Dade County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 29, 1841
Named for	Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Seminole War in 1835
Seat	Greenfield
Largest city	Greenfield
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	506.30 sq mi (1,311 km²) 490.34 sq mi (1,270 km²) 15.96 sq mi (41 km²), 3.15
Population  - (2010)  - Density	7,883 16/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Dade County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 7,883. Its county seat is Greenfield^[1]. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Seminole War in 1835.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 506.30 square miles (1,311.3 km²), of which 490.34 square miles (1,270.0 km²) (or 96.85%) is land and 15.96 square miles (41.3 km²) (or 3.15%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent counties [edit]

• Cedar County (north)
• Polk County (northeast)
• Greene County (southeast)
• Lawrence County (south)
• Jasper County (southwest)
• Barton County (west)

Major highways [edit]

• U.S. Route 160
• Route 39
• Route 97

Demographics [edit]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 7,923 people, 3,202 households, and 2,276 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 3,758 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,202 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,097, and the median income for a family was $33,651. Males had a median income of $26,092 versus $18,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,254. About 9.30% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns [edit]

Education [edit]

Public Schools [edit]

• Dadeville R-II School District – Dadeville
  • Dadeville Elementary School (K-06)
  • Dadeville High School (07-12)

• Everton R-III School District – Everton
  • Everton Elementary School (K-05)
  • Everton Middle School (06-08)
  • Everton High School (09-12)

• Greenfield R-IV School District – Greenfield
  • Greenfield Elementary School (PK-06)
  • Greenfield High School (07-12)

• Lockwood R-I School District – Lockwood
  • Lockwood Elementary School (PK-08)
  • Lockwood High School (09-12)

Private Schools [edit]

• Immanuel Lutheran School – Lockwood (PK-08) – Lutheran

• Faith Fellowship Christian Academy – Greenfield (PK-10) - Baptist

Politics [edit]

Local [edit]

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

State [edit]

All of Dade County is a part of Missouri’s 126th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Mike Kelley (R-Lamar).

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

Federal [edit]

All of Dade County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political Culture [edit]

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008) [edit]

• Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 769, than any candidate from either party in Dade County during the 2008 presidential primary. He fell just 25 votes short from receiving the same amount of votes cast in the entire Democratic primary in Dade County.

See also [edit]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dade 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]

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Dade County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
• http://www.census.gov/

		Cedar County	Polk County
	Barton County
		Dade County, Missouri
	Jasper County	Lawrence County	Greene County

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Coordinates: 37°26′N 93°51′W / 37.43°N 93.85°W / 37.43; -93.85

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