# Linn County, Missouri

Linn County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,874. Its county seat is Linneus. The county was organized January 1, 1837, and named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 621 square miles (1,610 km$^2$), of which 616 square miles (1,600 km$^2$) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km$^2$) (0.9%) is water.

### Adjacent counties

* Sullivan County (north)
* Adair County (northeast)
* Macon County (east)
* Chariton County (south)
* Livingston County (west)
* Grundy County (northwest)

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 36
* Route 5
* Route 11
* Route 129
* Route 139

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households and 3,760 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8.5 people/km$^2$). There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 11 units per square mile (4.2/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the county was 97.98% White, 0.60% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.15% from other races and 0.76% from two or more races. Approximately 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,697 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.00% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64 and 20.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,242, and the median income for a family was $36,134. Males had a median income of $25,635 versus $18,820 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,378. About 11.30% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

### 2020 Census

Linn County Racial Composition :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (NH) | 11,027 | 92.86% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 67 | 0.56% |
| Native American (NH) | 31 | 0.26% |
| Asian (NH) | 22 | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 6 | 0.05% |
| Other/Mixed (NH) | 432 | 3.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 2.43% |

## Education
### Public schools

* Brookfield R-III School District – Brookfield
** Brookfield Elementary School (PK-04)
** Brookfield Middle School (05-08)
** Brookfield High School (09-12)
* Bucklin R-II School District – Bucklin
** Bucklin Elementary School (PK-06)
** Bucklin High School (07-12)
* Linn County R-1 School District – Purdin
** Linn County Elementary School (PK-05)
** Linn County High School (06-12)
* Marceline R-V School District – Marceline
** Walt Disney Elementary School (K-05)
** Marceline Middle School (06-08)
** Marceline High School (09-12)
* Meadville R-IV School District – Meadville
** Meadville Elementary School (K-06)
** Meadville High School (07-12)

### Private schools

* Father McCartan Memorial School – Marceline (K-09) – Roman Catholic
* Locust Creek Mennonite School – Laclede (02-09) – Mennonite

### Public libraries

* Brookfield Public Library
* Marceline Carnegie Library

## Communities
### Cities and towns

* Brookfield
* Browning (partly in Sullivan County)
* Bucklin
* Laclede
* Linneus (county seat)
* Marceline
* Meadville
* Purdin

### Unincorporated communities

* Bear Branch
* Enterprise
* Eversonville
* Forker
* Fountain Grove
* Garner
* Grantsville
* Haseville
* Hecla
* Leverton
* Lowell
* New Boston
* North Salem
* St. Catharine
* Sedgwick
* Shafter
* Shelby

## Notable people

* Doris Akers, gospel singer and composer, was born in Brookfield and resided there until age five.
* Gene Bartow, Hall of Fame college basketball coach and NBA executive.
* Walt Disney, lived on a farm near Marceline as a young boy.
* John J. Pershing, four-star General of the Armies, was born in Laclede.
* Jeff Roe, Republican political consultant, born in Brookfield

## Politics
### State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results :
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
| 2016 | 61.38% 3,414 | 35.71% 1,986 | 2.91% 162 |
| 2012 | 44.43% 2,456 | 52.24% 2,888 | 3.33% 184 |
| 2008 | 40.10% 2,371 | 57.56% 3,403 | 2.33% 138 |
| 2004 | 55.11% 3,252 | 43.86% 2,588 | 1.04% 61 |
| 2000 | 48.02% 2,869 | 50.26% 3,003 | 1.72% 103 |
| 1996 | 30.31% 1,783 | 67.44% 3,967 | 2.24% 132 |
Linn County is split between two districts in Missouri's House of Representatives, both of which are represented by Republicans.
* District 6 — Tim Remole (R-Excello). Consists of a thin slice of the eastern part of the county.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Linn County (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tim Remole | 1,199 | 100.00% | +47.81 |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Linn County (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tim Remole | 441 | 52.19% | +0.65 |
| | Democratic | Robert Harrington | 404 | 47.81% | −0.65 |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Linn County (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tim Remole | 635 | 51.54% | |
| | Democratic | Diane J. Scott | 597 | 48.46% | |
* District 7 — Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe). Consists of the central and western parts of the county.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 7 — Linn County (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Rusty Black | 3,648 | 100.00% | |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 7 — Linn County (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mike Lair | 2,032 | 100.00% | +47.19 |
Missouri House of Representatives — District 7 — Linn County (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mike Lair | 2,178 | 52.81% | |
| | Democratic | Harry Wyse | 1,946 | 47.19% | |
All of Linn County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzingler (R-Williamstown).
Missouri Senate - District 18 – Linn County (2014) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian Munzingler | 2,648 | 100.00% | |

