Английская Википедия:Douglas County, Missouri

Douglas County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,578.^[1] The county seat and only incorporated community is Ava.^[2] The county was officially organized on October 19, 1857,^[3] and is named after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas^[4] (D-Illinois) and later Democratic presidential candidate.

History

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The bluff above Hunter Creek at Vera Cruz

Previously, the county seat was located at Arno, west of Ava. Prior to that, Vera Cruz (formerly called Red Bud) was the county seat. Vera Cruz is located on Bryant Creek, which flows through the middle of the county. The Civil War Battle of Clark's Mill took place near Vera Cruz on November 7, 1862, and resulted in a Confederate victory.^[5] After the American Civil War, during a period of general chaos, a group from the western part of the county broke into the Arno courthouse and removed the records back to Vera Cruz. Later in 1871, a new town site was selected, present-day Ava, near the location of the former U.S. Civil War military Post Office, Militia Spring. The location of this new town seemed to satisfy most of the residents of Douglas County to be their point of county government.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.1%) is water.^[6]

Adjacent counties

Webster County (northwest)
Wright County (north)
Texas County (northeast)
Howell County (east)
Ozark County (south)
Taney County (southwest)
Christian County (west)

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Roadside park in Mill Hollow adjacent to Route 5 north of Ava

Major highways

National protected area

Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics

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As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 13,084 people, 5,201 households, and 3,671 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 5,919 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.86% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Approximately 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Douglas County are 31.3% American, 13.2% English, 12.3% German, and 9.7% Irish.

There were 5,201 households, out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,335, and the median income for a family was $36,648. Males had a median income of $22,706 versus $17,060 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,710. About 12.90% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Douglas County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Douglas County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (22.95%), Church of the Nazarene (16.28%), and Mormons (13.70%).

Established in 1950, a Trappist monastery, Assumption Abbey, can be found nestled on 3,000 acres in the Ozark hills. An associated Friary, Our Lady of the Angels, is located nearby. Both facilities have overnight rooms available to be utilized by the public for a small fee in order to find a place of solace and quiet reflection.

2020 Census

Douglas County Racial Composition^[8]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	10,602	91.6%
Black or African American (NH)	35	0.3%
Native American (NH)	74	0.64%
Asian (NH)	24	0.21%
Pacific Islander (NH)	0	0%
Other/Mixed (NH)	604	5.22%
Hispanic or Latino	239	2.1%

Education

Of adults 25 years of age and older in Douglas County, 69.7% possess a high school diploma or higher while 9.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

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Ava High School in Ava, Missouri

Ava R-I School District - Ava
- Ava Elementary School (PK-04)
- Ava Middle School (05-08)
- Ava High School (09-12)
Plainview R8 School District - Goodhope, Missouri
- Plainview Elementary School (K-08) - West of Ava
Skyline R2 School District - Norwood, Missouri
- Skyline Elementary (K-08)

Private schools

Mt. Zion Bible Academy - Ava - (PK-12) - Church of God

Public libraries

Douglas County Public Library^[9]

Politics

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Local

Шаблон:Missouri county elected officials The Republican party holds most of the elected positions in the county, though this has not always been the case; in the early 1900s, Douglas County was primarily Democratic.

State

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	82.81% 5,773	15.01% 1,046	2.18% 152
2016	72.34% 4,818	24.13% 1,607	3.53% 235
2012	59.43% 3,869	36.97% 2,407	3.59% 234
2008	45.27% 3,014	48.95% 3,259	5.78% 385
2004	70.08% 4,412	28.40% 1,788	1.52% 96
2000	63.53% 3,317	34.73% 1,813	1.74% 91
1996	61.03% 3,145	36.06% 1,858	2.91% 150
1992	57.14% 3,203	42.86% 2,403	0.00% 0
1988	74.63% 3,671	24.90% 1,225	0.47% 23
1984	75.00% 3,846	25.00% 1,282	0.00% 0
1980	60.76% 3,151	38.78% 2,011	0.46% 24
1976	63.51% 2,924	36.21% 1,667	0.28% 13
1972	67.00% 3,350	32.90% 1,645	0.10% 5
1968	59.75% 2,420	40.25% 1,630	0.00% 0
1964	58.64% 2,217	41.16% 1,551	0.00% 0
1960	73.68% 3,242	26.32% 1,158	0.00% 0

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Federal

Political culture

Douglas County is, like most other counties located in the GOP bastion of Southwest Missouri, a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Douglas County since William Jennings Bryan in 1896, and no other nominee has done so since 1864.^[10] While statewide elections tend to be closer throughout the state, this is not the case in Douglas County, as no Democratic gubernatorial nominee had won the county in over 50 years until Governor Jay Nixon's narrow pluralistic win in 2008. Furthermore, with all local elected offices being held by Republicans, voters have kept the traditionally Republican dominance alive in Douglas County.

Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Douglas County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Douglas County with 85.78 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Douglas County with 59.36 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Douglas County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Douglas County with 71.97 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Communities

The county has only one incorporated town: Ava, the county seat. Also, a number of current and historic communities are present:^[11]^[12] Шаблон:Div col

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References

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External links

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Douglas County Шаблон:Webarchive from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
https://web.archive.org/web/20110607040607/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29067.html

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