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Greene County, Missouri | |
Location in the state of Missouri | |
Missouri's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | 1833 |
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Seat | Springfield |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
678 sq mi (1,756 km²) 675 sq mi (1,748 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.42% |
Population - (2020) - Density |
298,915 357/sq mi (138/km²) |
Website | www.greenecountymo.org |
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2020, the population was 298,915. Its county seat is Springfield6. The county was organized in 1833 and is named after the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,755 km² (678 sq mi). 1,748 km² (675 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.
Adjacent counties[]
- Polk County (north)
- Dallas County (northeast)
- Webster County (east)
- Christian County (south)
- Lawrence County (southwest)
- Dade County (northwest)
Major highways[]
- Interstate 44
- U.S. Route 60
- U.S. Route 65
- U.S. Route 66 (1926-1979)
- U.S. Route 160
- Missouri Route 13
- Missouri Route 125
- Missouri Route 266
Demographics[]
As of the census² of 2000, there were 240,391 people, 97,859 households, and 61,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 138/km² (356/sq mi). There were 104,517 housing units at an average density of 60/km² (155/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.54% White, 2.26% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 1.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 97,859 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.80% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,157, and the median income for a family was $42,613. Males had a median income of $30,672 versus $21,987 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,185. About 7.60% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
Politics[]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 83,630 | 58.78% | 55,068 | 38.71% | 3,574 | 2.51% |
2016 | 78,035 | 59.79% | 42,728 | 32.74% | 9,760 | 7.48% |
2012 | 76,900 | 60.83% | 46,219 | 36.56% | 3,300 | 2.61% |
2008 | 77,683 | 57.06% | 56,181 | 41.26% | 2,283 | 1.68% |
2004 | 77,885 | 62.18% | 46,657 | 37.25% | 724 | 0.58% |
2000 | 59,178 | 57.50% | 41,091 | 39.92% | 2,657 | 2.58% |
1996 | 48,193 | 49.60% | 39,300 | 40.45% | 9,671 | 9.95% |
1992 | 46,457 | 43.95% | 41,137 | 38.91% | 18,119 | 17.14% |
1988 | 52,211 | 59.36% | 35,475 | 40.33% | 267 | 0.30% |
1984 | 57,250 | 67.18% | 27,965 | 32.82% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 43,116 | 55.69% | 30,498 | 39.39% | 3,811 | 4.92% |
1976 | 37,691 | 52.20% | 33,824 | 46.84% | 690 | 0.96% |
1972 | 48,348 | 70.58% | 20,155 | 29.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 32,638 | 55.27% | 19,659 | 33.29% | 6,751 | 11.43% |
1964 | 23,989 | 44.33% | 30,130 | 55.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 36,943 | 64.36% | 20,457 | 35.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 29,944 | 59.71% | 20,206 | 40.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 29,673 | 60.57% | 19,234 | 39.26% | 81 | 0.17% |
1948 | 18,836 | 47.49% | 20,762 | 52.34% | 66 | 0.17% |
1944 | 21,531 | 55.37% | 17,287 | 44.46% | 68 | 0.17% |
1940 | 21,456 | 49.10% | 22,130 | 50.65% | 109 | 0.25% |
1936 | 17,298 | 44.46% | 21,489 | 55.23% | 119 | 0.31% |
1932 | 13,943 | 42.52% | 18,255 | 55.67% | 596 | 1.82% |
1928 | 22,166 | 66.86% | 10,901 | 32.88% | 84 | 0.25% |
1924 | 13,618 | 45.74% | 13,084 | 43.95% | 3,069 | 10.31% |
1920 | 15,755 | 56.02% | 11,514 | 40.94% | 857 | 3.05% |
1916 | 7,543 | 48.95% | 7,191 | 46.66% | 676 | 4.39% |
1912 | 4,350 | 34.63% | 5,089 | 40.52% | 3,121 | 24.85% |
1908 | 6,439 | 49.81% | 5,830 | 45.10% | 659 | 5.10% |
1904 | 6,570 | 54.98% | 4,540 | 37.99% | 839 | 7.02% |
1900 | 6,009 | 50.65% | 5,519 | 46.52% | 336 | 2.83% |
1896 | 5,808 | 47.58% | 6,327 | 51.83% | 72 | 0.59% |
1892 | 4,839 | 45.81% | 4,051 | 38.35% | 1,673 | 15.84% |
1888 | 4,934 | 50.68% | 3,984 | 40.92% | 818 | 8.40% |
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Greene County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried Greene County in 2000 and 2004 by almost two-to-one margins, and like many other counties throughout Southwest Missouri, Greene County favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Greene County by a margin of 60% to 33%. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Greene County was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it passed Greene County with 72.04 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 narrowly failed in Greene County with 51.62 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 Greene 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 Greene County with 74.41 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. In 2020, Greene County was one of only eight counties in Missouri and the only one outside St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia to vote yes on Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid - it passed Greene County with 52.3 percent of the vote and statewide with 53.3 percent.
Cities and towns[]
Fire departments and districts[]
Republic and Springfield have city fire departments. Additionally, the county is served by the following fire districts:
- Ash Grove
- Battlefield
- Billings
- Brookline
- Ebenezer
- Fair Grove
- Logan-Rogersville
- Pleasant View
- Strafford
- Walnut Grove
- West Republic
- Willard
External links[]
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