62-456: Arcadia Valley School District is a public school district serving portions of Iron County, Missouri . The 2009-2010 Boys' Basketball team had a record of 28–1. The 2012-2013 Girls' Cross Country team finished second at state (highest finish in AV history) This Missouri school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Iron County, Missouri Iron County
124-495: A megachurch , for example: The province of Alberta has been referred to as Canada's Bible Belt with a significant Catholic , Anabaptist population, and other Protestants. Certain areas of Canada's east coast region, such as the province of New Brunswick , also contain significant populations of Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, and United faith adherents, up to 85% overall. There is also a vast Bible belt across southern Manitoba . In Denmark, rural western Jutland in particular
186-534: A 1961 study, Wilbur Zelinsky delineated the region as the area in which Protestant denominations, especially Southern Baptist, Methodist, and evangelical, are the predominant religious affiliations. The region also includes most of Texas and North Florida , and extends east to include most of Virginia outside of Northern Virginia . In addition, the Bible Belt covers Missouri south of the Missouri River (i.e.
248-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
310-705: A long history of resistance to anti-clericalism and anti-Catholicism, dating back to the French Revolution . An area in the Ore Mountains in Saxony has been described as the "Saxon Bible Belt" with a notable evangelical Protestant/ Christian fundamentalist /free church community, as well as some conservative Lutheran parishes that are opposed to same-sex marriage . Nevertheless, the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony approved church resolutions regarding
372-470: A proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $ 6.50 an hour—it passed Iron County with 78.25 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $ 6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage. In
434-574: A region of the Southern United States and the Midwestern state of Missouri (which also has significant Southern influence), where evangelical Protestantism exerts a strong social and cultural influence. The region has been described as one of the most socially conservative across the United States due to a significant impact of Protestant Christianity on politics and culture. The region
496-468: Is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri . As of the 2020 census , the population was 9,537. The largest city and county seat is Ironton . Iron County was officially organized on February 17, 1857, and was named after the abundance of iron ore found within its borders. Iron County includes the 6-mile (9.7 km)-long, 2-mile (3.2 km)-wide Arcadia Valley ,
558-617: Is considered to be the Bible Belt. This is due to the higher number of citizens who are associated (in this particular area) with conservative Lutheran Christian organizations such as the Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark , which traditionally have had a very strong resistance to abortion and LGBT rights . Today, the movement is strongest around Hedensted , Løsning , Korning, and Øster Snede. The Danish Oasis Movement,
620-574: Is evenly split at the local level in Iron County. Democrats hold 7 of the 14 positions in the county, while Republicans control the other 7. In the Missouri House of Representatives , all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 144th District and is currently represented by Republican Paul Fitzwater of Potosi . Fitzwater was elected in 2016 to his fourth and final term in the Missouri House. In
682-469: Is home to the headquarters of Christianity Today . Colorado Springs, Colorado could be considered a Bible belt due to the large amount of prominent evangelical organizations headquartered there including Focus on the Family , Compassion International , The Navigators , David C. Cook , Young Life , Biblica , and others, even though it has low church attendance compared to other Bible belts. During
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#1733092546981744-529: Is known to have a higher church attendance , more evangelical Protestant denominations, and greater emphasis on traditional religious values compared to other parts of the country. The region contrasts with the religiously diverse Midwest and Great Lakes and the Mormon corridor in Utah , southern Idaho , and northern Arizona . Whereas the states with the highest percentage of residents identifying as non-religious are in
806-423: The 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Rick Santorum won most states. Both were Christian Social Conservatives. In the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Donald Trump won most of the states while Ted Cruz won few. In Australia , the term "Bible Belt" has been used to refer to areas within individual cities, which have a high concentration of Christian residents usually centralized around
868-774: The Cristero War , demanding an end to the persecution of Catholics in the country as a result of the promulgation of the so-called Calles Law , which restricted Catholic worship in Mexico. The Bible Belt of the Netherlands (Dutch: Bijbelgordel ) stretches from Zeeland , through the West- Betuwe and Veluwe , to the northern parts of the province Overijssel . In this region, orthodox Calvinists prevail. The ABC Islands of Aruba , Bonaire , and Curaçao are all under 20% irreligious. In New Zealand , Mount Roskill , Auckland , contains
