Английская Википедия:Dallas County, Missouri

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Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,071. Its county seat is Buffalo. The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as Vice President under James K. Polk.

Dallas County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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 (0.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Camden County (north)
• Laclede County (east)
• Webster County (south)
• Greene County (southwest)
• Polk County (west)
• Hickory County (northwest)

Major highways

• Файл:US 65.svg U.S. Route 65
• Файл:MO-32.svg Route 32
• Файл:MO-64.svg Route 64
• Файл:MO-64A.svg Route 64A
• Файл:MO-73.svg Route 73

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,661 people, 6,030 households and 4,383 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 6,914 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 0.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.57% percent reported speaking Pennsylvania German or German at home.[1] Dallas County is the county with the largest concentration of Kauffman Amish Mennonites, who have preserved Pennsylvania German as their every day language and an old form of Standard German for church. They had 950 adherents in Dallas County in 2010.

There were 6,030 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,346; the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,438 versus $17,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,106. About 14.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Dallas County Racial Composition

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	15,696	92%
Black or African American (NH)	44	0.26%
Native American (NH)	92	0.54%
Asian (NH)	25	0.14%
Pacific Islander (NH)	15	0.09%
Other/Mixed (NH)	879	5.15%
Hispanic or Latino	320	1.9%

Education

Public schools

• Dallas County R-I School District – Buffalo
  • Mallory Elementary School (PK-04)
  • Buffalo Middle School (05-08)
  • Buffalo High School (09-12)
• Hickory County R-I School District – Urbana
  • Skyline Elementary School (K-04)
  • Skyline Middle School (05-08)
  • Skyline High School (09-12)

Private schools

• Meadowlark Hill - (PK-08) - Mennonite - Tunas
• Prairie Grove School - (01-08) - Amish - Buffalo

Communities

Cities

• Buffalo (county seat)
• Urbana

Village

• Louisburg

Census-designated place

• Bennett Springs

Other unincorporated places

• Boyd
• Celt
• Charity
• Cloverdale
• Elixer
• Foose
• Handley
• Leadmine
• Long Lane
• March
• Mathis
• Olive
• Plad
• Redtop
• Reynolds
• Shady Grove
• Spring Grove
• Tunas
• Wall Street
• Windyville
• Wood Hill

Notable people

• Roy Meeker - professional baseball player

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dallas County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	82.10% 6.646	15.98% 1,294	1.91% 155
2016	66.67% 4,943	29.82% 2,211	3.51% 260
2012	53.42% 3,882	43.32% 3,148	3.26% 237
2008	41.92% 3,212	54.46% 4,173	3.61% 277
2004	65.01% 4,708	33.43% 2,421	1.56% 113
2000	55.16% 3,429	42.99% 2,672	1.85% 115
1996	54.60% 3,083	41.80% 2,360	3.60% 203

All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 129th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Sandy Crawford (R-Buffalo). Шаблон:Election box begin

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All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the Missouri Senate. The seat has been held by Sandy Crawford since 2017. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Federal

All of Dallas County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Mark Alford (R-Lake Winnebago) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Шаблон:Main Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,157, than any candidate from either party in Dallas County during the 2008 presidential primary. She narrowly edged out former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) by four votes.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Missouri

Further reading

• History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps, and Dent counties, Missouri (1889) full text

External links

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Dallas County Шаблон:Webarchive from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books