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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Counties" title="Missouri Counties – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Missouri Counties" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_fylker_i_Missouri" title="Liste over fylker i Missouri – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over fylker i Missouri" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_coumta%C3%A9s_du_Missouri" title="Liste des coumtaés du Missouri – 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left:73px; top:86px"><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">CY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:74px; top:68px"><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Missouri" title="Clinton County, Missouri">CT</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:73px; top:47px"><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Missouri" title="DeKalb County, Missouri">DK</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:73px; top:26px"><a href="/wiki/Gentry_County,_Missouri" title="Gentry County, Missouri">GY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:70px; top:7px"><a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">WO</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:97px; top:16px"><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Missouri" title="Harrison County, Missouri">HA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:97px; top:43px"><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Missouri" title="Daviess County, Missouri">DV</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:97px; top:65px"><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Missouri" title="Caldwell County, Missouri">CD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:97px; top:85px"><a href="/wiki/Ray_County,_Missouri" title="Ray County, Missouri">RY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:123px; top:79px"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Missouri" title="Carroll County, Missouri">CR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:122px; top:55px"><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Missouri" title="Livingston County, Missouri">LV</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:120px; top:32px"><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Missouri" title="Grundy County, Missouri">GN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:119px; top:11px"><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_Missouri" title="Mercer County, Missouri">ME</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:149px; top:6px"><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Missouri" title="Putnam County, Missouri">PM</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:146px; top:26px"><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Missouri" title="Sullivan County, Missouri">SV</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:150px; top:49px"><a href="/wiki/Linn_County,_Missouri" title="Linn County, Missouri">LI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:153px; top:72px"><a href="/wiki/Chariton_County,_Missouri" title="Chariton County, Missouri">CN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:180px; top:78px"><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Missouri" title="Randolph County, Missouri">RH</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:175px; top:51px"><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Missouri" title="Macon County, Missouri">MC</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:175px; top:27px"><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Missouri" title="Adair County, Missouri">AD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:179px; top:7px"><a href="/wiki/Schuyler_County,_Missouri" title="Schuyler County, Missouri">SR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:201px; top:8px"><a href="/wiki/Scotland_County,_Missouri" title="Scotland County, Missouri">SD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:222px; top:11px"><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Missouri" title="Clark County, Missouri">CK</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:201px; top:31px"><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Missouri" title="Knox County, Missouri">KX</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:223px; top:33px"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Missouri" title="Lewis County, Missouri">LW</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:205px; top:54px"><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Missouri" title="Shelby County, Missouri">SH</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:228px; top:53px"><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Missouri" title="Marion County, Missouri">MN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:208px; top:76px"><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Missouri" title="Monroe County, Missouri">MR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:235px; top:70px"><a href="/wiki/Ralls_County,_Missouri" title="Ralls County, Missouri">RS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:216px; top:96px"><a href="/wiki/Audrain_County,_Missouri" title="Audrain County, Missouri">AU</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:256px; top:85px"><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Missouri" title="Pike County, Missouri">PI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:268px; top:106px"><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln County, Missouri">LN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:239px; top:111px"><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Missouri" title="Montgomery County, Missouri">MY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:212px; top:120px"><a href="/wiki/Callaway_County,_Missouri" title="Callaway County, Missouri">CW</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:190px; top:108px"><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Missouri" title="Boone County, Missouri">BN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:168px; top:101px"><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Missouri" title="Howard County, Missouri">HW</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:140px; top:102px"><a href="/wiki/Saline_County,_Missouri" title="Saline County, Missouri">SA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:110px; top:105px"><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Missouri" title="Lafayette County, Missouri">LF</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:78px; top:111px"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson County, Missouri">JK</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:76px; top:134px"><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">CS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:108px; top:128px"><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Missouri" title="Johnson County, Missouri">JO</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:137px; top:129px"><a href="/wiki/Pettis_County,_Missouri" title="Pettis County, Missouri">PE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:163px; top:122px"><a href="/wiki/Cooper_County,_Missouri" title="Cooper County, Missouri">CP</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:158px; top:152px"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Missouri" title="Morgan County, Missouri">MG</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:173px; top:138px"><a href="/wiki/Moniteau_County,_Missouri" title="Moniteau County, Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:193px; top:145px"><a href="/wiki/Cole_County,_Missouri" title="Cole County, Missouri">CO</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:186px; top:167px"><a href="/wiki/Miller_County,_Missouri" title="Miller County, Missouri">ML</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:214px; top:153px"><a href="/wiki/Osage_County,_Missouri" title="Osage County, Missouri">OS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:212px; top:169px"><a href="/wiki/Maries_County,_Missouri" title="Maries County, Missouri">MA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:235px; top:150px"><a href="/wiki/Gasconade_County,_Missouri" title="Gasconade County, Missouri">GA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:252px; top:126px"><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Missouri" title="Warren County, Missouri">WN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:279px; top:126px"><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_County,_Missouri" title="St. Charles County, Missouri">CH</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:262px; top:154px"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">FK</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:294px; top:139px"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">SL</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:314px; top:135px"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">←LC</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:291px; top:161px"><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">JE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:310px; top:189px"><a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve_County,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri">SG</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:331px; top:200px"><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Missouri" title="Perry