Montgomery County, Missouri

County in Missouri, United States

U.S. county in Missouri

Montgomery County

U.S. county

The Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery City

Location within the U.S. state of Missouri

Missouri's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
Founded| December 14, 1818
Named for| Richard Montgomery
Seat| Montgomery City
Largest city| Montgomery City
Area

• Total| 542 sq mi (1,400 km2)
• Land| 536 sq mi (1,390 km2)
• Water| 5.8 sq mi (15 km2)  1.1%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 11,322
• Estimate

(2018)

| 11,534
• Density| 21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 3rd
Website| mcmo.us

Montgomery County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,322.[1] Its county seat is Montgomery City.[2] The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.

The county comprises a portion of the Missouri Rhineland. It is approximately halfway between Columbia and St. Louis.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 2.2 Major highways
* 3 Climate
* 4 Demographics
* 4.1 2020 Census
* 5 Community groups
* 6 Education
* 6.1 Public schools
* 6.2 Private schools
* 6.3 Public libraries
* 7 Politics
* 7.1 Local
* 7.2 State
* 7.3 Federal
* 8 Communities
* 8.1 Cities
* 8.2 Village
* 8.3 Census-designated places
* 8.4 Other unincorporated places
* 9 See also
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## History

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The county has evidence of human habitation from 10,000 years ago, the Archaic period of indigenous Americans. An ancient site was found during archaeological excavations at Graham Cave on the Loutre River.

In the early 19th century, European settlement started at a greater pace, after exploration during previous decades by French trappers and British and American fur traders.

Although the Loutre Island area is commonly associated with the German-founded towns of Rhineland and Starkenburg, established by immigrants of the mid-19th century and later, it was originally settled by Missouri's Anglo-southern settlers from places such as Kentucky or Virginia. Although the southern part of the county is more closely associated with Missouri's Rhineland, its northern part is more associated with Missouri's "Little Dixie" region, earning Montgomery county the nickname "Gateway to Little Dixie".

An early house of worship was a log church, which is still maintained as a chapel. St. Martin's Church is also located in Starkenburg, built in 1873 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Above its entrance is the text: "This is the House Of God and the Gate Of Heaven."

Starkenburg is also the site of the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, built in the early 20th century and listed on the NRHP. For further devotions and pilgrimage, the community created an outdoor area for representations of the Stations of the Cross, Mount Calvary and Holy Sepulchre. Starkenburg is located inland from the Missouri River. After the destructive Great Flood of 1993, Rhineland citizens used federal funds to relocate their houses 1.5 miles (2.4 km) inland away from the river.

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 542 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 536 square miles (1,390 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (1.1%) is water.[3]

### Adjacent counties

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* Audrain County (northwest)
* Pike County (northeast)
* Lincoln County (east)
* Warren County (southeast)
* Gasconade County (south)
* Callaway County (west)
* Osage County (southwest)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 70
* U.S. Route 40
* Route 19
* Route 94
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## Climate

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|  Montgomery County

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## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1820| 3,074| | —
1830| 3,902| | 26.9%
1840| 4,371| | 12.0%
1850| 5,489| | 25.6%
1860| 9,718| | 77.0%
1870| 10,405| | 7.1%
1880| 16,249| | 56.2%
1890| 16,850| | 3.7%
1900| 16,571| | −1.7%
1910| 15,604| | −5.8%
1920| 15,233| | −2.4%
1930| 13,011| | −14.6%
1940| 12,442| | −4.4%
1950| 11,555| | −7.1%
1960| 11,097| | −4.0%
1970| 11,000| | −0.9%
1980| 11,537| | 4.9%
1990| 11,355| | −1.6%
2000| 12,136| | 6.9%
2010| 12,236| | 0.8%
2020| 11,322| | −7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[9]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 12,136 people, 4,775 households, and 3,337 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km2). There were 5,726 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.97% White, 2.04% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.1% were of German, 18.4% American, 10.2% English and 9.2% Irish ancestry.

