Dade County is a county located in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,569. Its county seat is Greenfield. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Second Seminole War in 1835.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.2%) is water.
Adjacent counties Cedar County (north) Polk County (northeast) Greene County (southeast) Lawrence County (south) Jasper County (southwest) Barton County (west)
Major highways U.S. Route 160 Route 39 Route 97
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Dade County, Missouri – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)7,2897,2797,6707,4766,99598.73%97.72%96.81%94.84%92.42%Black or African American alone (NH)15202129340.20%0.27%0.27%0.37%0.45%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)32625670500.43%0.83%0.71%0.89%0.66%Asian alone (NH)6121122240.08%0.16%0.14%0.28%0.32%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census430xx0.05%0.04%0.00%Other race alone (NH)902200.12%0.00%0.03%0.03%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census92160331xx1.16%2.03%4.37%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3276671211350.43%1.02%0.85%1.53%1.78%Total7,3837,4497,9237,8837,569 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,569 people and 3,775 housing units.
The median age was 47.5 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.0 males age 18 and over.
There were 3,105 households in the county, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,775 housing units, of which 17.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.7% were owner-occupied and 22.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.4% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.
Income and poverty
The median income for a household in the county was $49,899, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $40,909 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,774. About 8.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public schools Dadeville R-II School District – Dadeville Dadeville Elementary School (K-06) Dadeville High School (07-12) Everton R-III School District – Everton Everton Elementary School (K-05) Everton Middle School (06-08) Everton High School (09-12) Greenfield R-IV School District – Greenfield Greenfield Elementary School (PK-06) Greenfield High School (07-12) Lockwood R-I School District – Lockwood Lockwood Elementary School (PK-08) Lockwood High School (09-12)
Private schools Immanuel Lutheran School – Lockwood (PK-08) – Lutheran Faith Fellowship Christian Academy – Greenfield (PK-10) - Baptist
Public libraries Dade County Library Lockwood Public Library
Communities
Cities and towns
Arcola Dadeville Everton Greenfield (county seat) Lockwood South Greenfield
Unincorporated communities
Bona Cedarville Comet Corry Dudenville Kings Point Meinert Pennsboro Sylvania
Townships
Cedar Center Ernest Grant Lockwood Marion North North Morgan Pilgrim Polk Rock Prairie Sac Smith South South Morgan Washington
Politics
Local The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dade County. Republicans hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.
State + Past Gubernatorial Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202481.26% 3,36016.90% 6991.84% 76202081.56% 3,34816.27% 6682.17% 89201668.93% 2,72028.18% 1,1122.89% 114201257.59% 2,23740.09% 1,5572.32% 90200850.22% 2,04946.05% 1,8793.72% 152200472.03% 2,93827.02% 1,1020.96% 39200062.43% 2,30636.19% 1,3371.39% 51199656.10% 1,95440.88% 1,4243.01% 105
All of Dade County is a part of Missouri's 127th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Ann Kelley (R-Lamar).
All of Dade County is a part of Missouri's 32nd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Ron Richard (R-Joplin).
Federal
All of Dade County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District and is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Political Culture
Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 769, than any candidate from either party in Dade County during the 2008 presidential primary. He fell just 25 votes short from receiving the same number of votes cast in the entire Democratic primary in Dade County.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Dade County, Missouri
References
External links Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Dade County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books