Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton County is county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184.[2] Its county seat is Plattsburg.[3] The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.[4][5] The county seat of Plattsburg derives its name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 423 square miles (1,100 km2), of which 419 square miles (1,090 km2) is land and 4.5 square miles (12 km2) (1.1%) is water.[6]
Adjacent counties
[edit]- DeKalb County (north)
- Caldwell County (east)
- Ray County (southeast)
- Clay County (south)
- Platte County (southwest)
- Buchanan County (west)
Major highways
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Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 21,184. The median age was 42.4 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males.[7]
The racial makeup of the county was 91.7% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 5.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.[8]
24.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 75.8% lived in rural areas.[9]
There were 8,173 households in the county, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]
There were 8,934 housing units, of which 8.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.9% were owner-occupied and 23.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.[7]
Racial and ethnic composition
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[10] | Pop 1990[11] | Pop 2000[12] | Pop 2010[13] | Pop 2020[14] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 15,400 | 16,033 | 18,191 | 19,606 | 19,264 | 96.76% | 96.61% | 95.85% | 94.52% | 90.94% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 336 | 326 | 284 | 284 | 202 | 2.11% | 1.96% | 1.50% | 1.37% | 0.95% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 48 | 71 | 65 | 144 | 71 | 0.30% | 0.43% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 25 | 22 | 32 | 72 | 85 | 0.16% | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.35% | 0.40% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | x [15] | x [16] | 1 | 2 | 5 | x | x | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.23% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x [17] | x [18] | 187 | 299 | 1,006 | x | x | 0.99% | 1.44% | 4.75% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93 | 139 | 205 | 322 | 502 | 0.58% | 0.84% | 1.08% | 1.55% | 2.37% |
| Total | 15,916 | 16,595 | 18,979 | 20,743 | 21,184 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2017 American Community Survey
[edit]As of the census[19] of 2017, there were 20,554[20] people, 8,990[20] households, and 8,299[20] families residing in the county. The population density was 49.5 people per square mile (19.1 people/km2). There were 7,877 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Approximately 2.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,152 households, out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $57,486, and the median income for a family was $48,244. Males had a median income of $36,307 versus $22,991 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,056. About 7.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.
Education
[edit]School districts with territory in the county include:[21]
- Cameron R-I School District
- Clinton County R-III School District
- East Buchanan County C-1 School District
- Kearney R-I School District
- Lathrop R-II School District
- Lawson R-XIV School District
- Osborn R-O School District
- Smithville R-II School District
- Stewartsville C-2 School District
Public schools
[edit]- Cameron R-I School District – Cameron
- Parkview Elementary School (PK-02)
- Cameron Intermediate School (03-05)
- Cameron Veterans Middle School (06-08)
- Cameron High School (09-12)
- Clinton County R-III School District[permanent dead link] – Plattsburg
- Ellis Elementary School (PK-04)
- Clinton County Middle School (05-08)
- Plattsburg High School (09-12)
- East Buchanan County C-1 School District – Gower
- East Buchanan Elementary School (PK-05)
- East Buchanan Middle School (06-08)
- East Buchanan High School (09-12)
- Lathrop R-II School District – Lathrop
- Lathrop Elementary School (PK-05)
- Lathrop Middle School (06-08)
- Lathrop High School (09-12)
Public libraries
[edit]- Cameron Public Library[22]
Communities
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Cities
[edit]- Cameron (partly in DeKalb County)
- Gower (partly in Buchanan County)
- Holt (partly in Clay County)
- Lathrop
- Osborn (partly in DeKalb County)
- Plattsburg (county seat)
- Trimble
Village
[edit]Census-designated places
[edit]Other unincorporated places
[edit]Politics
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Local
[edit]The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Clinton County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.
