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BOONE COUNTY, in the central part of Missouri, on the northeasterly side of Missouri river. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country undulating. Soil, generally good. Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1830, 8,859; in 1840, 13,561; in 1850, 14,979. (Fanning's, 1853)

BOONE, a county in the N. central part of Missouri, has an area of 648 square miles. It is bounded on the S. W. by the Missouri river, and on the E. by Cedar creek, and traversed by Roche PercĂ©e and Petite Bonne Femme rivers, which flow nearly southward into the Missouri. The surface is moderately diversified, and consists partly of prairie and partly of timbered land : the soil is uniformly and highly productive, and extensively cultivated. Indian corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, hemp, cattle, and pork are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 1,001,983 bushels of corn; 70,163 of wheat; 80,543 of oats; 584,949 pounds of tobacco, and 51 tons of hemp. It contained 51 churches, and 1 newspaper establishment. There were 2460 pupils attending public schools. Stone coal and limestone are found in the county. Boone county is one of the most populous in the state. Capital, Columbia. Population, 14,979, of whom 11,313 were free, and 3666, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Total Population 1840
13561
Total Population 1850
14979
Total Population 1860
19486
Free Black Population 1860
53
Free Black Population 1850
13
Free Black Population 1840
24
Enslaved Population 1860
5034
Enslaved Population 1850
3666
Enslaved Population 1840
3008
Presidential Election Result 1840
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1848
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1852
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1856
American (Know Nothing)
Presidential Election Result 1860
Constitutional Union (1860)
Presidential Election Result 1864
Democrat
Latitude
38.989861
Longitude
-92.310202
Waterways
Yes
Type
County
County
Boone
State
Missouri