### Federal

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Linn County (2016) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Roy Blunt | 3,245 | 58.31% | +18.94 |
| Democratic | Jason Kander | 2,058 | 36.98% | −15.83 |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 136 | 2.44% | −5.38 |
| Green | Johnathan McFarland | 70 | 1.26% | +1.26 |
| Constitution | Fred Ryman | 56 | 1.01% | +1.01 |
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Linn County (2012) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Todd Akin | 2,190 | 39.37% |
| Democratic | Claire McCaskill | 2,911 | 52.81% |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Dine | 431 | 7.82% |
All of Linn County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Linn County (2016) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Sam Graves | 4,102 | 74.70% | +1.78 |
| Democratic | David M. Blackwell | 1,235 | 22.49% | −0.79 |
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil | 82 | 1.49% | −0.18 |
| Green | Mike Diel | 72 | 1.31% | +1.31 |
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Linn County (2014) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Sam Graves | 2,496 | 72.92% | +5.30 |
| Democratic | Bill Hedge | 797 | 23.28% | −6.97 |
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil | 130 | 3.80% | +1.67 |
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Linn County (2012) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Sam Graves | 3,686 | 67.62% |
| Democratic | Kyle Yarber | 1,649 | 30.25% |
| Libertarian | Russ Lee Monchil | 116 | 2.13% |

### Political culture

United States presidential election results for Linn County, Missouri :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 4,437 | 78.02% | 1,183 | 20.80% | 67 | 1.18% |
| 2020 | 4,363 | 76.20% | 1,275 | 22.27% | 88 | 1.54% |
| 2016 | 4,088 | 73.17% | 1,240 | 22.19% | 259 | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 3,344 | 60.25% | 2,041 | 36.77% | 165 | 2.97% |
| 2008 | 3,140 | 52.94% | 2,638 | 44.48% | 153 | 2.58% |
| 2004 | 3,422 | 58.02% | 2,440 | 41.37% | 36 | 0.61% |
| 2000 | 3,246 | 54.01% | 2,646 | 44.03% | 118 | 1.96% |
| 1996 | 2,097 | 35.60% | 2,967 | 50.36% | 827 | 14.04% |
| 1992 | 1,967 | 30.56% | 2,916 | 45.31% | 1,553 | 24.13% |
| 1988 | 3,061 | 49.15% | 3,150 | 50.58% | 17 | 0.27% |
| 1984 | 3,822 | 55.12% | 3,112 | 44.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 3,585 | 49.63% | 3,467 | 47.99% | 172 | 2.38% |
| 1976 | 3,114 | 43.03% | 4,092 | 56.55% | 30 | 0.41% |
| 1972 | 4,595 | 59.92% | 3,073 | 40.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 3,795 | 46.05% | 3,933 | 47.72% | 513 | 6.22% |
| 1964 | 2,883 | 33.45% | 5,735 | 66.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 5,086 | 52.87% | 4,534 | 47.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 5,028 | 49.87% | 5,055 | 50.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 5,551 | 51.63% | 5,189 | 48.27% | 11 | 0.10% |
| 1948 | 4,034 | 41.03% | 5,788 | 58.86% | 11 | 0.11% |
| 1944 | 4,942 | 48.48% | 5,242 | 51.43% | 9 | 0.09% |
| 1940 | 5,664 | 47.46% | 6,246 | 52.34% | 24 | 0.20% |
| 1936 | 5,118 | 42.95% | 6,744 | 56.60% | 53 | 0.44% |
| 1932 | 3,611 | 36.63% | 6,177 | 62.66% | 70 | 0.71% |
| 1928 | 6,996 | 61.31% | 4,395 | 38.52% | 20 | 0.18% |
| 1924 | 5,155 | 45.84% | 5,386 | 47.89% | 705 | 6.27% |
| 1920 | 5,557 | 51.08% | 5,184 | 47.66% | 137 | 1.26% |
| 1916 | 2,801 | 43.97% | 3,441 | 54.02% | 128 | 2.01% |
| 1912 | 1,452 | 24.18% | 2,890 | 48.13% | 1,662 | 27.68% |
| 1908 | 2,974 | 48.66% | 3,000 | 49.08% | 138 | 2.26% |
| 1904 | 3,182 | 52.58% | 2,748 | 45.41% | 122 | 2.02% |
| 1900 | 3,104 | 48.95% | 3,137 | 49.47% | 100 | 1.58% |
| 1896 | 3,015 | 47.18% | 3,327 | 52.07% | 48 | 0.75% |
| 1892 | 2,501 | 44.97% | 2,523 | 45.37% | 537 | 9.66% |
| 1888 | 2,505 | 46.21% | 2,588 | 47.74% | 328 | 6.05% |