930-613: The High Church , and Kronoberg by the Old Church . In a broader sense, the Bible Belt refers to the area between Jönköping and Gothenburg. There are also numerous conservative Lutheran Laestadians in the Torne valley area in the far north of the country. In Northern Ireland , the area in County Antrim stretching from roughly Ballymoney to Larne and centered in the area of Ballymena
992-676: The Missouri Senate , all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District and is currently represented by Republican Gary Romine of Farmington . Romine defeated former Democratic State Representative Joseph Fallert, Jr. of Ste. Genevieve in 2012 with 53.84 percent of the vote in the district, which includes most of the Missouri Lead Belt region. The seat was vacated by former Republican State Senator Kevin Engler of Farmington . Engler successfully served two terms/eight years in
1054-658: The Ozarks ), as well as Southern Illinois , Southern Indiana , and Southern Ohio along the Ohio River . On the other hand, areas in the South which are not considered part of the Bible Belt include heavily Catholic Southern Louisiana, religiously diverse Central and South Florida , overwhelmingly Hispanic South Texas and Trans-Pecos , and Northern Virginia in the Washington metropolitan area . A 1978 study by Charles Heatwole identified
1116-467: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 552 square miles (1,430 km ), of which 550 square miles (1,400 km ) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ) (0.3%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,697 people, 4,197 households, and 2,963 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km (18/sq mi). There were 4,907 housing units at an average density of 3/km (7.8/sq mi). The racial makeup of
1178-512: The U.S. House of Representatives . Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau . Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative. Historically, Iron County has been one of
1240-522: The Upstate region of South Carolina , Oklahoma , northern and eastern Texas , southern and western Virginia , and West Virginia . The earliest known usage of the term "Bible Belt" was by American journalist and social commentator H. L. Mencken , who in 1924 wrote in the Chicago Daily Tribune : "The old game, I suspect, is beginning to play out in the Bible Belt." In 1927, Mencken claimed
1302-509: The West and New England regions of the United States (with Vermont at 37%, ranking the highest), in the Bible Belt state of Alabama it is just 12%, while Tennessee has the highest proportion of evangelical Protestants , at 52%. The evangelical influence is strongest in Alabama, Georgia , North Florida , Mississippi , Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky , southern Missouri, Western North Carolina ,
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#17330925469811364-686: The YMCA , and Jehovah's Witnesses are also active in the area. The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church is active in Løsning and the Adventists in Vejle . Census results show religious belief in the country is more prevalent in the east running from north to south along the border with Russia , particularly in those areas with large populations of Russian Orthodox , Estonian Orthodox , and Orthodox Old Believers . In North Ostrobothnia , Lapland , and Northern Savonia ,
1426-550: The colonial period (1607–1776), the South was a stronghold of the Anglican church . Its transition to a stronghold of non-Anglican Protestantism occurred gradually over the next century as a series of religious revival movements, many associated with the Baptist denomination, gained great popularity in the region. The northern colonial Bible Belt (especially New England with its Puritan heritage) frequently performed missionary work in
1488-581: The poverty line , including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Iron County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Iron County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (56.62%), Methodists (10.60%), and Roman Catholics (7.82%). Control
1550-428: The 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, voters in Iron County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D- New York ) received more votes, a total of 1,180, than any candidate from either party in Iron County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Primaries. She also received more votes altogether than
1612-626: The Bible Belt as the region dominated by 24 fundamentalist Protestant denominations, corresponding to essentially the same area mapped by Zelinsky. According to Stephen W. Tweedie, an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University , the Bible Belt was viewed in terms of numerical concentration of the audience for religious television when he first published his research in 1995. He finds two belts: one more eastern that stretches from North Florida through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Southside Virginia, and
