Cass County, Missouri: Difference between revisions

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'''Cass County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the western part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]] and is part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 107,824.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]; however, the county contains a portion of [[Kansas City, Missouri]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was organized in 1835 as '''Van Buren County''', but was renamed in 1849 after [[U.S. Senator]] [[Lewis Cass]] of [[Michigan]], who later became a [[President of the United States|presidential candidate]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n40 272]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |date=March 19, 1911 |page=15 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=August 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819055201/http://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/ |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 82,092 people, 30,168 households, and 22,988 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|117|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 31,677 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.42% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. Approximately 2.21% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29037_cass/DC20SD_C29037.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722215545/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29037_cass/DC20SD_C29037.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-July 22, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, MO |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29037_cass/DC20SD_C29037_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

*[http://archie.k12.mo.us/ Archie R-V School District] – [[Archie, Missouri|Archie]]

*[http://www.drexel.k12.mo.us/ Drexel R-IV School District] – [[Drexel, Missouri|Drexel]]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130711045715/http://eastlynne40schooldistrict.org/ East Lynne School District No. 40] – [[East Lynne, Missouri|East Lynne]]

*[http://harrisonvilleschools.org/ Harrisonville R-IX School District] – [[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/19961229130434/http://midway.k12.mo.us/ Midway R-I School District] – [[Cleveland, Missouri|Cleveland]]

*[http://www.pleasanthillschools.com/ Pleasant Hill R-III School District] – [[Pleasant Hill, Missouri|Pleasant Hill]]

*[http://www.strasburg.k12.mo.us/ Strasburg C-3 School District] – [[Strasburg, Missouri|Strasburg]]

*[http://www.hcskk.com/ Harrisonville Christian School] – [[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]] (PK-08) – [[Nondenominational Christian]]

*[http://www.hfministries.org/ Heartland High School & Academy] – [[Belton, Missouri|Belton]] (PK-12) – [[Baptist]]

*[http://www.brcskcmo.org/ Blue Ridge Christian School South] – [[Belton, Missouri|Belton]] (PK-06) – [[Nondenominational Christian]]

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|+ '''Past Gubernatorial Elections Results'''

*District 33 – [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=033 Chris Sander] (R-[[Lone Jack, Missouri|Lone Jack]]). Includes the communities of East Lynne, Gunn City, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, and Strasburg.

*District 37 — [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=037 Annette Turnbaugh] (D-[[Grandview, Missouri|Grandview]]). Includes parts of the cities of Lake Winnebago and Raymore.

*District 55 – [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=055 Mike Haffner] (R-[[Pleasant Hill, Missouri|Pleasant Hill]]). Includes the communities of Garden City, Peculiar, and parts of Lake Winnebago and Raymore.

*District 56 — [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=056 Michael Davis] (R-[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]). Includes the communities of Belton, Cleveland, Drexel, Freeman, Lake Annette, and a tiny sliver of Kansas City.

*District 57 — [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=057 Rodger Reedy] (R-[[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]]). Includes the communities of Archie and Creighton.

All of Cass County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem31/ Rick Brattin] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]).

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* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Cass County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816173126/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm |date=2011-08-August 16, 2011 }} from [[University of Missouri]] Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books