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GRUNDY COUNTY, situated toward the northern part of Missouri, and traversed by numerous branches of Grand river. Seat of justice, Trenton. Pop. in 1850, 3,006. (Fanning's, 1853)

GRUNDY, a new county in the N. part of Missouri, has an area of 462 square miles. It is intersected by the Crooked fork of Grand river, by Medicine, Indian, and Muddy creeks, and also drained by Weldon river. The general course of these streams is from N. to S. The county consists mostly of open plains or prairies, the soil of which is productive. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and butter are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 152,770 bushels of corn; 10,902 of wheat; 28,136 of oats; 201 tons of hay, and 19,350 pounds of butter. There were 325 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Trenton. Population, 3006; of whom 2857 were free, and 149, slaves.   (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Total Population 1860
7887
Free Black Population 1860
6
Free Black Population 1850
1
Enslaved Population 1860
285
Enslaved Population 1850
149
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
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
40.112541
Longitude
-93.565054
Type
County
County
Grundy
State
Missouri