There were 4,775 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,772, and the median income for a family was $38,632. Males had a median income of $27,933 versus $19,809 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,092. About 8.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

### 2020 Census

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Montgomery County Racial Composition[11] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 10,444  | 92.25%
Black or African American (NH)  | 101  | 0.9%
Native American (NH)  | 22  | 0.2%
Asian (NH)  | 50  | 0.44%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 5  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 471  | 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino | 229  | 2.02%

## Community groups

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* Montgomery County Human Resource Board
* Montgomery County Citizens for Health Improvement Project
* Montgomery County Women in Agriculture
* Wellsville-Middletown Young Farmers/Young Farm Wives
* Montgomery City Lions Club
* Montgomery County Knights of Columbus
* Montgomery County Literacy Council
* Montgomery County Extension Council
* Montgomery County 4-H Council
* Customs and Classics Car Club
* Montgomery County Old Threshers Association
* Montgomery County Fair Association

## Education

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### Public schools

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* Montgomery County R-II School District – Montgomery City
* Montgomery County Elementary School (PK–5)
* Jonesburg Elementary School (PK–5) – Jonesburg
* Montgomery County Middle School (grades 6–8)
* Montgomery County High School (9–12)
* Wellsville-Middletown R-I School District – Wellsville
* Wellsville Elementary School (PK–6)
* Wellsville High School (7–12)

### Private schools

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* Immaculate Conception School – Montgomery City (PK-06) – Roman Catholic

### Public libraries

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* Montgomery City Public Library[12]
* Wellsville Public Library[13]

## Politics

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### Local

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

Montgomery County, Missouri

Elected countywide officials
Assessor|  Jerome P. Overkamp|  Republican
Circuit Clerk|  Robyn R. Schmidt|  Republican
County Clerk|  Pamela A. Cartee|  Republican
Collector|  Anita L. Sullivan|  Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)|  Ryan D. Poston|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)|  Rich Daniels|  Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)|  John W. Noltensmeyer|  Republican
Coroner|  David Colbert|  Republican
Public Administrator|  Ann Scarlet|  Democratic
Recorder|  Sheila See|  Republican
Sheriff|  Craig Allison|  Republican
Surveyor|  Larry P. Bade|  Republican
Treasurer|  Donna Huenefeld|  Republican

### State

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Past gubernatorial elections results Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third parties

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2016 | 60.31% 3,261 | 36.18% 1,956 | 3.51% 190
2012 | 53.49% 2,842 | 44.01% 2,338 | 2.50% 133
2008 | 55.34% 3,215 | 42.91% 2,493 | 1.76% 102
2004 | 60.60% 3,480 | 38.06% 2,186 | 1.34% 77
2000 | 54.14% 2,857 | 41.65% 2,198 | 4.20% 222
1996 | 42.23% 2,218 | 55.62% 2,921 | 2.15% 113

Montgomery County is part of Missouri's 42nd district in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Bart Korman (R-High Hill).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 42 — Montgomery County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bart Korman | 4,802 | 100.00% | +28.72
Missouri House of Representatives — District 42 — Montgomery County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bart Korman | 2,316 | 71.28% | -28.72
| Democratic | Rod Sturgeon  | 933  | 28.72%  | +28.72
Missouri House of Representatives — District 42 — Montgomery County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bart Korman | 4,645 | 100.00% |

Montgomery County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-Fulton).

Missouri Senate — District 10 — Montgomery County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Jeanie Riddle | 2,424 | 74.42% |
| Democratic | Ed Schieffer  | 833  | 25.58%  |

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

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| Republican | Roy Blunt | 3,405 | 62.86% | +14.38
| Democratic | Jason Kander  | 1,722  | 31.79%  | -12.46
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 128  | 2.36%  | -4.91
| Green | Johnathan McFarland  | 84  | 1.55%  | +1.55
| Constitution | Fred Ryman  | 78  | 1.44%  | +1.44
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Montgomery County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Todd Akin  | 2,554  | 48.48%  |
| Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 2,331 | 44.25% |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine  | 383  | 7.27%  |

