Boone County, Missouri

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Boone County
County
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The Big Tree in the Missouri River floodplain near the City of Columbia
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Seal
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Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
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Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°56′54″N92°20′02″W / 38.9483°N 92.3339°W / 38.9483; -92.3339
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
FoundedNovember 16, 1820
Named for Daniel Boone (1734-1820)
Seat Flag of Columbia, Missouri.svg Columbia
Largest city Flag of Columbia, Missouri.svg Columbia
Area
 • Total
691 sq mi (1,790 km2)
 • Land685 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Water5.6 sq mi (15 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
183,610
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 4th
Website www.showmeboone.com

Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located the state's Mid-Missouri region, its county seat is in Columbia, which is Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county's population was listed as 183,610, [1] making it the state's eighth-most populous county. The county was organized November 16, 1820, removed from the former larger Howard County (now to the northwest) of the old federal Missouri Territory of 1812-1821, and named for the famous Western explorer and settler of Kentucky, then recently deceased Daniel Boone (1734-1820), whose kin largely populated the Boonslick area, having arrived in the 1810s on the Boone's Lick Road. [2]

Contents

Boone County comprises the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The towns of Ashland and Centralia are the second and third most populous towns in the county.

History

Boone County was organized November 16, 1820, from a separated portion of the larger territorial Howard County, first designated under the former federal Louisiana Territory (1804-1812) and subsequent successor Missouri Territory (1812-1821). The central region of the state is known as Mid-Missouri and is also known as the cultural area of Boonslick or Boone's Lick Country, because of a nearby salt spring or "lick" which famed Western American frontier explorer, pioneer, settler Daniel Boone's (1734-1820) sons, Daniel Morgan Boone (1769-1839), and younger Nathan Boone (1780-1856), used for their animals stock.

The Boone County Courthouse of Greek Revival style architecture, built with three stories and basement, with front portico / pediment and columns, at the surrounding Boone County Government Complex, in the county seat town of Columbia, Missouri Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Missouri.jpg
The Boone County Courthouse of Greek Revival style architecture, built with three stories and basement, with front portico / pediment and columns, at the surrounding Boone County Government Complex, in the county seat town of Columbia, Missouri

Boone County was settled primarily from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and further east of Virginia. The settlers brought slaves and idea of slave-holding with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and the bluegrass state of Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Boone was one of several counties to the north and south of the diagonal flowing southwestward Missouri River that was settled by mostly Southerners. Because of its culture and traditions, the area became known as Little Dixie, and Boone County was at its heart. [3] In 1860 slaves made up 25 percent or more of the county's population, Boone County was strongly pro-Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861-1865). [4]

Shortly after the assassination / murder in April 1865, of 16th President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, served 1861-1865), the leading citizens of the county and its county seat town denounced the killing. They also directed that all public buildings including the county courthouse and the nearby state university be draped in black mourning for thirty days. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 691 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 685 square miles (1,770 km2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km2) (0.8%) is water. [6] The Missouri River makes up the southern border of the county.

National protected areas

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820 3,692—
1830 8,859140.0%
1840 13,56153.1%
1850 14,97910.5%
1860 19,48630.1%
1870 20,7656.6%
1880 25,42222.4%
1890 26,0432.4%
1900 28,64210.0%
1910 30,5336.6%
1920 29,672−2.8%
1930 30,9954.5%
1940 34,99112.9%
1950 48,43238.4%
1960 55,20214.0%
1970 80,91146.6%
1980 100,37624.1%
1990 112,37912.0%
2000 135,45420.5%
2010 162,64220.1%
2020 183,61012.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790–1960 [8] 1900–1990 [9]
1990–2000 [10] 2010–2020 [1]

As of the census [11] of 2000, there were 135,454 people, 53,094 households, and 31,378 families residing in the county. The population density was 198 inhabitants per square mile (76/km2). There were 56,678 housing units at an average density of 83 units per square mile (32/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 85.43% White, 8.54% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Approximately 1.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% claimed German, 12.3% American, 11.2% English and 9.8% Irish ancestry.

There were 53,094 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.90% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 19.90% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,485, and the median income for a family was $51,210. Males had a median income of $33,304 versus $25,990 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,844. About 7.60% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

There are 127,433 registered voters as of 2022. [12]

Religion

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Boone County is sometimes regarded as being on the northern edge of the so-called Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religious faith represented. The most predominant denominations among residents in Boone County who adhere to a religion are the Baptists with the largest being from the conservative Southern Baptist Convention (20.81%), Roman Catholics (16.71%), and smaller / minor nondenominational or evangelical groups (13.23%).