County, Missouri">PY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:294px; top:198px"><a href="/wiki/St._Francois_County,_Missouri" title="St. Francois County, Missouri">SF</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:304px; top:217px"><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Missouri" title="Madison County, Missouri">MI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:276px; top:203px"><a href="/wiki/Iron_County,_Missouri" title="Iron County, Missouri">IR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:270px; top:183px"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Missouri" title="Washington County, Missouri">WA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:248px; top:182px"><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Missouri" title="Crawford County, Missouri">CF</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:221px; top:187px"><a href="/wiki/Phelps_County,_Missouri" title="Phelps County, Missouri">PH</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:196px; top:193px"><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Missouri" title="Pulaski County, Missouri">PU</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:161px; top:177px"><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_Missouri" title="Camden County, Missouri">CM</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:136px; top:185px"><a href="/wiki/Hickory_County,_Missouri" title="Hickory County, Missouri">HI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:136px; top:159px"><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Missouri" title="Benton County, Missouri">BE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:108px; top:154px"><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Missouri" title="Henry County, Missouri">HE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:77px; top:163px"><a href="/wiki/Bates_County,_Missouri" title="Bates County, Missouri">BA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:109px; top:177px"><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Missouri" title="St. Clair County, Missouri">CL</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:77px; top:191px"><a href="/wiki/Vernon_County,_Missouri" title="Vernon County, Missouri">VE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:105px; top:201px"><a href="/wiki/Cedar_County,_Missouri" title="Cedar County, Missouri">CE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:78px; top:216px"><a href="/wiki/Barton_County,_Missouri" title="Barton County, Missouri">BT</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:105px; top:220px"><a href="/wiki/Dade_County,_Missouri" title="Dade County, Missouri">DD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:130px; top:208px"><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Missouri" title="Polk County, Missouri">PK</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:152px; top:203px"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_County,_Missouri" title="Dallas County, Missouri">DA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:133px; top:233px"><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Missouri" title="Greene County, Missouri">GR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:147px; top:254px"><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">XN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:157px; top:231px"><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri" title="Webster County, Missouri">WB</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:176px; top:205px"><a href="/wiki/Laclede_County,_Missouri" title="Laclede County, Missouri">LA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:180px; top:232px"><a href="/wiki/Wright_County,_Missouri" title="Wright County, Missouri">WR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:180px; top:255px"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Missouri" title="Douglas County, Missouri">DG</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:213px; top:228px"><a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">TX</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:236px; top:208px"><a href="/wiki/Dent_County,_Missouri" title="Dent County, Missouri">DT</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:241px; top:240px"><a href="/wiki/Shannon_County,_Missouri" title="Shannon County, Missouri">SN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:267px; top:226px"><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_County,_Missouri" title="Reynolds County, Missouri">RN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:293px; top:243px"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Missouri" title="Wayne County, Missouri">WY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:319px; top:235px"><a href="/wiki/Bollinger_County,_Missouri" title="Bollinger County, Missouri">BO</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:340px; top:222px"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau County, Missouri">CG</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:325px; top:261px"><a href="/wiki/Stoddard_County,_Missouri" title="Stoddard County, Missouri">ST</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:345px; top:246px"><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Missouri" title="Scott County, Missouri">SC</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:358px; top:260px"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_County,_Missouri" title="Mississippi County, Missouri">MS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:334px; top:285px"><a href="/wiki/New_Madrid_County,_Missouri" title="New Madrid County, Missouri">NM</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:332px; top:311px"><a href="/wiki/Pemiscot_County,_Missouri" title="Pemiscot County, Missouri">PS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:314px; top:315px"><a href="/wiki/Dunklin_County,_Missouri" title="Dunklin County, Missouri">DU</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:299px; top:270px"><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Missouri" title="Butler County, Missouri">BU</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:268px; top:255px"><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Missouri" title="Carter County, Missouri">CA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:276px; top:275px"><a href="/wiki/Ripley_County,_Missouri" title="Ripley County, Missouri">RI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:242px; top:273px"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_County,_Missouri" title="Oregon County, Missouri">OR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:216px; top:266px"><a href="/wiki/Howell_County,_Missouri" title="Howell County, Missouri">HL</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:184px; top:275px"><a href="/wiki/Ozark_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark County, Missouri">OZ</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:152px; top:274px"><a href="/wiki/Taney_County,_Missouri" title="Taney County, Missouri">TA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:128px; top:269px"><a href="/wiki/Stone_County,_Missouri" title="Stone County, Missouri">SE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:107px; top:243px"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Missouri" title="Lawrence County, Missouri">LR</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:80px; top:236px"><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Missouri" title="Jasper County, Missouri">JA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:77px; top:257px"><a href="/wiki/Newton_County,_Missouri" title="Newton County, Missouri">NN</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:106px; top:270px"><a href="/wiki/Barry_County,_Missouri" title="Barry County, Missouri">BY</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:76px; top:277px"><a href="/wiki/McDonald_County,_Missouri" title="McDonald County, Missouri">MD</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Missouri">State of Missouri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">114 counties<br />1 independent city</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1,907 (<a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">Worth</a>) – 987,059 (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">266 square miles (690 km<sup>2</sup>) (<a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">Worth</a>) – 1,179 square miles (3,050 km<sup>2</sup>) (<a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_government" class="mw-redirect" title="County government">County government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>cities, towns, unincorporated communities, <a href="/wiki/Census_designated_place" class="mw-redirect" title="Census designated place">census designated place</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>There are 114 <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">counties</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">independent city</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._State" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. State">U.S. State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a> and the admittance of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> into the United States in 1812, five counties were formed out of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Territory" title="Missouri Territory">Missouri Territory</a> at the first general assembly: <a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau County, Missouri">Cape Girardeau</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Madrid_County,_Missouri" title="New Madrid County, Missouri">New Madrid</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Charles_County,_Missouri" title="St. Charles County, Missouri">Saint Charles</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">Saint Louis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve_County,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a>. Most subsequent counties were apportioned from these five original counties. Six more counties were added through the 1836 <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a>, the acquired lands of which formed the northwest tip of the state and consisted of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_County,_Missouri" title="Andrew County, Missouri">Andrew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atchison_County,_Missouri" title="Atchison County, Missouri">Atchison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buchanan_County,_Missouri" title="Buchanan County, Missouri">Buchanan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holt_County,_Missouri" title="Holt County, Missouri">Holt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nodaway_County,_Missouri" title="Nodaway County, Missouri">Nodaway</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Platte_County,_Missouri" title="Platte County, Missouri">Platte</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-sos2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Missouri, the county level of government comes between those of the city and the state. Its primary responsibilities include maintaining roads, providing security, prosecuting criminals, and collecting taxes. Elected officials at this level include a <a href="/wiki/Sheriffs_in_the_United_States" title="Sheriffs in the United States">sheriff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prosecuting_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Prosecuting attorney">prosecuting attorney</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Assessor_(property)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assessor (property)">assessor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the counties in Missouri are named after politicians. One such county, <a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">Cass</a>, was originally named Van Buren County after President <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a>, and was changed to its present name in support of Van Buren's <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> opponent <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election" title="1848 United States presidential election">presidential election of 1848</a>. Other counties are named after war heroes, natural resources, explorers, and <a href="/wiki/Historic_regions_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic regions of the United States">former U.S. territories</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city of <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> is an independent city, and is not within the limits of a county. Its residents voted to secede from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County</a> in 1876. Throughout the United States, St. Louis is one of three independent cities outside the state of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> (the other two are <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, Maryland, and <a href="/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada" title="Carson City, Nevada">Carson City, Nevada</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-st_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-st-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Population figures are based on the 2023 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census">Census</a> estimate. According to that census estimate, the population of Missouri is 6,196,156, an increase of 0.7% from 2020. The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County</a> is the most populous (987,059), and <a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">Worth County</a> is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km<sup>2</sup>). The largest county is <a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas County</a> (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km<sup>2</sup>) and the smallest is <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis city</a> (61.9 sq mi, 160 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-MO_Counties_map_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MO_Counties_map-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-qf_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qf-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">Federal Information Processing Standard</a> (FIPS) is used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, and is provided for each entry. These codes link to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>'s "quick facts" for each county. To distinguish from counties in other states, one must use Missouri's FIPS code, 29. For example, <a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Missouri" title="Adair County, Missouri">Adair County</a>'s unique nationwide identifier is 29001.<sup id="cite_ref-epa_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-epa-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Counties">Counties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Missouri&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 120px;">County<br /> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width:75px;"><abbr title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS</abbr> code<sup id="cite_ref-epa_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-epa-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 80px;">County seat<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;"><abbr title="Established">Est.</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 50px;" class="unsortable">Formed from<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;" class="unsortable">Etymology<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-etym_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etym-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-etym2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etym2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">Population<sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 75px;">Area<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 80px;" class="unsortable">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Missouri" title="Adair County, Missouri">Adair County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29001,00">001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirksville,_Missouri" title="Kirksville, Missouri">Kirksville</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Macon County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Adair" title="John Adair">John Adair</a> (1757–1840), pioneer, soldier, and seventh <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor of Kentucky</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004251220000000000♠">25,122</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002568000000000000♠">568</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003147100000000000♠">1,471</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Adair County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Adair County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Adair_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_County,_Missouri" title="Andrew County, Missouri">Andrew County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29003,00">003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Missouri" title="Savannah, Missouri">Savannah</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Part of the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td>Andrew Jackson Davis , a prominent citizen of <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004181270000000000♠">18,127</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002435000000000000♠">435</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003112700000000000♠">1,127</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Andrew County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Andrew County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Andrew_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Atchison_County,_Missouri" title="Atchison County, Missouri">Atchison County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29005,00">005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_Port,_Missouri" title="Rock