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RALLS COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Missouri, with Mississippi river on the east, and traversed by Salt river. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, productive. Seat of justice, New London. Pop. in 1830, 4,375; in 1840, 5,670; in 1850, 6,151. (Fanning's, 1853)

RALLS, a county in the E. N. E. part of Missouri, contains about 430 square miles. It is bounded on the N. E. by the Mississippi, which separates it from Illinois, traversed from W. to E. by Salt river, and also drained by Spencer's and Lick creeks. The surface is somewhat diversified, and the soil generally good. Originally, about three-fourths of the surface was covered with forests of hard wood. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and swine are the staples. In 1850 the county produced 495,435 bushels of corn; 61,427 of wheat; 49,603 of oats; 2291 tons of hay, and 78,274 pounds of butter. There were 15 churches, and 1428 pupils attending public schools. Limestone underlies the greater part of the county. Stone coal and iron ore are found in it. Capital, New London. Population, 6151 ; of whom 4783 were free, and 1368, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Total Population 1840
5670
Total Population 1850
6151
Total Population 1860
1592
Free Black Population 1860
13
Free Black Population 1850
8
Free Black Population 1840
12
Enslaved Population 1860
1791
Enslaved Population 1850
1368
Enslaved Population 1840
1209
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
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
39.553455
Longitude
-91.524787
Waterways
Yes
Type
County
County
Ralls
State
Missouri