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{{short description|County in Missouri, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Henry County
 | state                = Missouri
 | ex image             = Henry County Missouri Courthouse 20191026-2974.jpg
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = Henry County Courthouse in Clinton
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1834
 | founded date         = December 13
 | seat wl              = Clinton
 | largest city wl      = Clinton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 732
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 697
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 35
 | area percentage      = 4.8
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 21946
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | population_est       = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
 | web                  = www.henrycomo.com/
 | named for            = [[Patrick Henry]]
 | district             = 4th
}}

'''Henry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the western portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 21,946.<ref>{{cite web|title=Henry County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Henry_County,_Missouri?g=050XX00US29083|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was organized December 13, 1834, as Rives County but was renamed in 1841 for [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] patriot [[Patrick Henry]].<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/n69 172]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/chronology/1830.html|title=Chronology of Henry County - 1830s|website=Truman Area Community Network|publisher=Henry County Library|access-date=November 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141125023410/http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/chronology/1830.html|archive-date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> The county originally had been named after [[William Cabell Rives]],<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 }} {{Open access}}</ref> who was then serving as a [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Virginia]]. However, Rives lost popularity in [[Missouri]] after he joined the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|732|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|697|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|35|sqmi}} (4.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 16, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Johnson County, Missouri|Johnson County]] (north)
*[[Pettis County, Missouri|Pettis County]] (northeast)
*[[Benton County, Missouri|Benton County]] (east)
*[[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair County]] (south)
*[[Bates County, Missouri|Bates County]] (west)
*[[Cass County, Missouri|Cass County]] (northwest)

===Major highways===
*[[Image:MO-7.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 7|Route 7]]
*[[Image:MO-13.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 13|Route 13]]
*[[Image:MO-18.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 18|Route 18]]
*[[Image:MO-52.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 52|Route 52]]

===Transit===
*[[Jefferson Lines]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 4726
|1850= 4052
|1860= 9866
|1870= 17401
|1880= 23906
|1890= 28235
|1900= 28054
|1910= 27242
|1920= 25116
|1930= 22931
|1940= 22313
|1950= 20043
|1960= 19226
|1970= 18451
|1980= 19672
|1990= 20044
|2000= 21997
|2010= 22272
|2020= 21946
|align-fn=center
|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 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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=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 16, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29083.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607041837/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29083.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,997 people, 9,133 households, and 6,246 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|31|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.02% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. Approximately 0.91% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,133 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,949, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $27,932 versus $19,201 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,468. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Henry County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Henry County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Henry%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|19,800
|90.22%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|177
|0.8%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|89
|0.4%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|91
|0.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,210
|5.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|573
|2.61%
|}

==Education==
[[File:Baird College.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Historic photo of [[Baird College]] in Clinton]]

===Public schools===
*[http://calhoun.k12.mo.us/ Calhoun R-VIII School District]– [[Calhoun, Missouri|Calhoun]]
**Calhoun Elementary School (K-06)
**Calhoun High School (07–12)
*[http://clinton.k12.mo.us/ Clinton School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015034450/http://clinton.k12.mo.us/ |date=October 15, 2007 }} – [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]]
**Clinton Early Childhood Center (PK)
**Henry Elementary School (K-02)
**Clinton Intermediate School (03–05)
**Clinton Middle School (06–08)
**Clinton High School (09–12)
*Davis R-XII School District – [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]]
**Davis Elementary School (K-08)
*[https://www.henrycountyr1.k12.mo.us/ Henry County R-I School District] – [[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]]
**Windsor Elementary School (PK-06)
**Windsor High School (07–12)
*[http://www.lakeland.k12.mo.us/ Lakeland R-III School District] – [[Deepwater, Missouri|Deepwater/Lowry City]]
**Actually located in St. Clair County
**Lakeland Elementary School (PK-06)
**Lakeland High School (07–12)
*[http://www.leesville.k12.mo.us/ Leesville R-IX School District] – [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]]
**Leesville Elementary School (K-08)
*[https://www.montrose.k12.mo.us/ Montrose R-XIV School District] – [[Montrose, Missouri|Montrose]]
**Montrose Elementary School (K-08)
**Montrose High School (09–12)
*Shawnee R-III School District – [[Chilhowee, Missouri|Chilhowee]] 
**Shawnee Elementary School (K-08)