Port, Missouri">Rock Port</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Holt County, part of the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senator">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Rice_Atchison" title="David Rice Atchison">David Rice Atchison</a> (1807–1886), a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> from Missouri </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003510700000000000♠">5,107</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002545000000000000♠">545</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003141200000000000♠">1,412</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Atchison County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Atchison County in the northwestern corner of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Atchison_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Audrain_County,_Missouri" title="Audrain County, Missouri">Audrain County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29007,00">007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico,_Missouri" title="Mexico, Missouri">Mexico</a></td> <td>1831</td> <td>Callaway, Monroe and Ralls counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Hunter_Audrain" title="James Hunter Audrain">James Hunter Audrain</a>, a <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> colonel Missouri State Legislator </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004243940000000000♠">24,394</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002693000000000000♠">693</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003179500000000000♠">1,795</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Audrain County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Audrain County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Audrain_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Barry_County,_Missouri" title="Barry County, Missouri">Barry County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29009,00">009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cassville,_Missouri" title="Cassville, Missouri">Cassville</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>Greene County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Taylor_Barry" class="mw-redirect" title="William Taylor Barry">William Taylor Barry</a> (1784–1835), <a href="/wiki/Jurist" title="Jurist">jurist</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004352650000000000♠">35,265</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002779000000000000♠">779</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003201800000000000♠">2,018</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Barry County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Barry County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barry_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Barton_County,_Missouri" title="Barton County, Missouri">Barton County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29011,00">011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamar,_Missouri" title="Lamar, Missouri">Lamar</a></td> <td>1855</td> <td>Jasper County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Barton_(politician)" title="David Barton (politician)">David Barton</a> (1783–1837), one of the first senators from Missouri </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004117310000000000♠">11,731</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002594000000000000♠">594</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003153800000000000♠">1,538</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Barton County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Barton County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Barton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bates_County,_Missouri" title="Bates County, Missouri">Bates County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29013,00">013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler,_Missouri" title="Butler, Missouri">Butler</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Van Buren (now Cass) County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Bates_(politician)" title="Frederick Bates (politician)">Frederick Bates</a> (1777–1825), the second <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Missouri">governor of Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004162420000000000♠">16,242</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002848000000000000♠">848</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003219600000000000♠">2,196</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Bates County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Bates County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bates_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Missouri" title="Benton County, Missouri">Benton County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29015,00">015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_Missouri" title="Warsaw, Missouri">Warsaw</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>Pettis and Greene counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Hart Benton (senator)">Thomas Hart Benton</a> (1782–1858), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from Missouri </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004205520000000000♠">20,552</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002706000000000000♠">706</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003182900000000000♠">1,829</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Benton County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Benton County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bollinger_County,_Missouri" title="Bollinger County, Missouri">Bollinger County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29017,00">017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marble_Hill,_Missouri" title="Marble Hill, Missouri">Marble Hill</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Cape Girardeau, Madison, Stoddard and Wayne counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Frederick_Bollinger" title="George Frederick Bollinger">George Frederick Bollinger</a> (1770–1842), early settler of Missouri </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004105440000000000♠">10,544</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002621000000000000♠">621</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003160800000000000♠">1,608</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Bollinger County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Bollinger County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Bollinger_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Missouri" title="Boone County, Missouri">Boone County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29019,00">019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia</a></td> <td>1820</td> <td>Howard County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone" title="Daniel Boone">Daniel Boone</a> (1734–1820), <a href="/wiki/American_pioneer" title="American pioneer">American pioneer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">hunter</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005189463000000000♠">189,463</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002685000000000000♠">685</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003177400000000000♠">1,774</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Boone County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Boone County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Boone_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Buchanan_County,_Missouri" title="Buchanan County, Missouri">Buchanan County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29021,00">021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Joseph, Missouri">Saint Joseph</a></td> <td>1838</td> <td>Part of the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> (1791–1868), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">15th</a> President of the United States </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004829560000000000♠">82,956</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002410000000000000♠">410</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003106200000000000♠">1,062</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Buchanan County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Buchanan County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Buchanan_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Missouri" title="Butler County, Missouri">Butler County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29023,00">023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poplar_Bluff,_Missouri" title="Poplar Bluff, Missouri">Poplar Bluff</a></td> <td>1849</td> <td>Wayne County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_O._Butler" title="William O. Butler">William O. Butler</a> (1791–1880), <a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a> from Kentucky and vice-presidential nominee under <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004419480000000000♠">41,948</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002698000000000000♠">698</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003180800000000000♠">1,808</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Butler County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Butler County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Butler_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Missouri" title="Caldwell County, Missouri">Caldwell County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29025,00">025</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Missouri" title="Kingston, Missouri">Kingston</a></td> <td>1836</td> <td>Ray County</td> <td>Disputed; either John Caldwell, an Indian scout and friend of respected Colonel <a href="/wiki/Alexander_William_Doniphan" title="Alexander William Doniphan">Alexander William Doniphan</a>; <a href="/wiki/John_Caldwell_(Kentucky_politician)" title="John Caldwell (Kentucky politician)">John Caldwell</a>, Lieutenant Governor of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>; or <a href="/wiki/Mathew_Caldwell" title="Mathew Caldwell">Mathew Caldwell</a>, a signer of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Texas Declaration of Independence">Texas Declaration of Independence</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003895500000000000♠">8,955</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002429000000000000♠">429</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003111100000000000♠">1,111</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Caldwell County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Caldwell County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Caldwell_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Callaway_County,_Missouri" title="Callaway County, Missouri">Callaway County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29027,00">027</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fulton,_Missouri" title="Fulton, Missouri">Fulton</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Boone, Howard and Montgomery counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Callaway" title="James Callaway">James Callaway</a> (1783–1815), soldier during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> and grandson of <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone" title="Daniel Boone">Daniel Boone</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004447310000000000♠">44,731</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002839000000000000♠">839</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003217300000000000♠">2,173</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Callaway County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Callaway County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Callaway_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_Missouri" title="Camden County, Missouri">Camden County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29029,00">029</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camdenton,_Missouri" title="Camdenton, Missouri">Camdenton</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Benton, Morgan and Pulaski counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Pratt,_1st_Earl_Camden" title="Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden">Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden</a> (1714–1794), an English lawyer, judge, <a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_faction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political faction)">Whig</a> politician, and proponent of civil liberties </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004440440000000000♠">44,044</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002655000000000000♠">655</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003169600000000000♠">1,696</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Camden County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Camden County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Camden_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau County, Missouri">Cape Girardeau County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29031,00">031</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Missouri" title="Jackson, Missouri">Jackson</a></td> <td>1812</td> <td>One of the five original counties</td> <td>A rock promontory over the Mississippi River and Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, a French officer and early explorer of the region </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004829840000000000♠">82,984</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002579000000000000♠">579</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003150000000000000♠">1,500</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cape Girardeau County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Cape Girardeau County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cape_Girardeau_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Missouri" title="Carroll County, Missouri">Carroll County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29033,00">033</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrollton,_Missouri" title="Carrollton, Missouri">Carrollton</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Ray County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll</a> (1737–1832), delegate to the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> for <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003839100000000000♠">8,391</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002695000000000000♠">695</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003180000000000000♠">1,800</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Carroll County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Carroll County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Missouri" title="Carter County, Missouri">Carter County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29035,00">035</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Buren,_Missouri" title="Van Buren, Missouri">Van Buren</a></td> <td>1859</td> <td>Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley and Shannon counties</td> <td>Zimri Carter (1794-1872), a pioneering settler </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003530300000000000♠">5,303</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002508000000000000♠">508</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003131600000000000♠">1,316</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Carter County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Carter County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Carter_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">Cass County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29037,00">037</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisonville,_Missouri" title="Harrisonville, Missouri">Harrisonville</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Jackson County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a> (1782–1866), senator from <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005111732000000000♠">111,732</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002699000000000000♠">699</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003181000000000000♠">1,810</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cass County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Cass County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cass_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cedar_County,_Missouri" title="Cedar County, Missouri">Cedar County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29039,00">039</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockton,_Missouri" title="Stockton, Missouri">Stockton</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>Dade and St. Clair counties</td> <td>Named for the abundance of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Red_Cedar" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Red Cedar">Eastern Red Cedar</a> trees </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004146720000000000♠">14,672</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002476000000000000♠">476</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003123300000000000♠">1,233</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cedar County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Cedar County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cedar_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chariton_County,_Missouri" title="Chariton County, Missouri">Chariton County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29041,00">041</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keytesville,_Missouri" title="Keytesville, Missouri">Keytesville</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Howard County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chariton_River" title="Chariton River">Chariton River</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Tributary" title="Tributary">tributary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a>, whose naming origin is disputed </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003739900000000000♠">7,399</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002756000000000000♠">756</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003195800000000000♠">1,958</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Chariton County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Chariton County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Chariton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">Christian County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29043,00">043</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ozark,_Missouri" title="Ozark, Missouri">Ozark</a></td> <td>1859</td> <td>Greene, Taney and Webster counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Christian_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Christian (Virginia)">William Christian</a> (1743–1786), colonel in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004944220000000000♠">94,422</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002563000000000000♠">563</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003145800000000000♠">1,458</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Christian County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Christian County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Christian_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Missouri" title="Clark County, Missouri">Clark County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29045,00">045</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kahoka,_Missouri" title="Kahoka, Missouri">Kahoka</a></td> <td>1836</td> <td>Lewis County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Clark_(explorer)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Clark (explorer)">William Clark</a> (1770–1838), American explorer, soldier, <a href="/wiki/Indian_agent" title="Indian agent">Indian agent</a>, and territorial governor </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003664100000000000♠">6,641</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002507000000000000♠">507</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003131300000000000♠">1,313</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Clark County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Clark County in the northeastern corner of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clark_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">Clay County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29047,00">047</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty,_Missouri" title="Liberty, Missouri">Liberty</a></td> <td>1822</td> <td>Ray County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> (1777–1852), American Senator and orator from <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005259772000000000♠">259,772</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002396000000000000♠">396</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003102600000000000♠">1,026</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Clay County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Clay County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clay_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Missouri" title="Clinton County, Missouri">Clinton County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29049,00">049</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plattsburg,_Missouri" title="Plattsburg, Missouri">Plattsburg</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Clay County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(vice_president)" title="George Clinton (vice president)">George Clinton</a> (1739–1812), soldier and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a>, considered one of the <a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004215480000000000♠">21,548</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002419000000000000♠">419</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003108500000000000♠">1,085</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Clinton County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Clinton County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cole_County,_Missouri" title="Cole County, Missouri">Cole County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29051,00">051</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City</a></td> <td>1820</td> <td>Cooper County</td> <td>Stephen Cole, pioneering settler </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004772780000000000♠">77,278</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002392000000000000♠">392</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003101500000000000♠">1,015</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cole County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Cole County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cole_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cooper_County,_Missouri" title="Cooper County, Missouri">Cooper County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29053,00">053</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boonville,_Missouri" title="Boonville, Missouri">Boonville</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>Howard County</td> <td>Sarshel Benjamin Cooper, pioneering settler </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004169470000000000♠">16,947</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002565000000000000♠">565</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003146300000000000♠">1,463</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cooper County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Cooper County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Cooper_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Missouri" title="Crawford County, Missouri">Crawford County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29055,00">055</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steelville,_Missouri" title="Steelville, Missouri">Steelville</a></td> <td>1829</td> <td>Gasconade County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_H._Crawford" title="William H. Crawford">William H. Crawford</a> (1772–1834), U.S. Senator from Georgia, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Secretary of Treasury">U.S. Secretary of Treasury</a>, and judge </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004227190000000000♠">22,719</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002743000000000000♠">743</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003192400000000000♠">1,924</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Crawford County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Crawford County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Crawford_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dade_County,_Missouri" title="Dade County, Missouri">Dade County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29057,00">057</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Missouri" title="Greenfield, Missouri">Greenfield</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Barry and Polk counties</td> <td>Major <a href="/wiki/Francis_L._Dade" title="Francis L. Dade">Francis L. Dade</a> (1793?–1835), <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._4th_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment">U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" title="Second Seminole War">Second Seminole War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003771600000000000♠">7,716</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002490000000000000♠">490</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003126900000000000♠">1,269</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Dade County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Dade County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dade_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_County,_Missouri" title="Dallas County, Missouri">Dallas County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29059,00">059</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Missouri" title="Buffalo, Missouri">Buffalo</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Polk County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_M._Dallas" title="George M. Dallas">George M. Dallas</a> (1792–1864), U.S. Vice President under <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004177680000000000♠">17,768</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002542000000000000♠">542</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003140400000000000♠">1,404</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Dallas County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Dallas County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dallas_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Missouri" title="Daviess County, Missouri">Daviess County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29061,00">061</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gallatin,_Missouri" title="Gallatin, Missouri">Gallatin</a></td> <td>1836</td> <td>Ray County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hamilton_Daveiss" title="Joseph Hamilton Daveiss">Joseph Hamilton Daveiss</a> (1774–1811), commanded the <a