2020 Census

Boone County Racial Composition [13]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)137,77175%
Black or African American (NH)17,8829.7%
Native American (NH)4520.3%
Asian (NH)7,7724.23%
Pacific Islander (NH)1200.07%
Other/Mixed (NH)11,5616.3%
Hispanic or Latino 8,0524.4%

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Post-secondary (colleges / University / community college)

Public libraries

Communities

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Township boundaries have changed over time. See links at end of article for maps of Boone County showing boundaries of different dates. As a rule, older townships were split, with newer townships created from their subdivisions. This is significant for historical and genealogical research. Note that maps show changes in township boundaries between 1898 and 1930 were minimal.

Politics

Political culture

As a county anchored by a college town, Boone holds a Democratic tendency at the local, state, and federal levels. It is the only Democratic stronghold in Missouri outside of Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area.

No Republican has won Boone County at the presidential level since George W. Bush very narrowly did in 2004, let alone with a majority since landslide victor Ronald Reagan in 1984; at the U.S. Senate level since Roy Blunt in 2010; nor at the gubernatorial level since the popular John Ashcroft (who won the county both terms) in his 1988 landslide re-election.

Local

Like nearly all other U.S. counties housing a major university, the Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Boone County. Democrats currently hold all of the elected county-wide positions.

Boone County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Kenny Mohr Democratic
Auditor Kyle Rieman Democratic
Circuit Clerk Christy Blakemore Democratic
County Clerk Brianna L. Lennon Democratic
Collector Brian McCollum Democratic
Commissioner
(Presiding)		 Kip Kendrick Democratic
Commissioner
(District 1)		 Justin Aldred Democratic
Commissioner
(District 2)		 Janet Thompson Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson Democratic
Public Administrator Sonja Boone Democratic
Recorder Bob Nolte Democratic
Sheriff Robert Dwayne Carey Democratic
Treasurer Jenna Redel Democratic

State

Gubernatorial

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 44.63% 40,47852.96%48,0562.39% 2,171
2016 41.28% 34,10654.95%45,3963.77% 3,117
2012 37.59% 29,17158.38%45,3024.03% 3,125
2008 42.71% 35,78555.28%46,3152.01% 1,688
2004 47.33% 35,66651.08%38,4891.59% 1,201
2000 43.13% 25,60952.22%31,0074.65% 2,767
1996 30.51% 15,92965.62%34,2663.87% 2,021

Missouri House of Representatives

Boone County is split between five legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. Three are held by Republicans, with two held by Democrats.

  • District 44 — Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville). Consists of the communities of Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, and northeastern Columbia.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 44 — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cheri Toalson Reisch10,47059.00%+2.99
Democratic Jacque Sample7,27641.00%−2.99
Missouri House of Representatives — District 44 — Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cheri Toalson Reisch8,14056.01%+0.60
Democratic Maren Bell Jones6,39243.99%−0.60
  • District 45 — David Smith (D-Columbia). Consists of the north-central part of the city of Columbia.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 45 Special Election — Boone County (2021)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Tyson Smith1,80175.10%−24.90
Libertarian Glenn Nielsen59424.77%+24.77
Write-ins30.13%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 45 — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kip Kendrick11,627100.00%±0.00
  • District 46 – Martha Stevens (D-Columbia). Consists of the southern part of the city of Columbia.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 46 — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Martha Stevens16,043100.00%+33.47
Missouri House of Representatives — District 46 — Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Martha Stevens11,54864.91%+2.26
Republican Cathy D. Richards5,95433.47%−2.26
  • District 47 — Charles Basye (R-Rocheport). Consists of the western part of the city of Columbia and the communities of Harrisburg and Rocheport.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles (Chuck) Basye8,50753.50%+0.12
Democratic Adrian Plank7,39546.50%−0.12
Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles (Chuck) Basye7,19753.38%+0.63
Democratic Adrian Plank6,28646.62%−0.63
  • District 50 – Sara Walsh Consists of parts of the city of Columbia and the communities of Ashland, Hartsburg, and McBaine.
Missouri House of Representatives – District 50 – Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sara Walsh11,26857.63%+2.93
Democratic Kari L. Chesney8,28342.37%−2.93
Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sara Walsh8,50654.70%+7.79
Democratic Michela Skelton7,04445.30%−7.79

Missouri Senate

All of Boone County is a part of Missouri's 19th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), who is the Majority Floor Leader. However, Democrats have carried Boone County in recent elections.

