Dallas County, Missouri

Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,071. The county seat is Buffalo. The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as Vice President under James K. Polk.
Dallas County is part of the Springfield metropolitan area.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 17,071. The median age was 42.9 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.8 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 5.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,625 households in the county, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 7,588 housing units, of which 12.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.6% were owner-occupied and 22.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	15,696	92%
Black or African American	44	0.26%
Native American	92	0.54%
Asian	25	0.14%
Pacific Islander	15	0.09%
Other/Mixed	879	5.15%
Hispanic or Latino	320	1.9%

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 15,661 people, 6,030 households and 4,383 families residing in the county. The population density was. There were 6,914 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Approximately 0.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.57% percent reported speaking Pennsylvania German or German at home. Dallas County is the county with the largest concentration of Kauffman Amish Mennonites, who have preserved Pennsylvania German as their everyday language and an old form of Standard German for church. They had 950 adherents in Dallas County in 2010.
There were 6,030 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,346; the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,438 versus $17,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,106. About 14.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.40% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

Dallas County R-I School District – Buffalo
*Mallory Elementary School
*Buffalo Middle School
*Buffalo High School
Hickory County R-I School District – Urbana
*Skyline Elementary School
*Skyline Middle School
*Skyline High School

Private schools

Meadowlark Hill - - Mennonite - Tunas
Prairie Grove School - - Amish - Buffalo

Communities

Cities

Village

Louisburg

Census-designated place

Bennett Springs

Other unincorporated places

Notable people

Roy Meeker - professional baseball player

Politics

Local

The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Dallas County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

State

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2024	79.79% 6,665	18.05% 1,508	2.16% 180
2020	82.10% 6,646	15.98% 1,294	1.91% 155
2016	66.67% 4,943	29.82% 2,211	3.51% 260
2012	53.42% 3,882	43.32% 3,148	3.26% 237
2008	41.92% 3,212	54.46% 4,173	3.61% 277
2004	65.01% 4,708	33.43% 2,421	1.56% 113
2000	55.16% 3,429	42.99% 2,672	1.85% 115
1996	54.60% 3,083	41.80% 2,360	3.60% 203

All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 129th district in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by John Black since 2019.
All of Dallas County is a part of Missouri's 28th district in the Missouri Senate. The seat has been held by Sandy Crawford since 2017.

Federal

All of Dallas County is included in Missouri's 4th congressional district and is currently represented by Mark Alford in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton received more votes, a total of 1,157, than any candidate from either party in Dallas County during the 2008 presidential primary. She narrowly edged out former Governor Mike Huckabee by four votes.