St. Francois County (/ˈfrænsɪs/) is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,922.[1] The largest city and county seat is Farmington.[2] The county was officially organized on December 19, 1821. It was named after the St. Francis River. The origin of the river's name is unclear. It might refer to St. Francis of Assisi.[3] Another possibility is that Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit who explored the region in 1673, named the river for the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Marquette had spent some time at the mission of St. Francois Xavier before his voyage and, as a Jesuit, was unlikely to have given the river a name honoring the Franciscans.[4]
County in Missouri, United States
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U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[9]
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,641 people, 20,793 households, and 14,659 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 inhabitants per square mile (48/km2). There were 24,449 housing units at an average density of 54 per squaremile (21/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.14% White, 2.02% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 20,793 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,551, and the median income for a family was $47,923. Males had a median income of $29,961 versus $19,412 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,047. Approximately 14.90% of the population and 11.00% of families were below the poverty line, including 19.80% under the age of 18 and 11.50% over the age of 65.
Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), St. Francois County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in St. Francois County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (45.48%), Roman Catholics (14.94%), and Methodists (8.37%). There is also a small Orthodox Christian presence in the county. Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church is in Desloge, MO.[10]
Catholic Churches in the county are Immaculate Conception in Park Hills, St. Joseph in Farmington, St. Joseph in Bonne Terre, St. John in Bismarck, and St. Anne in French Village.[11]
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in St. Francois County. Republicans hold all but two of the elected positions in the county.
St. Francois County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor
Eric Dugal
Republican
Auditor
Louie Seiberlich
Republican
Circuit Clerk
Vicki J. Weible
Democratic
County Clerk
Kevin Engler
Republican
Collector
Pamela J. Williams
Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)
Harold Gallaher
Republican
Commissioner (District 1)
Kary Buckley
Republican
Commissioner (District 2)
David Kater
Republican
Coroner
Jason Coplin
Republican
Prosecuting Attorney
Melissa L. Gilliam
Republican
Public Administrator
Gary Matheny
Republican
Recorder
Jay Graf
Republican
Sheriff
Daniel R. Bullock
Republican
Treasurer
Parks G. Peterson
Republican
State
St. Francois County is divided into three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.
District 115 — Currently represented by Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R-Festus). It consists of the northern parts of the county, including Blackwell, French Village, and part of Park Hills.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 115 — St. Francois County (2020)[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Cyndi Buchheit Courtway
3,783
74.73%
Democratic
Cynthia Nugent
1,272
25.13%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 115 — St. Francois County (2018)[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Elaine Gannon
3,211
98.14%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 115 — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Elaine Gannon
3,010
68.63%
+3.40
Democratic
Barbara Stocker
1,196
27.27%
-2.98
Libertarian
Charles Bigelow
180
4.10%
+4.10
Missouri House of Representatives — District 115 — St. Francois County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Elaine Gannon
1,486
65.23%
+13.26
Democratic
Dan Darian
689
30.25%
-17.78
Constitution
Jerry Dollar Jr.
103
4.52%
+4.52
Missouri House of Representatives — District 115 — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Elaine Gannon
2,106
51.97%
Democratic
Rich McCane
1,946
48.03%
District 116 — Currently represented by Dale Wright (politician) (R-Farmington). It consists of the southeastern section of the county, including part of Farmington.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 116 — St. Francois County (2020)[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Dale Wright
6,687
97.96%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 116 — St. Francois County (2018)[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Dale Wright
4,374
70.12%
Democratic
Bill Kraemer
1,855
29.74
Missouri House of Representatives — District 116 — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Kevin Engler
5,590
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 116 — St. Francois County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Kevin Engler
2,826
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 116 — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Kevin Engler
4,881
100.00%
District 117 — Currently represented by Mike Henderson (R-Bonne Terre). It consists of the western parts of the county and includes the communities of Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Doe Run, Iron Mountain Lake, Leadington, Leadwood, and parts of Farmington and Park Hills.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 117 — St. Francois County (2020)[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Mike Henderson
10,485
73.21%
Democratic
Tony Dorsett
3,817
26.65%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 117 — St. Francois County (2018)[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Mike Henderson
8,169
71.92%
Democratic
Kayla Chick
3,168
27.89%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 117 — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Mike Henderson
7,302
56.74%
+56.74
Democratic
Travis Barnes
5,567
43.26%
-56.74
Missouri House of Representatives — District 117 — St. Francois County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Linda Black
5,081
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 117 — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Linda Black
9,704
100.00%
All of St. Francois County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Elaine Gannon (R-De Soto).
Missouri Senate — District 3 — St. Francois County (2020)[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Elaine Freeman Gannon
23,058
97.65%
Missouri Senate — District 3 — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Gary Romine
18,992
81.79%
+21.62
Green
Edward R. Weissler
4,229
18.21%
+18.21
Missouri Senate — District 3 — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Gary Romine
13,329
60.17%
Democratic
Joseph Fallert, Jr.