1674-570: The Bible Belt": Evangelical Protestantism in recent decades links to social conservatism. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman told Catholic leaders he wanted to send an ambassador to the Vatican . Truman said the leading Democrats in Congress approved, but they warned him, "it would defeat Democratic Senators and Congressmen in the Bible Belt." In presidential elections, the Bible Belt states of Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas have voted for
1736-699: The Bible as the literal word of God were Mississippi (56%), Alabama (51%), South Carolina (49%), West Virginia (47%), Tennessee (46%), Arkansas (45%), Louisiana (44%), Georgia (41%), Kentucky (41%), and Texas (39%). In addition to the South, there is a smaller Bible Belt in West Michigan , centered on the heavily Dutch-influenced cities of Holland and Grand Rapids . Christian colleges in that region include Calvin University , Hope College , Cornerstone University , Grace Christian University , and Kuyper College . Much like
1798-584: The Carolinas; and another concentrated in Texas (excluding El Paso and South Texas ), Arkansas , Louisiana , (excluding New Orleans and Acadiana ), Oklahoma, Missouri (excluding Kansas City and St. Louis ), and Mississippi . "[H]is research also broke the Bible Belt into two core regions, a western region and an eastern region." Tweedie's western Bible Belt was focused on a core that extended from Little Rock, Arkansas , to Tulsa, Oklahoma . His eastern Bible Belt
1860-485: The Missouri Senate and was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits. Missouri's two U.S. senators are Republicans Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt . Hawley was elected to his first term in 2018 with 51.4 percent of the statewide vote over Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill ; Iron County voters backed Hawley with 62.6 percent of the vote. Roy Blunt was re-elected in 2016 with 49.3 percent of
1922-557: The Republican candidate in all elections since 1980; Oklahoma has supported the Republican presidential candidate in every election since 1968, with Republicans having carried every county in the state in all presidential elections since 2004. Other Bible Belt states have voted for the Republican presidential candidate in the majority of elections since 1980, but have gone to the Democratic candidate either once or twice since then. However, with
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1984-521: The South, West Michigan is generally fiscally and socially conservative. There is also a Bible Belt in the western suburbs of Chicago (especially in DuPage County ), centered on Wheaton . Christian colleges in that region include Wheaton College , North Central College , Northern Baptist Theological Seminary , and Elmhurst University . Christian publishing houses in that region include Crossway , InterVarsity Press , and Tyndale House . Carol Stream
2046-788: The South. "The centre of Particular Baptist activity in early America was in the Middle Colonies . In 1707 five churches in New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Delaware were united to form the Philadelphia Baptist Association, and through the association they embarked upon vigorous missionary activity. By 1760 the Philadelphia association included churches located in the present states of Connecticut , New York , New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia; and by 1767 further multiplication of churches had necessitated
2108-578: The South: "The Silver Bluff, South Carolina, revival was a seminal development, whose role among blacks rivalled that played by the Sandy Creek revival of the Separate Baptists, to which it was indirectly related. It was probably the same Wait Palmer who had baptized Shubal Stearns in 1751 who came to Silver Bluff in 1775, baptizing and constituting a church. Abraham Marshall, who encouraged the later offshoots,
2170-405: The county was 96.74% White , 1.56% Black or African American , 0.34% Native American , 0.09% Asian , 0.22% from other races , and 1.05% from two or more races. Approximately 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,197 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 9.40% had
2232-635: The entire Piedmont region. The churches he organized were brought together in 1758 to form the Sandy Creek Association". Stearns was brother-in-law of Daniel Marshall, who was born in Windsor, Connecticut and "is generally considered the first great Baptist leader in Georgia. He founded Kiokee Baptist Church, the oldest continuing Baptist congregation in the state". Also, Wait Palmer, of Toland, Connecticut, may have influenced African American Christianity in
2294-508: The exception of Mississippi, historical geographer Barry Vann shows that counties in the upland areas of the Appalachians and the Ozarks have a more conservative voting pattern than the counties located in the coastal plains. During Republican presidential primaries, Christian Social Conservatives tend to win most states from the Bible Belt. In the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries Mike Huckabee won most Bible Belt states. In