Missouri Senate — District 19 — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Judy Baker45,29050.66%±0.00
Republican Caleb Rowden44,04649.27%−0.07
Write-ins630.07%
Missouri Senate — District 19 — Boone County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stephen Webber40,85850.66%+7.14
Republican Caleb Rowden39,79549.34%−7.14

Federal

Presidential

United States presidential election results for Boone County, Missouri [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 39,67343.90%48,45253.61%2,2502.49%
2020 38,64642.32%50,06454.82%2,6162.86%
2016 36,20043.16%41,12549.04%6,5437.80%
2012 37,40447.10%39,84750.17%2,1712.73%
2008 36,84943.22%47,06255.20%1,3401.57%
2004 37,80149.71%37,64349.50%6020.79%
2000 28,42647.69%28,81148.33%2,3723.98%
1996 22,04742.46%24,98448.12%4,8899.42%
1992 19,40533.52%26,17645.22%12,30921.26%
1988 22,94848.35%24,37051.35%1400.29%
1984 26,60057.87%19,36442.13%00.00%
1980 16,31342.00%18,52747.70%3,99710.29%
1976 16,37346.92%17,67450.65%8462.42%
1972 17,48856.13%13,66643.87%00.00%
1968 11,91746.36%11,77145.80%2,0157.84%
1964 7,69534.27%14,75865.73%00.00%
1960 10,45347.59%11,51452.41%00.00%
1956 8,19744.07%10,40455.93%00.00%
1952 7,54542.42%10,20657.39%340.19%
1948 4,28929.27%10,20069.61%1641.12%
1944 4,19530.12%9,70469.67%300.22%
1940 4,86929.43%11,61570.21%590.36%
1936 3,62424.28%11,24175.31%610.41%
1932 3,24121.64%11,55477.13%1841.23%
1928 4,87636.61%8,42263.23%210.16%
1924 3,54728.67%8,65769.97%1691.37%
1920 4,07731.63%8,74867.87%650.50%
1916 2,18027.81%5,60171.46%570.73%
1912 1,35018.86%5,02770.23%78110.91%
1908 2,14929.63%5,04169.49%640.88%
1904 1,85729.35%4,37569.15%951.50%
1900 1,67225.38%4,79372.74%1241.88%
1896 1,70524.99%5,07574.39%420.62%
1892 1,49525.75%4,05469.82%2574.43%
1888 1,51226.79%4,06872.08%641.13%

US House of Representatives

Northern Boone County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Mark Alford (R-Lake Winnebago, Missouri) in the U.S. House of Representatives. On October 27, 2021, Alford Sr. announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri's 4th congressional district as a Republican in the 2022 elections. He won the Republican nomination in the August 2 primary election and won the November 8 general election.

Southern Boone County is included in Missouri's 3rd congressional district and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth, Missouri) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Luetkemeyer has won every election since 2008. On January 4, 2024, he announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. [20]

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lindsey Simmons45,54051.26%−2.36
Republican Vicky Hartzler40,80945.93%+1.78
Libertarian Steven K. Koonse2,4952.81%+0.57
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Renee Hoagenson39,83053.62%+7.64
Republican Vicky Hartzler32,79744.15%−5.51
Libertarian Mark Bliss1,6612.24%−2.12

US Senate

Boone County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Josh Hawley (R-Columbia) and Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale). However, their Democratic opponents carried Boone County in each of their respective most recent elections.

U.S. Senate – Class I – Boone County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Claire McCaskill42,31556.28%−3.13
Republican Josh Hawley30,71040.84%+8.23
Libertarian Japheth Campbell9241.23%−6.74
Independent Craig O'Dear8331.11%
Green Jo Crain4100.55%+0.55

Blunt was elected to a second term in 2016 over then-Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

U.S. Senate — Class III — Boone County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jason Kander45,10054.29%−5.13
Republican Roy Blunt34,17141.13%+8.52
Libertarian Jonathan Dine2,1672.61%−5.36
Green Johnathan McFarland9191.11%+1.11
Constitution Fred Ryman6950.84%+0.84
Write-In Write-ins190.02%

Missouri presidential preference primaries

2020

The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) both won statewide by a wide margin and carried a majority in Boone County. Biden went on to defeat President Donald Trump in the general election.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Biden15,29050.49
Democratic Bernie Sanders13,61044.94
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard2900.96
Democratic Others/Uncommitted6102.01

Incumbent President Donald Trump (R-Florida) faced a primary challenge from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, but won both Boone County and statewide by overwhelming margins.