8,823
39.83%
Past gubernatorial election results
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third Parties
2020
69.37%19,258
27.67% 7,682
2.96% 823
2016
58.51%14,433
38.20% 9,424
3.29% 811
2012
44.17% 9,965
52.88%11,930
2.94% 664
2008
34.55% 8,418
63.49%15,468
1.96% 478
2004
52.14%11,903
46.43% 10,601
1.43% 327
2000
46.42% 8,712
50.22%9,425
3.36% 632
1996
40.23% 7,192
57.19%10,224
2.58% 461
1992
39.44% 7,350
60.56%11,287
2.58% 461
1988
58.28%9,401
40.94% 6,604
0.77% 125
1984
52.10%8,777
47.90% 8,068
0.00% 0
1980
51.93%8,797
47.89% 8,113
0.18% 30
1976
47.82% 7,569
52.13%8,251
0.04% 7
Federal
U.S. Senate — Missouri — St. Francois County (2018)[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Josh Hawley
13,111
59.98%
Democratic
Claire McCaskill
7,770
35.54%
Libertarian
Japheth Campbell
342
1.56%
Green
Jo Crain
157
0.72%
Independent
Craig O'Dear
447
2.04%
U.S. Senate — Missouri — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Roy Blunt
13,110
53.32%
+12.57
Democratic
Jason Kander
10,117
41.15%
-11.23
Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
661
2.69%
-4.18
Green
Johnathan McFarland
431
1.75%
+1.75
Constitution
Fred Ryman
269
1.09%
+1.09
U.S. Senate — Missouri — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Todd Akin
9,142
40.75%
Democratic
Claire McCaskill
11,751
52.38%
Libertarian
Jonathan Dine
1,540
6.87%
St. Francois County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — St. Francois County (2020)[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jason T. Smith
19,505
71.53
Democratic
Kathy Ellis
7,170
26.30
Libertarian
Tom Schmitz
576
2.11
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — St. Francois County (2018)[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jason T. Smith
14,051
65.16%
Democratic
Kathy Ellis
7,052
32.70%
Libertarian
Jonathan Shell
444
2.06%
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — St. Francois County (2016)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jason T. Smith
16,309
68.07%
+8.72
Democratic
Dave Cowell
6,933
28.94%
-1.86
Libertarian
Jonathan Shell
718
3.00%
+0.66
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — St. Francois County (2014)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jason T. Smith
7,317
59.35%
-2.46
Democratic
Barbara Stocker
3,798
30.80%
-2.64
Libertarian
Rick Vandeven
288
2.34%
+1.27
Constitution
Doug Enyart
465
3.77%
+0.50
Independent
Terry Hampton
461
3.74%
+3.74
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — Special Election – St. Francois County (2013)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jason T. Smith
1,850
61.81%
-7.50
Democratic
Steve Hodges
1,001
33.44%
+5.73
Libertarian
Bill Slantz
32
1.07%
-1.91
Constitution
Doug Enyart
98
3.27%
+3.27
Write-In
Wayne L. Byington
12
0.40%
+0.40
U.S. House of Representatives — District 8 — St. Francois County (2012)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jo Ann Emerson
15,423
69.31%
Democratic
Jack Rushin
6,166
27.71%
Libertarian
Rick Vandeven
664
2.98%
United States presidential election results for St. Francois County, Missouri[23]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020
20,511
73.25%
7,044
25.16%
446
1.59%
2016
17,468
70.10%
6,250
25.08%
1,202
4.82%
2012
13,248
58.35%
8,829
38.89%
628
2.77%
2008
12,660
51.57%
11,540
47.01%
350
1.43%
2004
12,087
52.71%
10,748
46.87%
98
0.43%
2000
9,327
49.50%
9,075
48.17%
439
2.33%
1996
6,200
34.98%
9,034
50.96%
2,492
14.06%
1992
5,889
31.08%
9,367
49.44%
3,691
19.48%
1988
7,923
49.13%
8,158
50.59%
46
0.29%
1984
9,792
57.84%
7,137
42.16%
0
0.00%
1980
8,914
52.70%
7,495
44.31%
507
3.00%
1976
7,002
44.01%
8,852
55.63%
57
0.36%
1972
8,812
65.42%
4,658
34.58%
0
0.00%
1968
7,492
47.60%
6,379
40.53%
1,867
11.86%
1964
5,690
35.00%
10,567
65.00%
0
0.00%
1960
10,131
58.44%
7,205
41.56%
0
0.00%
1956
9,968
56.85%
7,566
43.15%
0
0.00%
1952
9,672
54.55%
8,040
45.35%
17
0.10%
1948
6,234
46.03%
7,276
53.73%
32
0.24%
1944
7,320
52.00%
6,745
47.92%
11
0.08%
1940
8,687
51.55%
8,132
48.26%
32
0.19%
1936
7,271
47.79%
7,876
51.77%
66
0.43%
1932
6,017
43.59%
7,613
55.15%
174
1.26%
1928
9,040
68.34%
4,171
31.53%
17
0.13%
1924
6,117
51.16%
5,542
46.35%
297
2.48%
1920
5,504
49.86%
5,300
48.01%
235
2.13%
1916
3,015
43.79%
3,675
53.38%
195
2.83%
1912
2,305
37.03%
2,786
44.76%
1,134
18.22%
1908
3,260
48.56%
2,942
43.83%
511
7.61%
1904
2,894
51.25%
2,615
46.31%
138
2.44%
1900
2,295
45.30%
2,707
53.43%
64
1.26%
1896
1,664
42.37%
2,245
57.17%
18
0.46%
1892
1,253
36.53%
2,141
62.42%
36
1.05%
1888
1,445
38.44%
2,214
58.90%
100
2.66%
Covid-19 controversy
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the St. Francois County Public Health Department described being driven to resign from her position by residents who refused to "accept the reality of the pandemic" and made “cowardly“ anonymous threats against her and her family.[24]
Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in St. Francois County, 72.4% possess a high school diploma or higher while 10.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.
National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Francois County, Missouri
References
This article incorporates text from Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri, by Robert A. Campbell, a publication from 1874, now in the public domain in the United States.
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