2356-485: The far-ranging missionary work of white evangelists such as Shubal Stearns, Wait Palmer, and Matthew Moore - all of whom left Congregationalism and became Separatist Baptist preachers in the plantation country of Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia". A study was commissioned by the American Bible Society to survey the importance of the Bible in the metropolitan areas of the United States. The report
2418-707: The first Republican since 1984 (and the second since 1972 ) to carry it, after Bill Clinton had carried it in 1996 by over twenty points. Apart from the interruption in 2008, the Republican vote share has, as of 2024 , grown in every subsequent election. At the local and state levels, however, Iron County still remains quite Democratic. At the same time Romney won Iron County by 15 points in 2012, all Democratic statewide candidates Jay Nixon ( Governor ), Claire McCaskill ( U.S. Senator ), Jason Kander ( Secretary of State ), Chris Koster ( Attorney General ), and Clint Zweifel ( State Treasurer ) carried Iron County by healthy margins; Peter Kinder ( Lieutenant Governor )
2480-523: The first independently functioning African American church in North America. The church did not last long, but it reflected the Baptists' commitment to evangelizing African Americans". According to Gayraud S. Wilmore, "The preaching of New England Congregationalists such as Jonathan Edwards about the coming millennium, and his conviction that Christians were called to prepare for it, reached the slaves through
2542-689: The formation of two subsidiary associations, the Warren in New England and the Ketochton in Virginia. The Philadelphia association also provided leadership in organizing the Charleston Association in the Carolinas in 1751." An influential figure was Shubal Stearns : "Shubael Stearns, a New England Separate Baptist, migrated to Sandy Creek, North Carolina, in 1755 and initiated a revival that quickly penetrated
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2604-558: The highest number of churches per capita in the country, and is the home of several Christian political candidates. The electorate was one of the last in the country to go "wet", in 1999, having formerly been a dry area where the selling of alcohol was prohibited. In the 2013 New Zealand census , the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area of Auckland had the highest concentration of Christians in New Zealand, with 67.7 percent of
2666-570: The influence of the Laestadian movement, a Finnish Lutheran revival, is particularly strong. In South Ostrobothnia and Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia , the influence of awakenism and evangelicalism ( evankelisuus ) is strong, as is that of the Free Church . The Finnish Bible Belt has been described on the basis of various indicators, but there is no precise definition. Mika Gissler of the THL has identified
2728-425: The issue regardless of opinions within those parishes. Among its Baltic neighbors, Lithuania is in general much more religious, but even in this context, Vilnius , with its many churches and adjacent region ( Vilnius district and Šalčininkai district municipalities) of large numbers of Lithuanian Poles , is the most religious region of Lithuania. Both the Šalčininkai and Vilnius district municipalities by
2790-576: The local board's 71,000 residents identifying as such. This is due to its high proportion of Pacifica immigrants. In contrast to other bible belts, both areas tend to vote for left-wing candidates and are both currently represented in parliament by the center-left Labour Party as of 2023. The Bible Belt of Norway is located mainly in the western and southern parts of the country , especially rural areas of Agder and Rogaland counties, which contains numerous devout Lutherans. The southern and eastern parts of Poland are much more religious than in
2852-419: The measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research . Despite Iron County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage . In 2006, Missourians voted on
2914-703: The medical districts of the Ostrobothnian regions as the Bible zone, which have distinguished themselves in the long term by a lower number of abortions than the rest of the country. Perho in Central Ostrobothnia is the most Lutheran municipality in Finland. Church membership in Ostrobothnia is also more common than in the rest of the country. Voting of the Christian Democrats in 2019 parliamental elections
2976-467: The most reliably Democratic counties in Missouri. Located in the Lead Belt region of the state, mining has been important to the county's economy. It was one of only three predominantly rural counties in Missouri to vote for Barack Obama in 2008 (nearby Washington and Ste. Genevieve counties being the other two). Like much of the rest of the state's rural areas, the county saw a rapid rightward swing starting in 2000 , when George W. Bush became
3038-516: The north and west. See Poland A and B . Before its independence, Soviet Ukraine was known as the Bible Belt of the Soviet Union, with a significant proportion of Baptists . The area normally called the Bible Belt of Sweden is centered on Jönköping in southern Sweden and contains numerous free churches . Of the Småland counties, Jönköping is characterized by the Free Church , Kalmar by
