Clinton County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York
Seat	Plattsburg
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	423.47 sq mi (1,097 km²) 418.76 sq mi (1,085 km²) 4.71 sq mi (12 km²), 1.11%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	20,743 47/sq mi (18/km²)
Website	www.clintoncomo.org

Statue of "President for a Day" David Rice Atchison at the Clinton County Courthouse

Clinton County is a county located in Northwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 20,743. Its county seat is Plattsburg^[1]. The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. The county seat of Plattsburg derives it name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.

Clinton County is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the county has a total area of 423.47 square miles (1,096.8 km²), of which 418.76 square miles (1,084.6 km²) (or 98.89%) is land and 4.71 square miles (12.2 km²) (or 1.11%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent counties [edit]

• DeKalb County (north)
• Caldwell County (east)
• Ray County (southeast)
• Clay County (south)
• Platte County (southwest)
• Buchanan County (west)

Major highways [edit]

• Interstate 35
• U.S. Route 69
• U.S. Route 169
• Route 33
• Route 116

Demographics [edit]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 18,979 people, 7,152 households, and 5,299 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 7,877 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.58% White, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Approximately 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,152 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,629, and the median income for a family was $48,244. Males had a median income of $36,307 versus $22,991 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,056. About 7.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns [edit]

† Only partially in Clinton County, a part of each town extends into DeKalb County.

†† Only partially in Clinton County, a part of this town extends into Clay County.

Private Communities [edit]

Lake Arrowhead Education [edit] Public Schools [edit] Cameron R-I School District – Cameron Parkview Elementary School (PK-04) Cameron Middle School (05-08) Cameron High School (09-12) Clinton County R-III School District – Plattsburg Ellis Elementary School (PK-04) Clinton County Middle School (05-08) Plattsburg High School (09-12) East Buchanan County C-1 School District – Gower East Buchanan County Elementary School (PK-05) East Buchanan County Middle School (06-08) East Buchanan County High School (09-12) Lathrop R-II School District – Lathrop Lathrop Elementary School (K-05) Lathrop Middle School (06-08) Lathrop High School (09-12) Politics [edit] Local [edit] The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Clinton County. Democrats hold all but three of the elected positions in the county. Clinton County, Missouri Elected countywide officials Assessor Jerry Howard Democratic Circuit Clerk Molly Livingston Democratic County Clerk Mary Blanton Democratic Collector Sharon Cockrum Democratic Commissioner (Presiding) Wade Wilken, Jr. Republican Commissioner (District 1) Charles Dawson Republican Commissioner (District 2) Larry King Democratic Coroner Kathleen M. Little Republican Prosecuting Attorney Bill Burris Democratic Public Administrator Nancy D. Wingate Democratic Recorder Molly Livingston Democratic Sheriff K. Porter Hensen Democratic Treasurer Leann Gump Democratic State [edit] Past Gubernatorial Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties 2008 40.51% 4,199 57.00% 5,909 2.49% 258 2004 49.06% 4,663 49.51% 4,705 1.43% 136 2000 46.71% 3,943 51.10% 4,313 2.19% 185 1996 29.96% 2,142 67.87% 4,852 2.17% 155 Clinton County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans. District 5 – Glen Klippenstein (R-Maysville). Consists of most of the entire county and includes the communities of Cameron, Gower, Holt, Lathrop, Osborne, Plattsburg, Trimble, and Turney. Missouri House of Representatives - District 5 – Clinton County (2010) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Glen Klippenstein 3,799 54.44 Democratic Judy Wright 2,938 42.10 Constitution Gary Murray 241 3.45 District 7 – Mike Lair (R-Chillicothe). Consists of a small part of the county. Missouri House of Representatives - District 7 – Clinton County (2010) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Mike Lair 140 54.05 Democratic Dale R. Toms 119 45.95 All of Clinton County is a part of Missouri’s 12th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brad Lager (R-Savannah). Missouri Senate - District 12 – Clinton County (2010) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Brad Lager 5,720 100.00 Federal [edit] All of Clinton 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 – Clinton County (2010) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Sam Graves 4,852 67.23 Democratic Clint Hylton 2,362 32.73 Past Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties 2008 54.61% 5,709 43.48% 4,545 1.91% 200 2004 55.42% 5,287 43.66% 4,165 0.92% 88 2000 50.67% 4,323 46.82% 3,994 2.51% 214 1996 38.80% 2,780 48.08% 3,445 13.11% 940 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008) [edit] Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,490, than any candidate from either party in Clinton County during the 2008 presidential primary. Clinton County, Missouri 2008 Republican primary in Missouri John McCain 603 (31.62%) Mike Huckabee 497 (26.06%) Mitt Romney 606 (31.78%) Ron Paul 171 (8.97%) Clinton County, Missouri 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri Hillary Rodham Clinton 1,490 (57.07%) Barack Obama 981 (37.57%) John Edwards (withdrawn) 100 (3.83%) Uncommitted 15 (0.57%) References [edit] ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.  ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.  ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  External links [edit] Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Clinton County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.60°N 94.40°W / 39.60; -94.40 DeKalb County Buchanan County Caldwell County   Clinton County, Missouri   Platte County Clay County Ray County v t e Kansas City Metropolitan Area's cities and counties Central city Kansas City, Missouri Largest cities (over 100,000 in 2000) Independence Kansas City, Kansas Olathe Overland Park Medium-sized cities (10,000 to 100,000 in 2000) Blue Springs Belton Excelsior Springs Gladstone Grandview Lansing Leawood Leavenworth Lee's Summit Lenexa Liberty Merriam Ottawa Prairie Village Raymore Raytown Shawnee Counties Jackson Clay Cass Platte Lafayette Ray Clinton Bates Caldwell Johnson Wyandotte Leavenworth Miami Franklin Linn v t e Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Missouri, United States County seat: Plattsburg Cities Cameron‡ Gower‡ Holt‡ Lathrop Osborn Plattsburg Trimble Village Turney Townships Atchison Clinton Concord Hardin Jackson Lafayette Lathrop Platte Shoal Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties v t e  State of Missouri Jefferson City (capital) Topics Government Delegations Geography Transportation History People Visitor Attractions Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Regions Boonslick Bootheel Crowley's Ridge Dissected Till Plains Four State Area Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor Honey Lands Lead Belt Lincoln Hills Little Dixie Loess Hills Mid-Missouri Mississippi Embayment Missouri Rhineland Northern Plains Osage Plains Ozark Plateau Platte Purchase Pony Express St. Francois Mountains Westplex Metro areas Columbia Jefferson City Joplin Kansas City Springfield St. Joseph St. Louis Largest cities Kansas City St. Louis Springfield Independence Columbia Lee's Summit O'Fallon St. Joseph St. Charles St. Peters Blue Springs Florissant Joplin Chesterfield Jefferson City Cape Girardeau Wildwood University City Ballwin Raytown Liberty Wentzville Kirkwood Maryland Heights 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. 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