Boone County is located in the

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. Centrally located the state's

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region, its

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is in Columbia, which is Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the

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. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county's population was listed as 183,610, making it the state's eighth-most populous county or

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. The county was organized November 16, 1820, removed from the former larger Howard County (now to the northwest) of the old federal

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of 1812-1821, and named for the famous Western explorer and settler of

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, then recently deceased

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (, 1734September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyo ...

(1734-1820), whose kin largely populated the Boonslick area, having arrived in the 1810s on the

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. Boone County comprises the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The towns of Ashland and Centralia are the second and third most populous towns in the county.

History

Boone County was organized November 16, 1820, from a separated portion of the larger territorial Howard County, first designated under the former federal

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(1804-1812) and subsequent successor

(1812-1821). The central region of the state is known as

and is also known as the cultural area of Boonslick or Boone's Lick Country, because of a nearby salt spring or "lick" which famed

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explorer, pioneer, settler

's (1734-1820) sons,

Daniel Morgan Boone Daniel Morgan Boone (December 23, 1769 July 13, 1839) was the son of Daniel Boone and a significant American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman in his own right. He was a particularly key player in the early American exploration and settlement ...

(1769-1839), and younger

Nathan Boone Nathan Boone (1780–1856) was a veteran of the War of 1812, a delegate to the Missouri constitutional convention in 1820, and a captain in the 1st United States Regiment of Dragoons at the time of its founding, eventually rising to the rank of li ...

(1780-1856), used for their animals stock. Boone County was settled primarily from the

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states of

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and further east of

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. The settlers brought

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and idea of slave-holding with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in

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and the bluegrass state of Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Boone was one of several counties to the north and south of the diagonal flowing southwestward

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that was settled by mostly Southerners. Because of its culture and traditions, the area became known as Little Dixie, and Boone County was at its heart. In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, Boone County was strongly pro- Confederacy during the

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(1861-1865). Shortly after the assassination / murder in April 1865, of 16th President

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(1809-1865, served 1861-1865), the leading citizens of the county and its county seat town denounced the killing. They also directed that all public buildings including the county courthouse and the nearby state university be draped in black mourning for thirty days.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water. The

makes up the southern border of the county.

National protected areas

* Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *

Mark Twain National Forest Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri, composed of nine disconnected parcels. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The ...

(part)

Adjacent counties

* Audrain County (northeast) *

Callaway County Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 44,283. Its county seat is Fulton. With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized Novemb ...

(east) * Cole County (south) * Cooper County (west) * Howard County (northwest) * Moniteau County (southwest) * Randolph County (north)

Major highways

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Interstate 70 Business Loop *

U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid- ...

U.S. Route 63 U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US&nbs ...

* * Route 22 * Route 124 * Route 163 * Route 740 * Route 763

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 135,454 people, 53,094 households, and 31,378 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 56,678 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 85.43%

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, 8.54%

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, 0.42% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.69% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.78% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 24.6% claimed

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, 12.3%

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, 11.2% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry. There were 53,094 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were

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living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% 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 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 19.90% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,485, and the median income for a family was $51,210. Males had a median income of $33,304 versus $25,990 for females. The

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for the county was $19,844. About 7.60% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the

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, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over. There are 127,433 registered voters as of 2022.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Boone County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the so-called

Bible Belt The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States and the Midwestern state of Missouri (which also has significant Southern influence), where evangelical Protestantism exerts a strong social and cultural influence. The region has been de ...

, with evangelical

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being the most predominant religious faith represented. The most predominant denominations among residents in Boone County who adhere to a religion are the

Baptists Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches ge ...

with the largest being from the conservative

Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist organization, the largest Protestant, and the second-largest Chr ...

(20.81%),

Roman Catholics The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

(16.71%), and smaller / minor

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evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...

groups (13.23%).

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

*Southern Boone (Ashland) R-I School District **Southern Boone Primary School **Southern Boone Elementary **Southern Boone Middle School **Southern Boone High School *Centralia R-VI School District – Centralia **Chance Elementary School (PK-02) **Centralia Intermediate School (03-05) **Chester Boren Middle School (06-08) **Centralia High School (09-12) *Columbia School District No. 93 – Columbia **Center for Gifted Education (01-05) **Cedar Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Thomas Benton Elementary School (PK-05) **John Ridgeway Elementary School (K-05) **Eugene Field/ Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School (PK-05) **Midway Heights Elementary School (PK-05) **Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School (PK-05) **Two Mile Prairie Elementary School (PK-05) **New Haven Elementary School (PK-05) **West Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School **Parkade Elementary School (PK-05) **Blue Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Fairview Elementary School (PK-05) **Russell Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Shepard Boulevard Elementary School (PK-05) **Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School (PK-05) **Beulah Ralph Elementary School (PK-05) **Eliot Battle Elementary School (PK-05) **Derby Ridge Elementary School (PK-05) **Mill Creek Elementary School (PK-05) **John B. Lange Middle School (06-08) **Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School (06-08) **Smithton Middle School (06-08) **Oakland Middle School (06-08) **Jefferson Middle School (06-08) **West Middle School (06-08) **Warner Middle School (06-08) **

David H. Hickman High School David Henry Hickman High School (commonly Hickman or HHS) is a Public high school, public secondary school in Columbia, Missouri, United States, serving students in Educational stages, grades Ninth grade, 9–Twelfth grade, 12. Built in 1927, it ...