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State
[edit]| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.67% 7,921 | 26.00% 2,874 | 2.33% 277 |
| 2020 | 69.46% 7,518 | 27.73% 3,001 | 2.82% 305 |
| 2016 | 58.97% 6,030 | 37.76% 3,861 | 3.27% 334 |
| 2012 | 45.45% 4,461 | 50.97% 5,003 | 3.58% 351 |
| 2008 | 40.51% 4,199 | 57.00% 5,909 | 2.49% 258 |
| 2004 | 49.06% 4,663 | 49.51% 4,705 | 1.43% 136 |
| 2000 | 46.71% 3,943 | 51.10% 4,313 | 2.19% 185 |
| 1996 | 29.96% 2,142 | 67.87% 4,852 | 2.17% 155 |
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| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1888 | 1,632 | 41.21% | 2,167 | 54.72% | 161 | 4.07% |
| 1892 | 1,503 | 38.81% | 2,131 | 55.02% | 239 | 6.17% |
| 1896 | 1,792 | 40.33% | 2,610 | 58.74% | 41 | 0.92% |
| 1900 | 1,745 | 41.11% | 2,405 | 56.65% | 95 | 2.24% |
| 1904 | 1,759 | 47.20% | 1,886 | 50.60% | 82 | 2.20% |
| 1908 | 1,578 | 42.90% | 2,075 | 56.42% | 25 | 0.68% |
| 1912 | 777 | 22.28% | 1,968 | 56.42% | 743 | 21.30% |
| 1916 | 1,551 | 41.10% | 2,153 | 57.05% | 70 | 1.85% |
| 1920 | 3,165 | 48.59% | 3,304 | 50.72% | 45 | 0.69% |
| 1924 | 2,848 | 46.22% | 3,177 | 51.56% | 137 | 2.22% |
| 1928 | 3,736 | 59.98% | 2,485 | 39.89% | 8 | 0.13% |
| 1932 | 1,805 | 30.77% | 4,042 | 68.89% | 20 | 0.34% |
| 1936 | 2,512 | 37.34% | 4,166 | 61.93% | 49 | 0.73% |
| 1940 | 3,030 | 44.25% | 3,800 | 55.50% | 17 | 0.25% |
| 1944 | 2,912 | 48.57% | 3,079 | 51.35% | 5 | 0.08% |
| 1948 | 2,227 | 38.97% | 3,481 | 60.91% | 7 | 0.12% |
| 1952 | 3,685 | 54.66% | 3,048 | 45.21% | 9 | 0.13% |
| 1956 | 3,026 | 50.42% | 2,976 | 49.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 3,391 | 51.71% | 3,167 | 48.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 1,800 | 33.35% | 3,598 | 66.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 2,659 | 45.82% | 2,525 | 43.51% | 619 | 10.67% |
| 1972 | 3,924 | 66.87% | 1,944 | 33.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 2,807 | 44.75% | 3,424 | 54.59% | 41 | 0.65% |
| 1980 | 3,599 | 52.52% | 3,001 | 43.80% | 252 | 3.68% |
| 1984 | 4,226 | 60.34% | 2,778 | 39.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 3,282 | 47.15% | 3,653 | 52.48% | 26 | 0.37% |
| 1992 | 2,391 | 29.06% | 3,400 | 41.32% | 2,437 | 29.62% |
| 1996 | 2,780 | 38.80% | 3,445 | 48.08% | 940 | 13.12% |
| 2000 | 4,323 | 50.67% | 3,994 | 46.82% | 214 | 2.51% |
| 2004 | 5,287 | 55.42% | 4,165 | 43.66% | 88 | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 5,709 | 54.61% | 4,545 | 43.48% | 200 | 1.91% |
| 2012 | 5,931 | 60.15% | 3,688 | 37.40% | 242 | 2.45% |
| 2016 | 7,067 | 68.60% | 2,572 | 24.97% | 662 | 6.43% |
| 2020 | 7,799 | 71.51% | 2,896 | 26.55% | 211 | 1.93% |
| 2024 | 8,235 | 73.09% | 2,855 | 25.34% | 177 | 1.57% |
| 2016 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 33.33% |
References
[edit]- ↑ "MARC - Mid-America Regional Council - Regional Planning for Greater Kansas City". www.marc.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 277.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 85.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Missouri- Table 16 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. pp. 20–25.
- ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Missouri: Table 5 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. pp. 13–63.
- ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
- ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
- ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
- ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Clinton County, Missouri". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clinton County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2025. - Text list
- ↑ Breeding, Marshall. "Cameron Public Library". Libraries.org. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Rusty Black - Missouri Senate". Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Clinton County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.60°N 94.40°W
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