Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,722.[1] Its county seat is Tuscumbia.[2] The county was organized February 6, 1837, and named for John Miller,[3] former U.S. Representative and Governor of Missouri.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 593 square miles (1,540 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (1.2%) is water.[4]
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[9]
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 23,564 people, 9,284 households, and 6,443 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15 people/km2). There were 11,263 housing units at an average density of 19 units per square mile (7.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Approximately 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,284 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,977, and the median income for a family was $36,770. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $18,903 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,144. About 10.80% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Miller County. Republicans currently hold all of the elected positions in the county.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Tom Hurst
878
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Tom Hurst
450
100.00%
+23.17
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Tom Hurst
703
76.83%
Democratic
Greg Stratman
212
23.17%
District 124 — Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark). Consists of most of the county, including the communities of Bagnell, Brumley, Iberia, Kaiser, Lake Ozark, Lakeside, Osage Beach, Tuscumbia, and Ulman.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2020)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Lisa Thomas
6,449
98.90%
Write In
72
1.10%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Rockay Miller
6,140
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Rocky Miller
2,842
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Rocky Miller
5,717
100.00%
All of Miller County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City).
Missouri Senate — District 6 — Miller County (2014)
Like most counties in rural western Missouri, Miller County is very Republican. It hasn't supported a Democrat for president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. The only other time it supported a Democrat in the 20th century was in 1912, when Woodrow Wilson carried the county against a mortally divided GOP. Lyndon Johnson is the last Democrat to garner even 40 percent of the county's vote.
Underlining how Republican the county has been over the years, it rejected native son Harry Truman in 1944 as Roosevelt's running mate, and when he headed the ticket himself in 1948.
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former GovernorMike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 1,406, than any candidate from either party in Miller County during the 2008 presidential primary.
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^"2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^"U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^"Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^"State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^"Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ abcdef"County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
Further reading
History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and the private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc. etc. (1889) online
External links
Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Miller County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books