(09-12) ** Muriel Battle High School (09-12) ** Frederick Douglass High School (09-12) – Alternative School **

Rock Bridge High School Rock Bridge High School is a public high school located in southern Columbia, Missouri, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is one of four High Schools in Columbia Public Schools. It is located next to the Columbia Area Career ...

(09-12) *Hallsville R-IV School District – Hallsville **Hallsville Primary School (PK-01) **Hallsville Intermediate School (02-05) **Hallsville Middle School (06-08) **Hallsville High School (09-12) *Harrisburg R-VIII School District –

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**Harrisburg Elementary School (PK-06) **Harrisburg Middle School (07-08) **Harrisburg High School (09-12) *Sturgeon R-V School District –

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**Sturgeon Elementary School (K-04) **Sturgeon Middle School (05-08) **Sturgeon High School (09-12)

Private schools

*Apple School – Columbia (PK-K) – Nonsectarian *Children's House And Windsor Street Montessori – Columbia (PK-06) – Nonsectarian – Coed *Christian Chapel Academy – Columbia (K-08) –

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*Christian Fellowship School – Columbia (PK-12) –

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*College Park Christian Academy – Columbia (K-09) –

Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbat ...

*Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School– Columbia (K-08) –

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*Columbia Independent School – Columbia (PK-12) – Nonsectarian *Columbia KinderCare – Columbia (NS-PK) – Nonsectarian *Columbia Montessori School – Columbia (PK-K) – Nonsectarian *Father Tolton Regional High School- Columbia (09-12) –

*Good Shepherd Lutheran School – Columbia (K-08) –

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*Heritage Academy – Columbia (03-12) –

– Alternative School *Islamic School of Columbia, Missouri – Columbia (K-05) –

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*Morningside Community School – Columbia (05-07) – Nonsectarian *Shalom Christian Academy – Columbia (PK-12) – Nonsectarian *Harrisburg Early Learning Center –

(NS/PK-06) *Sunnydale Adventist Academy – Centralia (09-12) –

Post-secondary (colleges / University / community college)

at Columbia, A public, nationally-renowned four-year flagship state university, established 1839. * Columbia College – Columbia A private, four-year university, founded 1851. *

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– ( Columbia), A private, four-year all-women university, founded 1833. *

Moberly Area Community College Moberly Area Community College (MACC) is a public community college based in Moberly, Missouri. In addition to the Moberly campus, MACC has four campuses across a large portion of Northeastern and central Mid-Missouri regions of the state of Miss ...

(MACC), in

Moberly, Missouri Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,783 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia metropolitan area and the 9-county Columbia–Jefferson City–Moberly combined statistical area that h ...

, established 1927, a two-year public

community college A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...

, operates four satellite campuses, including one in Columbia.

Public libraries

* Centralia Public Library * Southern Boone County Public Library * Columbia Public Library

Communities

Cities

* Ashland * Centralia * Columbia (county seat) * Hallsville * Rocheport *

Villages

* Hartsburg * Huntsdale * McBaine * Pierpont

Unincorporated communities

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* Browns * Claysville * Deer Park * Easley * Englewood * Ginlet * Harg * Hinton *

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* Midway * Prathersville *

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* Riggs * Rucker * Shaw * Two Mile Prairie * Wilton * Woodlandville

Townships

Township boundaries have changed over time. See links at end of article for maps of Boone County showing boundaries of different dates. As a rule, older townships were split, with newer townships created from their subdivisions. This is significant for historical and genealogical research. Note that maps show changes in township boundaries between 1898 and 1930 were minimal. *

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* Centralia * Columbia * Katy *

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* Rock Bridge * Rocky Fork * Three Creeks

Politics

Political culture

As a county anchored by a college town, Boone holds a Democratic tendency at the local, state, and federal levels. It is the only Democratic stronghold in Missouri outside of

Greater St. Louis Greater St. Louis is the 23rd-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois. Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, ...

and the

Kansas City metropolitan area The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

. Boone County is also very progressive on ballot measures, voting for Medicaid expansion in 2020 and legal abortion in 2024, unlike all of its neighboring counties. Both amendments only narrowly passed statewide, making Boone County's votes crucial. No Republican has won Boone County at the presidential level since

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

very narrowly did in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, let alone with a majority since

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victor

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

; at the U.S. Senate level since

Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he pre ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

; nor at the gubernatorial level since the popular

John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, Lobbying, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican Party (United States), R ...

(who won the county both terms) in his 1988 landslide re-election.

