Shannon County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census,the population was 8,441. Its county seat is Eminence. The county was officially organized on January 29,1841,and was named in honor of George F. "Peg-Leg" Shannon,a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is the second-largest county by area in Missouri.
Ozark County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 8,553. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. The county was organized as Ozark County,named after the Ozark Mountains,on January 29,1841. It was renamed Decatur County,after Commodore Stephen Decatur,from 1843 to 1845,after which the name Ozark County was restored.
Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census,the population was 24,748. Its county seat is Tuscumbia. The county was organized February 6,1837 and named for John Miller,former U.S. Representative and Governor of Missouri.
Howell County is a county located in the southern portion of Missouri. As of the 2010 census,the population was 40,400. The largest city and county seat is West Plains. The county was officially organized on March 2,1851,and is named after Josiah Howell,a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census,its population was 77,422. Its county seat is Ozark. The county was organized in 1859 and is named after William Christian,a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War.
Carter County is a county in the Ozarks of Missouri. At the 2020 census,it had a population of 5,202. The largest city and county seat is Van Buren. The county was officially organized on March 10,1859,and is named after Zimri A. Carter,a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812.
The Midwestern United States,also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest,is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States,with Canada to its north and the Southern United States to its south.
The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements,and in 1803,Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Statehood for Missouri came following the Missouri Compromise in 1820 that allowed slavery. Settlement was rapid after 1820,aided by a network of rivers navigable by steamboats,centered in the City of St. Louis. It attracted European immigrants,especially Germans;the business community had a large Yankee element as well. The Civil War saw numerous small battles and control by the Union. After the war,its economy diversified,and railroads centered in Kansas City,opened up new farmlands in the west.
Missouri,a state near the geographical center of the United States,has three distinct physiographic divisions:
Warren Eastman Hearnes was an American politician who served as the 46th Governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the first officeholder eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms.
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a public university in Russellville,Arkansas. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. Arkansas Tech welcomed its first doctoral cohorts in the Summer of 2015. The Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus,a two-year satellite campus in the town of Ozark,primarily focuses on associate and certificate education.
George Howard Williams was an American politician and attorney from the state of Missouri. A Republican,he served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1925 to 1926,completing the term of Selden P. Spencer following the latter's death.
The Missouri Compromise was a United States federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in exchange for legislation which prohibited slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36°30′parallel except for Missouri. The 16th United States Congress passed the legislation on March 3,1820,and President James Monroe signed it on March 6,1820.
Dewey Jackson Short was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district for 12 terms. A member of the Republican Party,he was a staunch opponent of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2,2010 alongside 36 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on August 3,2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican nominee Roy Blunt won the open seat.
Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district is based in South Central Missouri in the Ozark Plateau and includes all of the counties of Camden,Howell,Laclede,Oregon,Shannon,Texas,and Wright.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
The 1928 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6,1928,as part of the 1928 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1920 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 2,1920. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1920 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College,who selected the president and vice president.
Missouri state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday,November 3,2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 10,its primary elections were held on August 4,2020.