href="/wiki/Dragoons" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragoons">Dragoons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> Militia at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe" title="Battle of Tippecanoe">Battle of Tippecanoe</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003855100000000000♠">8,551</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002567000000000000♠">567</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003146900000000000♠">1,469</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Daviess County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Daviess County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Daviess_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Missouri" title="DeKalb County, Missouri">DeKalb County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29063,00">063</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maysville,_Missouri" title="Maysville, Missouri">Maysville</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Clinton County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb" title="Johann de Kalb">Johann de Kalb</a> (1721–1780), a German soldier who served as a <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003989900000000000♠">9,899</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002424000000000000♠">424</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003109800000000000♠">1,098</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting DeKalb County"><img alt="A state map highlighting DeKalb County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_DeKalb_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dent_County,_Missouri" title="Dent County, Missouri">Dent County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29065,00">065</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Missouri" title="Salem, Missouri">Salem</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Crawford and Shannon counties</td> <td>James Dent, pioneering settler </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004146470000000000♠">14,647</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002754000000000000♠">754</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003195300000000000♠">1,953</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Dent County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Dent County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dent_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Missouri" title="Douglas County, Missouri">Douglas County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29067,00">067</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ava,_Missouri" title="Ava, Missouri">Ava</a></td> <td>1857</td> <td>Ozark County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a> (1813–1861), American Senator from <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States Democratic Party">Democratic</a> nominee for President in <a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election" title="1860 United States presidential election">1860</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004122280000000000♠">12,228</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002815000000000000♠">815</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003211100000000000♠">2,111</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Douglas County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Douglas County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Douglas_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dunklin_County,_Missouri" title="Dunklin County, Missouri">Dunklin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29069,00">069</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kennett,_Missouri" title="Kennett, Missouri">Kennett</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Stoddard County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Dunklin" title="Daniel Dunklin">Daniel Dunklin</a> (1790–1844), fifth <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Missouri">governor of Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004270320000000000♠">27,032</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002546000000000000♠">546</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003141400000000000♠">1,414</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Dunklin County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Dunklin County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Dunklin_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">Franklin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29071,00">071</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union,_Missouri" title="Union, Missouri">Union</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>St. Louis County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> (1706–1790), writer, publisher, orator, and one of the <a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005106404000000000♠">106,404</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002922000000000000♠">922</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003238800000000000♠">2,388</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Franklin County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Franklin County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gasconade_County,_Missouri" title="Gasconade County, Missouri">Gasconade County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29073,00">073</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermann,_Missouri" title="Hermann, Missouri">Hermann</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Franklin County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gasconade_River" title="Gasconade River">Gasconade River</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Tributary" title="Tributary">tributary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a>; the river probably derives its name from the French word "gascon" which means <i>braggart</i>, and could be an old satirical name describing those who boast about their adventures upon return to St. Louis </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004147050000000000♠">14,705</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002520000000000000♠">520</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003134700000000000♠">1,347</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Gasconade County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Gasconade County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gasconade_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gentry_County,_Missouri" title="Gentry County, Missouri">Gentry County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29075,00">075</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_Missouri" title="Albany, Missouri">Albany</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Clinton County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gentry" title="Richard Gentry">Richard Gentry</a> (1788–1837), a distinguished American military colonel in the Seminole Wars </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003628700000000000♠">6,287</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002492000000000000♠">492</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003127400000000000♠">1,274</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Gentry County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Gentry County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Gentry_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Missouri" title="Greene County, Missouri">Greene County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29077,00">077</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Crawford and Wayne counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathanael_Greene" title="Nathanael Greene">Nathanael Greene</a> (1742–1786), a <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005304611000000000♠">304,611</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002675000000000000♠">675</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003174800000000000♠">1,748</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Greene County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Greene County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Greene_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Missouri" title="Grundy County, Missouri">Grundy County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29079,00">079</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Missouri" title="Trenton, Missouri">Trenton</a></td> <td>1839</td> <td>Livingston County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felix_Grundy" title="Felix Grundy">Felix Grundy</a> (1777–1840), <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Congressman</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> who also served as the 13th <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of the United States">Attorney General of the United States</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003981500000000000♠">9,815</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002436000000000000♠">436</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003112900000000000♠">1,129</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Grundy