Montgomery County is included in Missouri's 3rd congressional district and is represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 3rd Congressional District — Montgomery County (2016)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 4,080 | 76.43% | +1.37
| Democratic | Kevin Miller  | 1,078  | 20.19%  | -0.76
| Libertarian | Dan Hogan  | 131  | 2.45%  | -1.54
| Constitution | Doanita Simmons  | 49  | 0.92%  | +0.92
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District — Montgomery County (2014)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 2,426 | 75.06% | +3.41
| Democratic | Courtney Denton  | 677  | 20.95%  | -4.42
| Libertarian | Steven Hedrick  | 129  | 3.99%  | +1.01
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 3rd Congressional District — Montgomery County (2012)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 3,727 | 71.65% |
| Democratic | Eric Mayer  | 1,320  | 25.37%  |
| Libertarian | Steven Wilson  | 155  | 2.98%  |
United States presidential election results for Montgomery County, Missouri[14] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 4,465  | 77.36% | 1,208  | 20.93%  | 99  | 1.72%
2016 | 4,127  | 76.02% | 1,119  | 20.61%  | 183  | 3.37%
2012 | 3,490  | 65.31% | 1,740  | 32.56%  | 114  | 2.13%
2008 | 3,428  | 58.54% | 2,347  | 40.08%  | 81  | 1.38%
2004 | 3,563  | 61.86% | 2,147  | 37.27%  | 50  | 0.87%
2000 | 3,106  | 58.57% | 2,092  | 39.45%  | 105  | 1.98%
1996 | 2,124  | 40.65%  | 2,277  | 43.58% | 824  | 15.77%
1992 | 1,974  | 37.11%  | 2,063  | 38.79% | 1,282  | 24.10%
1988 | 2,714  | 56.66% | 2,064  | 43.09%  | 12  | 0.25%
1984 | 3,261  | 66.16% | 1,668  | 33.84%  | 0  | 0.00%
1980 | 3,061  | 58.58% | 2,007  | 38.41%  | 157  | 3.00%
1976 | 2,665  | 50.83% | 2,535  | 48.35%  | 43  | 0.82%
1972 | 3,707  | 68.67% | 1,691  | 31.33%  | 0  | 0.00%
1968 | 2,903  | 53.59% | 1,891  | 34.91%  | 623  | 11.50%
1964 | 2,610  | 44.24%  | 3,289  | 55.76% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 3,454  | 55.19% | 2,804  | 44.81%  | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 3,443  | 54.76% | 2,844  | 45.24%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 3,670  | 56.37% | 2,835  | 43.55%  | 5  | 0.08%
1948 | 2,889  | 50.75% | 2,792  | 49.04%  | 12  | 0.21%
1944 | 3,527  | 56.20% | 2,743  | 43.71%  | 6  | 0.10%
1940 | 3,930  | 54.96% | 3,205  | 44.82%  | 16  | 0.22%
1936 | 3,468  | 49.99% | 3,458  | 49.85%  | 11  | 0.16%
1932 | 2,607  | 41.77%  | 3,600  | 57.68% | 34  | 0.54%
1928 | 3,910  | 63.03% | 2,285  | 36.84%  | 8  | 0.13%
1924 | 3,563  | 53.60% | 2,938  | 44.19%  | 147  | 2.21%
1920 | 3,910  | 55.16% | 3,103  | 43.78%  | 75  | 1.06%
1916 | 2,079  | 50.47% | 1,988  | 48.26%  | 52  | 1.26%
1912 | 1,697  | 43.75%  | 1,883  | 48.54% | 299  | 7.71%
1908 | 2,038  | 48.76%  | 2,073  | 49.59% | 69  | 1.65%
1904 | 1,979  | 48.40%  | 1,986  | 48.57% | 124  | 3.03%
1900 | 1,866  | 46.67%  | 2,000  | 50.03% | 132  | 3.30%
1896 | 1,920  | 45.13%  | 2,272  | 53.41% | 62  | 1.46%
1892 | 1,665  | 43.61%  | 1,916  | 50.18% | 237  | 6.21%
1888 | 1,905  | 48.20%  | 1,989  | 50.33% | 58  | 1.47%

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Bellflower
* High Hill
* Jonesburg
* McKittrick
* Middletown
* Montgomery City (county seat)
* New Florence
* Wellsville

### Village

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* Rhineland

### Census-designated places

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* Big Spring
* Danville

### Other unincorporated places

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* Americus
* Bluffton
* Buell
* Egbert
* Gamma
* Marling
* Mineola
* Prices Branch
* Starkenburg

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
6. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
7. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
8. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
9. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
11. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montgomery County, Missouri".
12. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Montgomery City Public Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
13. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Wellsville Public Library". 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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* St. Martin's Church
* Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Montgomery County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Places adjacent to Montgomery County, Missouri

| Audrain County |  | Pike County

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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Montgomery City

Cities|

* Bellflower
* High Hill
* Jonesburg
* McKittrick
* Middletown
* Montgomery City
* New Florence
* Wellsville

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Village|

* Rhineland

Townships|

* Bear Creek
* Danville
* Loutre
* Montgomery
* Prairie
* Upper Loutre

CDPs|

* Big Spring
* Buell
* Danville

Other
communities|

* Americus
* Bluffton
* Egbert
* Gamma
* Marling
* Mineola
* Prices Branch
* Starkenburg

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Jefferson City (capital)

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Society|

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Regions|

* Boonslick
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* Mid-Missouri
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* 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
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* Blue Springs
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* Cape Girardeau
* Wildwood
* University City
* Ballwin
* Liberty
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* Kirkwood
* Maryland Heights
* Gladstone
* Grandview
* Hazelwood

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