Greene County, Missouri

Greene County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	9,979 (27.09%)
Mike Huckabee	15,645 (42.48%)
Mitt Romney	9,271 (25.17%)
Ron Paul	1,552 (4.21%)

Greene County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Greene County
Greene County, Missouri
	Historic Greene County Courthouse
	; Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
	; Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Springfield
Largest city	Springfield
Area
• Total	678 sq mi (1,756 km2)
• Land	675 sq mi (1,748 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km2), 0.4%
Population
• (2010)	275,174
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.greenecountymo.org

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 275,174,^[1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Springfield.^[2] The county was organized in 1833 and is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.^[3]

Greene County is included in the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 678 square miles (1,760 km²), of which 675 square miles (1,750 km²) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) (0.4%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties

Polk County (north)
Dallas County (northeast)
Webster County (east)
Christian County (south)
Lawrence County (southwest)
Dade County (northwest)

National protected area

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	5,372		—
1850	12,785		138.0%
1860	13,186		3.1%
1870	21,549		63.4%
1880	28,801		33.7%
1890	48,616		68.8%
1900	52,713		8.4%
1910	63,831		21.1%
1920	68,698		7.6%
1930	82,929		20.7%
1940	90,541		9.2%
1950	104,923		15.9%
1960	126,276		20.4%
1970	152,929		21.1%
1980	185,302		21.2%
1990	207,949		12.2%
2000	240,391		15.6%
2010	275,174		14.5%
Est. 2014	285,865	^[5]	3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2013^[1]

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 240,391 people, 97,859 households, and 61,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 356 people per square mile (138/km²). There were 104,517 housing units at an average density of 155 per square mile (60/km²). 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. Approximately 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 $44,185, and the median income for a family was $56,047. Males had a median income of $30,672 versus $21,987 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,770. 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.

There are 190,417 registered voters in Greene County.^[11]

Emergency services

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^[12]
Strafford
Walnut Grove
West Republic
Willard

Politics

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Local

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

State

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	42.84% 57,565	54.45% 73,164	2.71% 3,641
2004	61.45% 76,645	37.25% 46,470	1.30% 1,621
2000	53.57% 54,770	44.61% 45,612	1.82% 1,861
1996	51.63% 49,991	45.08% 43,646	3.29% 3,189

Greene County is divided into eight legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives; seven of which are held by Republicans and one Democratic seat.

District 134 Mike Kelley (R-Battlefield). Consists of all of the communities of Ash Grove, Battlefield, Brookline, Republic, and a very small sliver of the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 134 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Kelley	13,928	100.00

District 135 Charlie Denison (R-Springfield). The district is based entirely in the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 135 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charlie Denison	13,317	100.00

District 136 Eric Burlison (R-Springfield). The district is based entirely in the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 136 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Eric Burlison	8,381	71.31
	Democratic	Devon Cheek	3,372	29.69

District 137 Melissa Leach (R-Springfield). The district is based entirely in the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 137 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Melissa Leach	3,086	52.50
	Democratic	Charlie Norr*	2,792	47.50

District 138 Sara Lampe (D-Springfield). The district is based entirely in the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 138 - Greene County (2010)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Sara Lampe	4,704	47.83
Republican	John Sellars	4,604	46.82
Independent	Steven L. Reed	526	5.35

District 139 Shane Schoeller (R-Willard). Consists of all of the communities of Fair Grove, Walnut Grove, and Willard, and approximately a tenth of the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 139 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shane Schoeller	12,134	100.00

District 140 Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield). Consists of most of the community of Strafford and approximately a fifth of the city of Springfield.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 140 - Greene County (2010)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Lincoln Hough	9,030	70.68
Democratic	Dan Boyts	3,313	25.93
Libertarian	Teddy Fleck	433	3.39

District 145 Lyndall Fraker (R-Marshfield). Consists of all of the community of Rogersville and some of Strafford.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 145 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lyndall Fraker	1,084	100.00

Greene County is also divided into two districts in the Missouri Senate, both of which represented by Republicans.

