50%  | 2,085  | 61.50% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 1,874  | 51.06% | 1,796  | 48.94%  | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 1,934  | 51.11% | 1,850  | 48.89%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 2,229  | 52.77% | 1,988  | 47.06%  | 7  | 0.17%
1948 | 1,620  | 41.66%  | 2,268  | 58.32% | 1  | 0.03%
1944 | 2,057  | 51.32% | 1,943  | 48.48%  | 8  | 0.20%
1940 | 2,370  | 47.56%  | 2,594  | 52.06% | 19  | 0.38%
1936 | 2,134  | 41.09%  | 3,030  | 58.35% | 29  | 0.56%
1932 | 1,465  | 32.11%  | 3,045  | 66.75% | 52  | 1.14%
1928 | 2,628  | 54.21% | 2,213  | 45.65%  | 7  | 0.14%
1924 | 2,288  | 43.83%  | 2,722  | 52.15% | 210  | 4.02%
1920 | 2,749  | 54.32% | 2,250  | 44.46%  | 62  | 1.23%
1916 | 1,460  | 45.91%  | 1,657  | 52.11% | 63  | 1.98%
1912 | 1,092  | 34.73%  | 1,666  | 52.99% | 386  | 12.28%
1908 | 1,339  | 43.72%  | 1,652  | 53.93% | 72  | 2.35%
1904 | 1,321  | 45.15%  | 1,527  | 52.19% | 78  | 2.67%
1900 | 1,344  | 40.36%  | 1,908  | 57.30% | 78  | 2.34%
1896 | 1,246  | 35.95%  | 2,185  | 63.04% | 35  | 1.01%
1892 | 968  | 31.70%  | 1,472  | 48.20% | 614  | 20.10%
1888 | 1,371  | 44.10%  | 1,661  | 53.43% | 77  | 2.48%

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Baring
* Edina (county seat)
* Hurdland
* Knox City

### Villages

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* Newark
* Novelty

### Census-designated place

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* Plevna

### Other unincorporated place

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* Colony
* Fabius
* Goodland
* Greensburg
* Hedge City
* Jeddo
* Kenwood
* Locust Hill
* Millport

### Townships

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Knox County is divided into 13 townships:

* Bee Ridge Township
* Benton Township
* Bourbon Township
* Center Township
* Colony Township
* Fabius Township
* Greensburg Township
* Jeddo Township
* Liberty Township
* Lyon Township
* Myrtle Township
* Salt River Township
* Shelton Township

## Notable people

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* Terry Joyce, collegiate football All-American and professional football player.
* George Turner, U.S. Senator

## See also

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* List of counties in Missouri
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Missouri

## References

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1. ^ "QuickFacts Knox County, Missouri".
2. ^ a b "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 182.
5. ^ Williams, Walter (1913). A History of Northeast Missouri, Volume 1. p. 61\. ISBN 9780722207567. Retrieved December 31, 2019. (Google books)
6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
12. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Knox County, Missouri".
13. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Northeast Missouri Library Service". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

## External links

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* Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Knox County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Places adjacent to Knox County, Missouri

|  | Scotland County | Clark County

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Adair County |

Knox County, Missouri

| Lewis County
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Macon County | Shelby County |

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Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Edina

Cities|

* Baring
* Edina
* Hurdland
* Knox City

Map of Missouri highlighting Knox County

Villages|

* Newark
* Novelty

Townships|

* Bee Ridge
* Benton
* Bourbon
* Center
* Colony
* Fabius
* Greensburg
* Jeddo
* Liberty
* Lyon
* Myrtle
* Salt River
* Shelton

CDP|

* Plevna

Unincorporated
communities|

* Colony
* Fabius
* Goodland
* Greensburg
* Hedge City
* Jeddo
* Kenwood
* Locust Hill
* Millport

Ghost town|

* Forest Springs

* United States portal

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State of Missouri

Jefferson City (capital)

Topics|

* Index
* Geography
* Government
* Delegations
* History
* Battles
* Civil War
* People
* Symbols
* Tourist attractions
* Transportation

Society|

* Culture
* Crime
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* Politics

Regions|

* Boonslick
* Bootheel
* Four State Area
* Honey Lands
* Lead Belt
* Lincoln Hills
* Little Dixie
* Loess Hills
* Mid-Missouri
* Mississippi Embayment
* Missouri Rhineland
* Northern Plains
* Osage Plains
* The Ozarks
* Platte Purchase
* Pony Express
* St. Francois Mountains

Metro areas|

* Columbia
* Jefferson City
* Joplin
* Kansas City
* Springfield
* St. Joseph
* St. Louis

Largest cities|

* Kansas City
* St. Louis
* Springfield
* Columbia
* Independence
* Lee's Summit
* O'Fallon
* St. Joseph
* St. Charles
* Blue Springs
* St. Peters
* Florissant
* Joplin
* Chesterfield
* Wentzville
* Jefferson City
* Cape Girardeau
* Wildwood
* University City
* Ballwin
* Liberty
* Raytown
* Kirkwood
* Maryland Heights
* Gladstone
* Grandview
* Hazelwood

Counties and
independent cities|

* Adair
* Andrew
* Atchison
* Audrain
* Barry
* Barton
* Bates
* Benton
* Bollinger
* Boone
* Buchanan
* Butler
* Caldwell
* Callaway
* Camden
* Cape Girardeau
* Carroll
* Carter
* Cass
* Cedar
* Chariton
* Christian
* Clark
* Clay
* Clinton
* Cole
* Cooper
* Crawford
* Dade
* Dallas
* Daviess
* DeKalb
* Dent
* Douglas
* Dunklin
* Franklin
* Gasconade
* Gentry
* Greene
* Grundy
* Harrison
* Henry
* Hickory
* Holt
* Howard
* Howell
* Iron
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Jefferson
* Johnson
* Knox
* Laclede
* Lafayette
* Lawrence
* Lewis
* Lincoln
* Linn
* Livingston
* Macon
* Madison
* Maries
* Marion
* McDonald
* Mercer
* Miller
* Mississippi
* Moniteau
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Morgan
* New Madrid
* Newton
* Nodaway
* Oregon
* Osage
* Ozark
* Pemiscot
* Perry
* Pettis
* Phelps
* Pike
* Platte
* Polk
* Pulaski
* Putnam
* Ralls
* Randolph
* Ray
* Reynolds
* Ripley
* St. Charles
* St. Clair
* St. Francois
* St. Louis (City)
* St. Louis (County)
* Ste. Genevieve
* Saline
* Schuyler
* Scotland
* Scott
* Shannon
* Shelby
* Stoddard
* Stone
* Sullivan
* Taney
* Texas
* Vernon
* Warren
* Washington
* Wayne
* Webster
* Worth
* Wright

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