===Private schools===
*Windsor Amish Schools – [[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]] (01–08) – [[Amish]]
*St. Mary's School – [[Montrose, Missouri|Montrose]] (01–08) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*[http://www.hrclinton.net/ Holy Rosary Catholic School] – [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]] (PK-08) – [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]
*[http://www.clintonacademy.org/ Clinton Christian Academy] – [[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]] (K4-12) – [[Nondenominational Christian]]

===Public libraries===
*Henry County Library<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Henry County Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20318 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>  
*Lenora Blackmore Branch of Henry County Library<ref>{{cite web | last = Breeding | first = Marshall | title = Lenora Blackmore Public Library | publisher = Libraries.org | url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20390 | access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Politics==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}}

===Local===
The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] historically controls politics at the local level in Henry County. However, recent gains by Republicans have made Henry County a swing county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Henry County, Missouri
| assessor          =Scott Largent
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Wendi McGhee
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Rick Watson
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Jim Stone
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Daniel L. Doll
| district1party    =Democratic
| district2         =Jim Talley
| district2party    =Democratic
| collector         =Maggie Stoddard
| collectorparty    =Democratic
| coroner            =Dain Sisk
| coronerparty    =Republican
| prosecutor        =LaChrisha Gray
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Allen Huff
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Gail Perrymann
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =J. Kent Oberkrom
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor          =Jacob Hann
| surveyorparty  = Democratic
| treasurer         =Maggie Stoddard
| treasurerparty    =Democratic
}}

===State===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''74.17%''' ''7,957''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|23.56% ''2,527''
|  style="text-align:center;"|2.28% ''244''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''74.00%''' ''7,928''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|24.02% ''2,574''
|  style="text-align:center;"|1.98% ''212''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.40%''' ''5,582''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.51% ''3,695''
|align="center" |3.09% ''304''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.14% ''4,277''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''53.85%''' ''5,430''
|align="center" |3.74% ''377''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|35.70% ''3,935''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''61.79%''' ''6,810''
|align="center" |2.51% ''277''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.47%''' ''5,471''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.29% ''5,235''
|align="center" |1.23% ''134''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|45.63% ''4,420''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.36%''' ''5,072''
|align="center" |2.01% ''194''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|34.41% ''3,135''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''62.70%''' ''5,712''
|align="center" |2.89% ''263''
|}