Local

Like nearly all other U.S. counties housing a major university, the Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Boone County. Democrats currently hold all of the elected county-wide positions.

State

Gubernatorial

Missouri House of Representatives

Boone County is split between five legislative districts in the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

. Three are held by Republicans, with two held by Democrats. *District 44 — Cheri Toalson Reisch (R- Hallsville). Consists of the communities of Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, and northeastern Columbia. *District 45 — David Smith (D- Columbia). Consists of the north-central part of the city of Columbia. *District 46 – Martha Stevens (D- Columbia). Consists of the southern part of the city of Columbia. *District 47 — Charles Basye (R- Rocheport). Consists of the western part of the city of Columbia and the communities of Harrisburg and Rocheport. *District 50 – Sara Walsh Consists of parts of the city of Columbia and the communities of Ashland, Hartsburg, and McBaine.

Missouri Senate

All of Boone County is a part of Missouri's 19th District in the

Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two yea ...

and is currently represented by Caleb Rowden (R- Columbia), who is the Majority Floor Leader. However, Democrats have carried Boone County in recent elections.

Federal

Presidential

US House of Representatives

Northern Boone County is included in

Missouri's 4th Congressional District Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west-central Missouri. It stretches from the northern half of Columbia to the southern and eastern suburbs of Kansas City, including a sliver of Kansas City in Cass County and parts of Blue S ...

and is currently represented by Mark Alford (R-

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) in the

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. On October 27, 2021, Alford Sr. announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri's 4th congressional district as a Republican in the 2022 elections. He won the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary election and won the November 8 general election. Southern Boone County is included in Missouri's 3rd congressional district and is currently represented by

Blaine Luetkemeyer William Blaine Luetkemeyer ( ; born May 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2025. On January 4, 2024, he declined to run for reelection to Congress. He previously represented from 2009 to 2 ...

(R- St. Elizabeth, Missouri) in the

. Luetkemeyer has won every election since 2008. On January 4, 2024, he announced he would not run for reelection in 2024.

US Senate

Boone County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the

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Josh Hawley Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician and attorney serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Missouri, a seat he has held since 2019. A member ...

(R- Columbia) and

Eric Schmitt Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American politician and attorney serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party ...

(R- Glendale). However, their Democratic opponents carried Boone County in each of their respective most recent elections. Blunt was elected to a second term in

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over then-Missouri Secretary of State

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Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former

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Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

(D-

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

) both won statewide by a wide margin and carried a majority in Boone County. Biden went on to defeat

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in the general election. Incumbent

(R-

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

) faced a primary challenge from former

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, but won both Boone County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman

(R-

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

) narrowly won the state overall, but

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Ted Cruz Rafael Edward Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 ...

(R-

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

) carried a plurality of the vote in Boone County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

(D-

) narrowly won statewide, but

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...

(I-

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

) won Boone County by a wide margin.

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Boone County supported former

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Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum Sr. ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's Chairman of the United Sta ...

(R-

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former

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(R-

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). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring

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Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas' ...

(R-

). Incumbent

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easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with

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(R-

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Former

(R-

) won a plurality in Boone County. Then-

(D-

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Boone County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that

(D-

), also a

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

at the time, had won Missouri, Obama narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Public safety

The Boone County Sheriff has jurisdiction over the whole county. The Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) provides

fire protection Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially Conflagration, destructive fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, Compartmentalization (fire protection), compartmentalisation, suppression and inve ...

and

emergency medical service Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services, pre-hospital care or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to ...

s for a large portion of Boone County, Missouri. The BCFPD is the largest volunteer fire department and third largest fire service organization in the state, protecting of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property and over 50,000 people. The Boone County Fire District maintains 15 fire stations, a training center, and a headquarters facility.

History

Prior to 1964, there was no organized

in Boone County. This changed after an elderly handicapped woman died in a house fire just west of the city limits of Columbia. A small group of

CB radio Citizens band radio (CB radio) is a land mobile radio system, a system allowing short-distance one-to-many bidirectional voice communication among individuals, using two-way radios operating near 27 MHz (or the 11-m wavelength) in the high freq ...

enthusiasts, known as the Central Missouri Radio Squad, banded together to develop a fire protection system for Boone County.

USAR Task Force

Boone County Fire is the sponsoring agency of Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1), which is one of 28

FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Members of FEMA US&R Task Force at World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (US&R Task Force) is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage a ...

s across the

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. The team is made up of 210 members that are qualified in various aspects of

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from

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– musician * Stratton D. Brooks – college president * Fleda Brown – poet *

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–

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(2005–2013) * Albert Bishop Chance, inventor of the

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driver *

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–

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) *

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pioneer *

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major general * Kraig Kann – golf commentator * Henry Kirklin, horticulturalist, first black instructor at the University of Missouri * E. Stanley Kroenke – sports mogul *

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*Map of Boone County in 1930, showing township boundaries of that date

*Map Boone County today, showing current township boundaries

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