Eight counties | 36 cities | one region

a voluntary council of local governments
serving the missouri meramec area.

maries

Pulaski County

547

SQUARE MILES

1833

DATE ORGANIZED

Kazimierz Pułaski

NAME Of ORIGIN

CITIES

Crocker, Dixon, Richland, St. Robert, Waynesville

Communities

Buckhorn, Devil's Elbow, Hayden, Laquey, Swedeborg

Contact

Pulaski County Commission, 301 Historic 66 East, Waynesville, MO 65583, 573-774-4701

Square Miles

547

Date Organized

1833

Name Origin

Kazimierz Pułaski

Population

53,816 (2022 American Community Survey)

Median Age

26.9 (2016 ACS)

Civilian Labor Force

14,246 (2016 ACS)

Unemployment Rate

4% (2016 ACS)

Average Income

$49,216 (household) (2016 ACS)

County Resident Who Work Outside County

6.5% (2010)

County Employees That Live Outside County

14.6% (2010)

Average Travel Time to Workplace

20.4 minutes (2010)

Cities

Crocker, Dixon, Richland, St. Robert, Waynesville

Communities

Buckhorn, Devil's Elbow, Hayden, Laquey, Swedeborg

Commissioners

Presiding Commissioner – Gene Newkirk

Associate Commissioners – Charles Bassett & Clinton Jarret

County Clerk

David Ernst

Assessor

Daniel Whittle

Circuit Clerk/Recorder

Rachelle Beasley

Collector

Terri Mitchell

Treasurer

Sue Rapone

Prosecuting Attorney

Kevin Hillman

Judges

25th Circuit Judge, Division 1 – William Hickle

25th Circuit Judge, Division 2 – John Beger

Associate Circuit Judge – Micke Headrick (Probate) & Colin Long (Magistrate)

Sheriff

Jimmy Bench

Public Administrator

Loretta Rouse

Coroner

Roger Graves II

Emergency Management Director

Shauna McCullough

911 Director

Michelle Graves

Health Administrator

Debra Baker

Top Employers

Fort Leonard Wood; All Family Craft (Richland); Lakeside Truss Co (Crocker); Richland Diversified Industrials (Richland);

Form of Government

3 Person Commission

Schools

Crocker R-II, Dixon R-I, Laquey R-V, Richland R-IV, Swedeborg R-III, Waynesville R-VI

Medical Services

Fort Leonard Wood Regional Hospital

Colleges/Universities/VO-Tech Schools

Drury Evening College Annex; Lincoln University Annex, Missouri University of Science and Technology Annex, Webster University Annex, Waynesville Technical Academy

Transportation Access

Interstate 44, Highways 7, 17, and 28, Waynesville Regional Airport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad

Attractions

Dixon Towersite; Fort Leonard Wood Towersite; Gasconade Hills Conservation Area; Mitschele Access; Riddle Bridge Access; Ross Access; Roubidoux Creek Conservation Area; Ryden Cave Conservation Area; Schlicht Springs Access; Laughlin/Roubidoux Parks

Contacts

Pulaski County Commission, 301 Historic 66 East, Waynesville, MO 65583, 573-774-4701

Economic Development Coordinators

Anita Ivey
Pulaski County Growth Alliance
194 Eastlawn
St. Robert, MO 65584
Phone: 573-451-3310
aivey@strobert.com

Industrial Development Authority

Anita Ivey, Pulaski County IDA, 573-451-3310