All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 57th District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is represented by 
[[Rodger Reedy]] (R-[[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]]), who was elected in 2018.<ref name="Missouri House of Representatives">{{cite web | url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2019&code=R&district=057 | title=Representative Rodger Reedy }}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 57 — Henry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Wanda Brown'''
  |votes      = '''6,237'''
  |percentage = '''64.30%'''
  |change     = '''+1.92'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = William A. Grimes
  |votes      = 3,463
  |percentage = 35.70%
  |change     = +2.03
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 57 — Henry County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Wanda Brown'''
  |votes      = '''3,348'''
  |percentage = '''62.38%'''
  |change     = '''+10.58'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = William A. Grimes
  |votes      = 1,807
  |percentage = 33.67%
  |change     = -14.53
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Butch Page
  |votes      = 212
  |percentage = 3.95%
  |change     = +3.95
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 57 — Henry County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Wanda Brown'''
  |votes      = '''5,012'''
  |percentage = '''51.80%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Don Bullock
  |votes      = 4,664
  |percentage = 48.20%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem31/ Ed Emery] (R-[[Lamar, Missouri|Lamar]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 31 — Henry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ed Emery'''
  |votes      = '''6,916'''
  |percentage = '''73.97%'''
  |change     = '''+14.28'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Lora Young
  |votes      = 1,132
  |percentage = 12.11%
  |change     = +12.11
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Tim Wells
  |votes      = 1,302
  |percentage = 13.92%
  |change     = +13.92
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 31 — Henry County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ed Emery'''
  |votes      = '''5,812'''
  |percentage = '''59.69%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Charles A. Burton
  |votes      = 3,925
  |percentage = 40.31%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Henry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''5,500'''
  |percentage = '''55.82%'''
  |change     = '''+15.28'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 3,785
  |percentage = 38.41%
  |change     = -12.63
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 310
  |percentage = 3.15%
  |change     = -5.27
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 144
  |percentage = 1.46%
  |change     = +1.46
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 114
  |percentage = 1.16%
  |change     = +1.16
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Henry County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 4,066
  |percentage = 40.54%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''5,119'''
  |percentage = '''51.04%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 844
  |percentage = 8.42%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Henry County is included in [[MO-04|Missouri's 4th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Vicky Hartzler]] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Henry County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''6,927'''
  |percentage = '''71.30%'''
  |change     = '''+3.40'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gordon Christensen
  |votes      = 2,399
  |percentage = 24.69%
  |change     = -2.47
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mark Bliss
  |votes      = 389
  |percentage = 4.00%
  |change     = -0.94
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Henry County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''3,630'''
  |percentage = '''67.90%'''
  |change     = '''+7.82'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nate Irvin
  |votes      = 1,452
  |percentage = 27.16%
  |change     = -8.39
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Herschel L. Young
  |votes      = 264
  |percentage = 4.94%
  |change     = +1.77
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Henry County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''5,970'''
  |percentage = '''60.08%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Teresa Hensley
  |votes      = 3,532
  |percentage = 35.55%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Thomas Holbrook
  |votes      = 315
  |percentage = 3.17%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Greg Cowan
  |votes      = 119
  |percentage = 1.20%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Political culture===
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{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,234|4,442|62|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,626|3,777|246|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,799|3,222|270|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,854|3,577|160|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,162|3,396|1,757|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,727|3,653|129|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|5,313|5,367|133|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,616|4,706|549|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,263|4,319|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,631|6,809|60|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,927|7,145|39|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,332|6,069|22|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,564|4,587|23|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,619|5,551|4|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,628|4,576|16|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,789|4,900|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,012|4,601|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,083|5,761|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,824|3,514|682|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,802|3,125|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,168|5,282|47|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,807|4,648|317|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,419|3,741|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,167|4,135|26|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,681|4,232|2,827|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,260|4,579|1,298|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,120|4,459|199|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,361|4,461|55|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,095|4,869|195|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,229|3,606|347|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,075|2,357|480|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,027|2,619|159|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,286|2,535|111|Missouri}}
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==Communities==
===Cities===
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*[[Blairstown, Missouri|Blairstown]]
*[[Brownington, Missouri|Brownington]]
*[[Calhoun, Missouri|Calhoun]]
*[[Clinton, Missouri|Clinton]] (county seat)
*[[Deepwater, Missouri|Deepwater]]
*[[Montrose, Missouri|Montrose]]
*[[Urich, Missouri|Urich]]
*[[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]]
{{div col end}}

===Villages===
*[[La Due, Missouri|La Due]]
*[[Tightwad, Missouri|Tightwad]]

===Census-designated place===
*[[Hartwell, Missouri|Hartwell]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Bowen, Missouri|Bowen]]
* [[Coal, Missouri|Coal]]
* [[Finey, Missouri|Finey]]
* [[Garland, Missouri|Garland]]
* [[Germantown, Missouri|Germantown]]
* [[Huntingdale, Missouri|Huntingdale]]
* [[Leesville, Missouri|Leesville]]
* [[Lewis, Missouri|Lewis]]
* [[Lucas, Missouri|Lucas]]
* [[Maurine, Missouri|Maurine]]
* [[Mount Zion, Missouri|Mount Zion]]
* [[Petersburg, Missouri|Petersburg]]
* [[Piper, Missouri|Piper]]
* [[Quarles, Missouri|Quarles]]
* [[Roseland, Missouri|Roseland]]
* [[Shawnee Mound, Missouri|Shawnee Mound]]
{{Div col end}}

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Missouri]]

==References==
<references />

==Further reading==
* Lamkin, Uel. ''A History of Henry County, Missouri'' (1919) [http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=2eb3977dac6e01be233d3e8ddf7526ca;g=;c=umlib;idno=umls000021 full text]

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

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Henry County, Missouri
|North     = [[Johnson County, Missouri|Johnson County]]
|Northeast = [[Pettis County, Missouri|Pettis County]]
|East      = [[Benton County, Missouri|Benton County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Bates County, Missouri|Bates County]]
|Northwest = [[Cass County, Missouri|Cass County]]
}}

{{Henry County, Missouri}}
{{Missouri}}

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[[Category:1834 establishments in Missouri]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1834]]
[[Category:Missouri counties]]