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Dunklin County, Missouri (view source)
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'''Dunklin County''' is a county in southeastern [[Missouri]], in what is known as the "Bootheel" region. It had a population of 31,953 at the 2010 census. The county was organized in 1845 and named in honor of Daniel Dunklin, a former governor of Missouri. [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]] is the county seat and largest city.
==History==
Prior to the early 19th century, the area that became Dunklin County was virtually uninhabited by American settlers, though several Indian villages were scattered along or near the St. Francis River, one of the most important being Chilletecaux. As it was located away from the [[Mississippi River]], the region was neglected during the colonial period, but isolated settlements had begun by the 1820s. Upon Missouri's receiving statehood in 1820, most of it lay below the 36°30’N latitude line that was to be the state's southern border, but a local landowner, Colonel John Hardeman Walker, successfully lobbied for the territory that lay between 36° and 36°30’N, and between the Mississippi and St. Francis Rivers, to be transferred from the Arkansas Territory to Missouri, creating what would be called the Bootheel.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html</ref>
Initially, the entire region was included within [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], then transferred to [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]] upon its organization in 1835. The section lying below 36°30’N was officially organized as Dunklin County on February 14, 1845. It was named to commemorate Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844), who had been governor in the 1830s and also surveyed the Missouri-[[Arkansas]] state line. A nine-mile-long section was added from Stoddard County in 1853, giving the county its approximate present shape.
Dunklin County did not see significant growth until well after the [[Civil War]], when the swamplands were gradually drained and cleared for farming, and the arrival of railroads and the lumber industry brought a surge in population. Though many of these occupations have since declined, it remains one of the more populous counties in Southeast Missouri.
==References==
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==History==
Prior to the early 19th century, the area that became Dunklin County was virtually uninhabited by American settlers, though several Indian villages were scattered along or near the St. Francis River, one of the most important being Chilletecaux. As it was located away from the [[Mississippi River]], the region was neglected during the colonial period, but isolated settlements had begun by the 1820s. Upon Missouri's receiving statehood in 1820, most of it lay below the 36°30’N latitude line that was to be the state's southern border, but a local landowner, Colonel John Hardeman Walker, successfully lobbied for the territory that lay between 36° and 36°30’N, and between the Mississippi and St. Francis Rivers, to be transferred from the Arkansas Territory to Missouri, creating what would be called the Bootheel.<ref>https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html</ref>
Initially, the entire region was included within [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], then transferred to [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]] upon its organization in 1835. The section lying below 36°30’N was officially organized as Dunklin County on February 14, 1845. It was named to commemorate Daniel Dunklin (1790-1844), who had been governor in the 1830s and also surveyed the Missouri-[[Arkansas]] state line. A nine-mile-long section was added from Stoddard County in 1853, giving the county its approximate present shape.
Dunklin County did not see significant growth until well after the [[Civil War]], when the swamplands were gradually drained and cleared for farming, and the arrival of railroads and the lumber industry brought a surge in population. Though many of these occupations have since declined, it remains one of the more populous counties in Southeast Missouri.
==References==
{{reflist}}