District 20 – Jay Wasson (R-Nixa)

Missouri Senate - District 20 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jay Wasson	26,332	75.89
	Democratic	Terry Traw	8,365	24.21

District 30 – Bob Dixon (R-Springfield)

Missouri Senate - District 30 - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Dixon	33,715	64.85
	Democratic	Michael Hoeman	18,272	35.15

Federal

All of Greene County is included in Missouri's 7th Congressional District and is currently represented by Billy Long (R-Springfield) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives - District 7 - Greene County (2010)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Billy Long	49,157	56.12
Democratic	Scott Eckersley	32,336	36.91
Libertarian	Kevin Craig	6,098	6.96

U.S. Senate - Missouri - Greene County (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Blunt	54,270	65,88
	Democratic	Robin Carnahan	28,107	34.12

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Political culture

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**Past presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2012	60.83% 76,900	36.56% 46,219	1.87% 2,362
2008	57.06% 77,683	41.26% 56,181	1.68% 2,283
2004	62.18% 77,885	37.25% 46,657	0.58% 724
2000	57.50% 59,178	39.92% 41,091	2.58% 2,657
1996	49.60% 48,193	40.45% 39,300	9.95% 9,671

Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Greene County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. Although the county contains the urban Springfield and Missouri State University, the county is located in the heart of the Bible Belt where voters tend to be very socially conservative and therefore more amenable to voting Republican.^{[citation needed]} George W. Bush carried Greene County in 2000 and 2004 by almost two-to-one margins, and like many other counties throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, Greene County favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Greene County was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Like most areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Greene County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

Voters in Greene County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Although a conservative/Republican stronghold, former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) still received more votes, a total of 18,322, than any candidate from either party in Greene County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Greene County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton	18,322 (54.94%)
Barack Obama	14,263 (42.77%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	613 (1.84%)

Education

Public schools

Ash Grove R-IV School District - Ash Grove
- Ash Grove Elementary School - (PK-06)
- Bois D'Arc Elementary School - (K-06) - Bois D'Arc
- Ash Grove High School - (07-12)
Fair Grove R-X School District - Fair Grove
- Fair Grove Elementary School - (K-04)
- Fair Grove Middle School - (05-08)
- Fair Grove High School - (09-12)
Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District - Rogersville
- Logan-Rogersville Primary School - (K-01)
- Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary School - (02-05)
- Logan-Rogersville Middle School - (06-08)
- Logan-Rogersville High School (09-12)
Republic R-III School District - Republic
- Republic Kindergarten School - (K)
- Republic Elementary School I - (01-02)
- Republic Elementary School II - (03-04)
- Republic Elementary School III - (05-06)
- Republic Middle School - (07-08)
- Republic High School - (09-12)
Springfield R-XII School District - Springfield
- Shady Dell Early Childhood Center - (PK) - Springfield
- York Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Williams Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Wilder Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Westport Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Weller Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Weaver Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Watkins Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Truman Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Sunshine Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Sherwood Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Sequiota Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Rountree Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Robberson Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Portland Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Pleasant View Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Pittman Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Pershing Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- McGregor Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- McBride Elementary School - (K-04) - Springfield
- Mark Twain Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Walt Disney Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Jeffries Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Horace Mann Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Holland Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Hickory Hills Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Gray Elementary School - (K-04) - Springfield
- Fremont Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Field Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Delaware Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Cowden Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Campbell Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Boyd Elementary School - (PK-05) - Springfield
- Bowerman Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Bissett Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Bingham Elementary School - (K-05) - Springfield
- Wilson's Creek 5-6 Intermediate Center - (05-06) - Battlefield
- Study Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Reed Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Pleasant View Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Pipkin Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Pershing Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Jarrett Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Hickory Hills Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Cherokee Middle School - (07-08) - Springfield
- Carver Middle School - (06-08) - Springfield
- Parkview High School - (09-12) - Springfield
- Kickapoo High School - (09-12) - Springfield
- Hillcrest High School - (09-12) - Springfield
- Glendale High School - (09-12) - Springfield
- Central High School - (09-12) - Springfield
Strafford R-VI School District - Strafford
- Strafford Elementary School - (K-04)
- Strafford Middle School - (05-08)
- Strafford High School - (09-12)
Walnut Grove R-V School District - Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove Preschool (PK)
- Walnut Grove Elementary School - (K-06)
- Walnut Grove High School - (07-12)
Willard R-II School District - Willard
- Willard North Elementary School - (PK-04) - Willard
- Willard East Elementary School - (K-04) - Willard
- Willard South Elementary School - (PK-04) - Springfield
- Willard Central Elementary School - (K-04) - Springfield
- Willard Intermediate School - (05-06) - Willard
- Willard Middle School - (07-08) - Willard
- Willard High School - (09-12) - Willard

