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LINN COUNTY, situated on the northerly part of Missouri. Area, 588 square miles. Seat of justice, Linneus. Pop. in 1840, 2,245; in 1850, 4,058. (Fanning's, 1853)

LINN, a county towards the N. part of Missouri, has an area of 650 square miles. Locust and Yellow creeks, affluents of Grand river, flow through the county from N. to S.; it is drained by Wolf and Elk creeks, and Grand river touches the S. W. extremity. The county contains a large proportion of prairie, interspersed with woodland; the soil is productive. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, tobacco, butter, and pork are the staples. In 1850 it produced 219,500 bushels of corn; 15,570 of wheat; 24,267 of oats; 873 tons of hay; 344,665 pounds of tobacco, and 47,179 pounds of butter. There were 100 pupils attending public schools. Named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, United States senator from Missouri. Capital, Linneus. Population, 4058, of whom 3681 were free, and 377, slaves.  (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

 

Total Population 1840
2245
Total Population 1850
4058
Total Population 1860
9112
Free Black Population 1860
26
Free Black Population 1850
2
Enslaved Population 1860
577
Enslaved Population 1850
377
Enslaved Population 1840
143
Presidential Election Result 1840
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Constitutional Union (1860)
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
39.864440
Longitude
-93.108019
Type
County
County
Linn
State
Missouri