Missouri counties

Adair County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 24,977. Its county seat is Kirksville ⁶. The county was organized in 1841 and named for John Adair, governor of Kentucky. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adair County, Missouri"

Andrew County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,492. Its county seat is Savannah ⁶. The county was organized in 1841 and named for lawyer Andrew Jackson Davis. The county along with Buchanan and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas is included in the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 122,934 in the year 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew County, Missouri"

Atchison County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 6,430. Its county seat is Rock Port ⁶. The county was organized in 1845 and named for David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atchison County, Missouri"

Audrain County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 25,853. Its county seat is Mexico ⁶. The county was organized in 1836. Tradition says the county was named for settler Samuel Audrain. Another says it was named for a state legislator, variously cited as James or Charles Audrain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audrain County, Missouri"

Barry County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 34,010. Its county seat is Cassville ⁶. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry from Kentucky, a United States Postmaster General. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barry County, Missouri"

Barton County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 12,541. Its county seat is Lamar ⁶. The county was organized in 1855 and named after David Barton, a U. S. senator from Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barton County, Missouri"

Bates County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,653. Its county seat is Butler ⁶. The county was organized in 1833 and named after Frederick Bates, the second governor of Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bates County, Missouri"

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Benton County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 17,180. Its county seat is Warsaw ⁶. The county was organized in 1835 and named for Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. senator from Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benton County, Missouri"

Bollinger County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 12,029. Its county seat is Marble Hill ⁶. The county was organized in 1851 and named for Col. George Frederick Bollinger, settler. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bollinger County, Missouri"

Boone County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 135,454. Its county seat is Columbia. The county was organized in 1820 and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boone County, Missouri"

Buchanan County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 85,998. Its county seat is Saint Joseph ⁶. The county was originally named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts, renamed in 1839 for U.S. Senator, later President James Buchanan. The county along with Andrew and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas is included in the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 122,934 in the year 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buchanan County, Missouri"

Butler County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 40,867. Its county seat is Poplar Bluff ⁶. The county was organized in 1849 and named for William Orlando Butler, congressman from Kentucky and unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Butler County, Missouri"

Caldwell County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 8,969. Its county seat is Kingston ⁶. The county was organized in 1836 and named after Mathew Caldwell, commander of Indian Scouts in Kentucky. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caldwell County, Missouri"

Callaway County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 40,766. Its county seat is Fulton ⁶. The county was organized in 1820 and named for Capt. James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone, killed in Indian fighting in 1815. ...more on Wikipedia about "Callaway County, Missouri"

Camden County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 37,051. Its county seat is Camdenton ⁶. The county was organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843, for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Chancellor of England, and leader of the Whig Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camden County, Missouri"

Cape Girardeau County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 68,693. Its county seat is Jackson ⁶. The county was organized in 1818 and the name derives from a district located in the area when the Spanish controlled the region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Girardeau County, Missouri"

Carroll County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 10,285. Its county seat is Carrollton ⁶. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Founding Father Charles Carroll of Carrollton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carroll County, Missouri"

Carter County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 5,941. Its county seat is Van Buren ⁶. The county was organized in 1859, and is named for Zimri A. Carter, a settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carter County, Missouri"

Cass County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 82,092. Its county seat is Harrisonville ⁶. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Lewis Cass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cass County, Missouri"

Cedar County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 13,733. Its county seat is Stockton ⁶. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cedar County, Missouri"

Chariton County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 8,438. Its county seat is Keytesville ⁶. The county was organized in 1820 and named from the Chariton River ...more on Wikipedia about "Chariton County, Missouri"

Christian County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 54,285. Its county seat is Ozark ⁶. The county was organized in 1859 and is named after William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian County, Missouri"

Clark County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 7,416. Its county seat is Kahoka ⁶. The county was organized in 1836 and named after William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition and later a Governor of Missouri Territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clark County, Missouri"

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 184,006. Its county seat is Liberty ⁶. The county was organized in 1822 and was named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clay County, Missouri"

Clinton County is a county located in the state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 18,979. Its county seat is Plattsburg ⁶. The county was organized in 1833 and named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York , DeWitt Clinton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clinton County, Missouri"

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