Linn County is a

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located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,874. Its

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is Linneus. The county was organized January 1, 1837, and named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Sullivan County (north) * Adair County (northeast) * Macon County (east) * Chariton County (south) * Livingston County (west) * Grundy County (northwest)

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households and 3,760 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.98%

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, 0.60%

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, 0.38% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.15% from other races and 0.76% from two or more races. Approximately 0.76% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 5,697 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.00% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% 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 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64 and 20.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,242, and the median income for a family was $36,134. Males had a median income of $25,635 versus $18,820 for females. The

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for the county was $15,378. About 11.30% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the

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, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

*Brookfield R-III School District – Brookfield **Brookfield Elementary School (PK-04) **Brookfield Middle School (05-08) **Brookfield High School (09-12) *Bucklin R-II School District – Bucklin **Bucklin Elementary School (PK-06) **Bucklin High School (07-12) *Linn County R-1 School District – Purdin **Linn County Elementary School (PK-05) **Linn County High School (06-12) *Marceline R-V School District – Marceline **Walt Disney Elementary School (K-05) **Marceline Middle School (06-08) **Marceline High School (09-12) *Meadville R-IV School District – Meadville **Meadville Elementary School (K-06) **Meadville High School (07-12)

Private schools

*Father McCartan Memorial School – Marceline (K-09) –

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*Locust Creek Mennonite School – Laclede (02-09) – Mennonite

Public libraries

*Brookfield Public Library *Marceline Carnegie Library

Communities

Townships

Cities and towns

* Brookfield * Browning (partly in Sullivan County) * Bucklin * Laclede * Linneus (county seat) * Marceline * Meadville * Purdin

Unincorporated communities

* Bear Branch * Enterprise * Eversonville * Forker * Fountain Grove * Garner * Grantsville * Haseville * Hecla * Leverton * Lowell * New Boston * North Salem * St. Catharine * Sedgwick * Shafter * Shelby

Notable people

* Doris Akers, gospel singer and composer, was born in Brookfield and resided there until age five. * Gene Bartow, Hall of Fame college basketball coach and NBA executive. *

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, lived on a farm near Marceline as a young boy. * John J. Pershing, four-star General of the Armies, was born in Laclede. * Jeff Roe, Republican political consultant, born in Brookfield

Politics

Local

State

Linn County is split between two districts in Missouri's

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, both of which are represented by Republicans. *District 6 — Tim Remole (R- Excello). Consists of a thin slice of the eastern part of the county. *District 7 — Rusty Black (R- Chillicothe). Consists of the central and western parts of the county. All of Linn County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzingler (R- Williamstown).

Federal

All of Linn 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.

Political culture

References

External links

from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books {{authority control 1837 establishments in Missouri Populated places established in 1837