3100-597: The population professes Roman Catholicism , which has a notable influence on local politics and society. Guanajuato, for example, is one of the most important electoral strongholds of the National Action Party , of Christian democrat tradition, mostly inspired by the Social Doctrine of the Church, and with strong conservative ideals. It was in this region where the first uprisings against the government took place during
3162-562: The ruling Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance were declared as guarded and ruled by Jesus Christ . In Mexico , there is what is known as the Rosary Belt ( Spanish : Cinturón del Rosario ). The term, created by journalist and writer Carlos Monsiváis in 1999, refers to a region comprising the states of Aguascalientes , Guanajuato , Jalisco , Querétaro and, in more recent years, Zacatecas , where 90% of
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#17330925469813224-840: The site of Pilot Knob , Ironton , and Arcadia , communities established by immigrants in the 19th Century. The valley is surrounded by the Saint Francois Mountains of the Ozarks Plateau . Iron County is also home to dozens of mountains, including the 1,772-foot (540 m) Taum Sauk Mountain , the highest point in Missouri . The county is home to a number of state parks and historical sites including Taum Sauk Mountain State Park , Elephant Rocks State Park and Fort Davidson State Historic Site as well as 96,047 acres (390 km ) of Mark Twain National Forest . According to
3286-429: The statewide vote over Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander , Libertarian Jonathan Dine of Riverside , Constitutionalist Fred Ryman, and Green Party candidate Johnathan McFarland; Iron County voters supported Blunt with over 55 percent of the vote. All of Iron County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in
3348-480: The term as his invention. The term is now also used in other countries for regions with higher religious doctrine adoption. The name "Bible Belt" has been applied historically to the South and parts of the Midwest, but is more commonly identified with the South. It encompasses both the Deep South (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most of Louisiana) and the Upland South (North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma). In
3410-441: The total number of votes cast in the entire Republican Primary in Iron County. Of adults 25 years of age and older in Iron County, 65.2% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 8.4% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment. 37°33′N 90°46′W / 37.55°N 90.76°W / 37.55; -90.76 Bible Belt and parts of: The term Bible Belt refers to
3472-420: The union between a man and a woman —it overwhelmingly passed Iron County with 80.90 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage . In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state —it failed in Iron County with 56.03 percent voting against
3534-415: Was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 31,276, and the median income for a family was $ 38,037. Males had a median income of $ 28,603 versus $ 16,615 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,717. About 13.80% of families and 19.00% of the population were below
3596-448: Was a Separate Baptist of the Sandy Creek school. The revival at the Silver Bluff plantation of George Galphin (some twelve miles from Augusta, Georgia) had brought David George to the Afro-Baptist faith and had provided a ministry for George Liele ". According to Thomas P. Kidd, "As early as 1758, Sandy Creek missionaries helped organize a slave congregation, the Bluestone Church, on the plantation of William Byrd III, which may have been
3658-447: Was based on 42,855 interviews conducted between 2005 and 2012. It determined the 10 most "Bible-minded" cities were Knoxville, Tennessee ; Shreveport, Louisiana ; Chattanooga, Tennessee ; Birmingham, Alabama ; Jackson, Mississippi ; Springfield, Missouri ; Charlotte, North Carolina ; Lynchburg, Virginia ; Huntsville-Decatur, Alabama ; and Charleston, West Virginia . Several locations are occasionally referred to as "the Buckle of
3720-407: Was focused on a core that included the major population centers of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. A study by the Pew Research Center in 2016 found that the ten most religious states were Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma and North Carolina. A 2014 study by the Pew Research Center found that the states with the highest belief in
3782-435: Was most common in Larsmo and Parkano . Brittany has a long Catholic tradition, and the church has historically played an important role in the region's cultural and social life. Today, the region is known for its many religious festivals and processions, as well as its numerous churches, chapels, and shrines. Another region with a strong Catholic tradition is the Vendée , which is located in western France. The Vendée has
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#17330925469813844-443: Was the only other statewide Republican to win Iron County alongside Romney, and even then, the margin of victory was smaller than in most other rural counties. Like most rural areas throughout Southeast Missouri, voters in Iron County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles but are more moderate or populist on economic issues. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as
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