Henry County is a

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located in the western portion of the

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,272. Its

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is Clinton. The county was organized December 13, 1834 as Rives County but was renamed in 1841 for Revolutionary War patriot

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. The county originally had been named after William Cabell Rives, who was then serving as a

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from

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. However, Rives lost popularity in

after he joined the Whig Party.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Johnson County (north) * Pettis County (northeast) * Benton County (east) * St. Clair County (south) * Bates County (west) * Cass County (northwest)

Major highways

* Route 7 * Route 13 * Route 18 * Route 52

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 21,997 people, 9,133 households, and 6,246 families residing in the county. The

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was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.61%

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, 1.02%

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, 0.70% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.34% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Approximately 0.91% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 9,133 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were

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living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,949, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $27,932 versus $19,201 for females. The

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for the county was $16,468. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the

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, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Calhoun R-VIII School District
�� Calhoun **Calhoun Elementary School (K-06) **Calhoun High School (07-12)
Clinton School District
– Clinton **Henry Elementary School (K-02) **Clinton Intermediate School (03-05) **Clinton Middle School (06-08) **Clinton High School (09-12) *Davis R-XII School District – Clinton **Davis Elementary School (K-08)
Henry County R-I School District
– Windsor **Windsor Elementary School (PK-06) **Windsor High School (07-12)
Lakeland R-III School District
– Deepwater/Lowry City **Actually located in St. Clair County **Lakeland Elementary School (PK-06) **Lakeland High School (07-12)
Leesville R-IX School District
– Clinton **Leesville Elementary School (K-08)
Montrose R-XIV School District
– Montrose **Montrose Elementary School (K-08) **Montrose High School (09-12) *Shawnee R-III School District – Chilhowee **Shawnee Elementary School (K-08)

Private schools

*Windsor Amish Schools – Windsor (01-08) –

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*St. Mary's School – Montrose (01-08) –

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Holy Rosary Catholic School
– Clinton (PK-08) –

Clinton Christian Academy
– Clinton (K4-12) – Nondenominational Christian

Public libraries

*Henry County Library *Lenora Blackmore Branch of Henry County Library

Politics

Local

The Democratic Party historically controls politics at the local level in Henry County. However, recent gains by Republicans have made Henry County a swing county.

State

All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 57th District in the

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and is represented by Rodger Reedy (R- Windsor), who was elected in 2018. All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the

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and is currently represented b
Ed Emery
(R- Lamar).

Federal

All of Henry County is included in

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and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-

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) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Political culture

Communities

Cities

* Blairstown * Brownington * Calhoun * Clinton (county seat) * Deepwater * Montrose *

Urich Urich may refer to *Urich, Missouri Urich is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 505 at the 2010 census. History Urich was platted in 1871. The city was named for General Uhrich, a figure in the Siege of Strasbo ...

* Windsor

Villages

* La Due * Tightwad

Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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* Finey *

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* Huntingdale * Leesville *

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* Lucas * Maurine *

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* Petersburg * Piper * Quarles * Roseland * Shawnee Mound

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