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Boone County (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump7,81895.54
Republican Bill Weld1481.81
Republican Others/Uncommitted2172.65

2016

The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman Donald Trump (R-New York) narrowly won the state overall, but Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) carried a plurality of the vote in Boone County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency.

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Boone County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ted Cruz11,23543.87
Republican Donald Trump7,91330.90
Republican John Kasich3,73314.58
Republican Marco Rubio2,1108.24
Republican Others/Uncommitted6182.41

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-New York) narrowly won statewide, but Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) won Boone County by a wide margin.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Boone County (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bernie Sanders15,11960.63
Democratic Hillary Clinton9,64338.67
Democratic Others/Uncommitted1750.70

2012

The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Boone County supported former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). Incumbent President Barack Obama easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election.

2008

In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) won a plurality in Boone County.

Missouri Republican Presidential Primary – Boone County (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mitt Romney5,68835.94
Republican John McCain4,94831.26
Republican Mike Huckabee3,83824.25
Republican Ron Paul1,0476.62
Republican Others/Uncommitted3061.92

Then-Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Boone County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Hillary Clinton (D-New York), also a senator at the time, had won Missouri, Obama narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency.

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary – Boone County (2008)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Barack Obama15,75060.57
Democratic Hillary Clinton9,60136.92
Democratic Others/Uncommitted6522.50

Public safety

The Boone County Fire Protection District responding to a working structure fire. RSF BCFPD.jpg
The Boone County Fire Protection District responding to a working structure fire.

The Boone County Sheriff has jurisdiction over the whole county. The Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for a large portion of Boone County, Missouri. [21] The BCFPD is the largest volunteer fire department and third largest fire service organization in the state, protecting 492 square miles (1,270 km2) of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property and over 50,000 people. [21] The Boone County Fire District maintains 15 fire stations, a training center, and a headquarters facility. [22]

History

Prior to 1964, there was no organized fire protection in Boone County. This changed after an elderly handicapped woman died in a house fire just west of the city limits of Columbia. A small group of CB radio enthusiasts, known as the Central Missouri Radio Squad, banded together to develop a fire protection system for Boone County. [23]

USAR Task Force

Boone County Fire is the sponsoring agency of Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1), which is one of 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces across the United States. [24] The team is made up of 210 members that are qualified in various aspects of urban search and rescue. [25]

Notable people

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callaway County, Missouri</span> County in Missouri, United States

Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 44,283. Its county seat is Fulton. With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized November 25, 1820, and named for Captain James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone. The county has been historically referred to as "The Kingdom of Callaway" after an incident in which some residents confronted Union troops during the U.S. Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buchanan County, Missouri</span> County in Missouri, United States

Buchanan County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 84,793. Its county seat is St. Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts. It was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S. Senator and later President of the United States. The county was formed from land annexed to Missouri, as were five other counties. Buchanan County is included in the Kansas City CSA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barry County, Missouri</span> County in Missouri, United States

Barry County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,534. Its county seat is Cassville. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry, a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky. The town of Barry, also named after the postmaster-general, was located just north of Kansas City, not in Barry County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audrain County, Missouri</span> County in Missouri, United States

Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,962. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)</span> Metropolitan area in Missouri, United States

The Columbia metropolitan area is the region centered around the City of Columbia in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Mid-Missouri, it consists of five counties: Boone, Audrain, Randolph, Cooper, and Howard. The population was estimated at 256,640 in 2017, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in Missouri. Columbia is home to the University of Missouri, and is Missouri's fourth most-populous and fastest growing city, with an estimated 121,717 residents as of 2017. Other significant cities in the area include Moberly, Mexico, Boonville, Vandalia, Centralia, and Fayette.

Hallsville High School is a public secondary school in Hallsville, Missouri. It is operated by the Hallsville R-IV School District and serves a small part of northeast Boone County, Missouri. It borders the Centralia, Sturgeon and Columbia Public School Districts.

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