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Missouri Counties
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Missouri Counties
Missouri has 114 counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis
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Moniteau County, Missouri
Moniteau County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: California
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 416
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Court House: 200 East Main
County Courthouse
California, MO 65018
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for Moniteau Creek. The name Moniteau is the French spelling of the Indian word meaning "spirit of God." It has been said that the creek was named by the Indians for the painted figure of a man "spirit of God," that was on a rock
at the mouth.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History of Moniteau County
Moniteau County was organized February 14, 1845. It was named for the creek which flows through it (q.v.). "The
present spelling dates from 1821 when the Cole County Court established Moniteau Township, the orthography being their
own for manito or manitou." (HIST. COLE, MONITEAU, p. 310, Campbell, p. 66, Gannett, p. 212)
Source: Pace, Nadine. "Place Names In The Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1928.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- California
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city |
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- Clarksburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Jamestown |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lupus |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tipton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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