Private schools

Christian Schools of Springfield - (PK-12) - Springfield - Baptist
Grace Classical Academy - (PK-12) - Springfield - Nondenominational Christianity
Greenwood Laboratory School - (K-12) - Springfield - Nonsectarian
Immaculate Conception School - (PK-8) - Springfield - Roman Catholic
New Covenant Academy - (PK-12) - Springfield - Nondenominatonal Christianity
Springfield Catholic High School - (09-12) - Springfield - Roman Catholic
Springfield Lutheran School - (PS-8) - Springfield - Lutheran MO Synod
St. Agnes Cathedral School - (PK-8) - Springfield - Roman Catholic
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School - (PK-5) - Springfield - Roman Catholic
The Summit Preparatory School of Southwest Missouri - (PK-12) - Springfield - Nonsectarian

Alternative/other schools

Bailey Educational Center - (09-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School
Community Learning Center - (06-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School
Datema House - (05-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School
Excel School - (06-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School
Graff Career Center - (09-12) - Springfield - Vocational/Technical School
Greene County Special Education Cooperative - (K-12) - Republic - Special Education
Greene Valley - Springfield - Special Education
Phelps Gifted Center - (01-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School/Gifted Education
Wilson Creek Group Home - (06-12) - Springfield - Alternative/Other School

Colleges and universities

Missouri State University - Springfield - Formerly known as Southwest Missouri State University - A public, four-year university.
Evangel University - Springfield - A private, four-year Pentecostal liberal arts university.
Drury University - Springfield - A private, four-year liberal arts university.
Bible Baptist College - Springfield - A private, conservative Bible college owned by the Baptist Bible Fellowship International.
Ozarks Technical Community College: Allied Health - Springfield - A public, two-year community college.
Everest College - Springfield - A public, four-year for-profit Corinthian college.

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

Communities

Notable residents

References

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External links

Greene County government's website
Information about Springfield, MO
Greene County message board
Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Greene County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
Downtown Springfield

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Greene County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Rick Kessinger	Republican
Circuit Clerk	Tom Barr	Republican
County Clerk	Shane Schoeller	Republican
Collector	Leah Betts	Republican
Commissioner (Presiding)	Bob Cirtin	Republican
Commissioner (District 1)	Harold Bengsch	Republican
Commissioner (District 2)	Roseann Bentley	Republican
Prosecuting Attorney	Dan Patterson	Republican
Public Administrator	David Yancey	Republican
Recorder	Cheryl Dawson	Republican
Sheriff	Jim Arnott	Republican
Treasurer	Justin Hill	Republican

Greene County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain	9,979 (27.09%)
Mike Huckabee	15,645 (42.48%)
Mitt Romney	9,271 (25.17%)
Ron Paul	1,552 (4.21%)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Springfield
Cities	Ash Grove Battlefield Fair Grove Republic‡ Rogersville‡ Springfield‡ Strafford Walnut Grove Willard
Townships	Brookline Cass Clay East Republic Murray Pond Creek Springfield Taylor Walnut Grove Washington West Republic Wilson
Unincorporated communities	Bois D'Arc Cave Spring Logan Ebenezer Oak Grove Heights Plano Turners
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Greene County, Missouri

Historic Greene County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Springfield
Largest city	Springfield
Area
• Total	678 sq mi (1,756 km²)
• Land	675 sq mi (1,748 km²)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km²), 0.4%
Population
• (2010)	275,174
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.greenecountymo.org