Barry County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 5, 1835
Named for	William Taylor Barry from Kentucky, a United States Postmaster General
Seat	Cassville
Largest city	Monett
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	790.89 sq mi (2,048 km²) 779.06 sq mi (2,018 km²) 11.83 sq mi (31 km²), 1.50
Population  - (2010)  - Density	35,597 44/sq mi (17/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Barry County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 35,597. Its county seat is Cassville^[1]. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry, a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 790.89 square miles (2,048.4 km²), of which 779.06 square miles (2,017.8 km²) (or 98.50%) is land and 11.83 square miles (30.6 km²) (or 1.50%) is water.^[2] Roaring River State Park is located in the southern part of the county, amid the Mark Twain National Forest.

Adjacent counties [edit]

• Lawrence County (north)
• Stone County (east)
• Carroll County, Arkansas (southeast)
• Benton County, Arkansas (south)
• McDonald County (southwest)
• Newton County (northwest)

Major highways [edit]

• U.S. Route 60
• Route 37
• Route 39
• Route 76
• Route 86
• Route 97
• Route 248

National protected area [edit]

• Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics [edit]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 34,010 people, 13,398 households, and 9,579 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 15,964 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.25% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Approximately 5.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.5% were of American, 15.5% German, 11.7% English and 10.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 13,398 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.70% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% 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 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,906, and the median income for a family was $34,043. Males had a median income of $25,381 versus $18,631 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,980. About 11.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns [edit]

Cities [edit]

• Monett
• Cassville
• Pierce City
• Purdy
• Seligman
• Exeter
• Wheaton
• Washburn

Villages [edit]

• Arrow Point
• Butterfield
• Chain-O-Lakes
• Emerald Beach

Unincorporated towns [edit]

• Eagle Rock
• Golden
• Jenkins
• Pasley
• Pulaskifield
• Pleasant Ridge
• Scholten
• Shell Knob
• Viola
• Wheelerville
• Yonkerville

Townships [edit]

Barry County is divided into 25 townships:

Education [edit]

Public Schools [edit]

• Cassville R-IV School District – Cassville
  • Eunice Thomas Elementary School (PK-02)
  • Cassville Intermediate School (03-05)
  • Cassville Middle School (06-08)
  • Cassville High School (09-12)

• Exeter R-VI School District – Exter
  • Exeter Elementary School (K-08)
  • Exeter High School (09-12)

• Monett R-I School District – Monett
  • Monett Elementary School (PK-02)
  • Central Park Elementary School (03-04)
  • Monett Intermediate School (05-06)
  • Monett Middle School (07-08)
  • Monett High School (09-12)

• Purdy R-II School District – Purdy
  • Purdy Elementary School (K-04)
  • Purdy Middle School (05-08)
  • Purdy High School (09-12)

• Shell Knob School District No. 78 – Shell Knob
  • Shell Knob Elementary School (K-08)

• Southwest R-V School District – Washburn
  • Southwest Elementary School (PK-04)
  • Southwest Middle School (05-08)
  • Southwest High School (09-12)

• Wheaton R-III School District – Wheaton
  • Wheaton Elementary School (PK-06)
  • Wheaton High School (07-12)

Private Schools [edit]

• St. Lawrence Catholic School – Monett (K-06) – Roman Catholic

Politics [edit]

Local [edit]

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

State [edit]

All of Barry County is a part of Missouri’s 68th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by David Sater (R-Cassville).

All of Barry County is a part of Missouri’s 29th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jack Goodman (R-Mount Vernon.

Federal [edit]

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

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008) [edit]

Voters in Barry County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

• Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 2,396, than any candidate from either party in Barry County during the 2008 presidential primary.

See also [edit]

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

References [edit]

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links [edit]

• Barry County Genealogy and History
• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Barry County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29009.html
• http://www.census.gov/

	Newton County	Lawrence County
			Stone County
		Barry County, Missouri
	McDonald County	Benton County, Arkansas	Carroll County, Arkansas

v t e Municipalities and communities of Barry County, Missouri, United States County seat: Cassville Cities Cassville Exeter Monett‡ Pierce City‡ Purdy Seligman Washburn Wheaton Villages Arrow Point Butterfield Chain-O-Lakes Emerald Beach Townships Ash Butterfield Capps Creek Corsicana Crane Creek Exeter Flat Creek Jenkins Kings Prairie Liberty McDonald McDowell Mineral Monett Mountain Ozark Pioneer Pleasant Ridge Purdy Roaring River Shell Knob Sugar Creek Washburn Wheaton White River CDPs Eagle Rock Golden Shell Knob‡ Unincorporated communities Jenkins Pasley Pleasant Ridge Pulaskifield Scholten Viola Wheelerville Yonkerville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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