County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Grundy County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Grundy_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Missouri" title="Harrison County, Missouri">Harrison County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29081,00">081</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethany,_Missouri" title="Bethany, Missouri">Bethany</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Daviess County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_G._Harrison" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert G. Harrison">Albert G. Harrison</a> (1800–1839), <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003822000000000000♠">8,220</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002725000000000000♠">725</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003187800000000000♠">1,878</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Harrison County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Harrison County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Harrison_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Missouri" title="Henry County, Missouri">Henry County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29083,00">083</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Missouri" title="Clinton, Missouri">Clinton</a></td> <td>1834</td> <td>Lillard (now Lafayette) County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry" title="Patrick Henry">Patrick Henry</a> (1736–1799), first post-colonial <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a> and prominent figure in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004224850000000000♠">22,485</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002702000000000000♠">702</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003181800000000000♠">1,818</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Henry County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Henry County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Henry_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hickory_County,_Missouri" title="Hickory County, Missouri">Hickory County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29085,00">085</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermitage,_Missouri" title="Hermitage, Missouri">Hermitage</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>Benton and Polk counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> (1767–1845), seventh U.S. President, who was nicknamed "Old Hickory" during his military service </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003871800000000000♠">8,718</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002399000000000000♠">399</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003103300000000000♠">1,033</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Hickory County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Hickory County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Hickory_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Holt_County,_Missouri" title="Holt County, Missouri">Holt County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29087,00">087</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon,_Missouri" title="Oregon, Missouri">Oregon</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Part of the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td>David Rice Holt, Missouri State Representative </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003424800000000000♠">4,248</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002462000000000000♠">462</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003119700000000000♠">1,197</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Holt County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Holt County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Holt_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Missouri" title="Howard County, Missouri">Howard County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29089,00">089</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fayette,_Missouri" title="Fayette, Missouri">Fayette</a></td> <td>1816</td> <td>St. Charles and St. Louis counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Howard_(Missouri_politician)" title="Benjamin Howard (Missouri politician)">Benjamin Howard</a> (1760–1814), a Congressman from <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, governor of <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Territory" title="Missouri Territory">Missouri Territory</a> and a brigadier general in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004101010000000000♠">10,101</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002466000000000000♠">466</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003120700000000000♠">1,207</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Howard County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Howard County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Howell_County,_Missouri" title="Howell County, Missouri">Howell County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29091,00">091</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Plains,_Missouri" title="West Plains, Missouri">West Plains</a></td> <td>1857</td> <td>Oregon County</td> <td>Disputed – Josiah Howell, pioneering settler </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004407350000000000♠">40,735</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002928000000000000♠">928</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003240400000000000♠">2,404</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Howell County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Howell County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Howell_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Iron_County,_Missouri" title="Iron County, Missouri">Iron County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29093,00">093</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ironton,_Missouri" title="Ironton, Missouri">Ironton</a></td> <td>1857</td> <td>Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington and Wayne counties</td> <td>The abundance of iron ore in the area </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003944000000000000♠">9,440</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002551000000000000♠">551</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003142700000000000♠">1,427</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Iron County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Iron County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Iron_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson County, Missouri">Jackson County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29095,00">095</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a></td> <td>1826</td> <td>Lillard (now Lafayette) County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> (1767–1845), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> and later 7th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> from 1829 to 1837 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005718560000000000♠">718,560</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002605000000000000♠">605</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003156700000000000♠">1,567</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Jackson County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Jackson County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jackson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Missouri" title="Jasper County, Missouri">Jasper County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29097,00">097</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carthage,_Missouri" title="Carthage, Missouri">Carthage</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Barry County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Jasper" title="William Jasper">William Jasper</a> (c. 1750–1779), a noted American soldier in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005125056000000000♠">125,056</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002640000000000000♠">640</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003165800000000000♠">1,658</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Jasper County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Jasper County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jasper_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">Jefferson County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29099,00">099</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Missouri" title="Hillsboro, Missouri">Hillsboro</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>St. Louis and Sainte Genevieve counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> (1743–1826), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">third</a> President of the United States, principal author of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a>, and one of the most influential <a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005231230000000000♠">231,230</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002657000000000000♠">657</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003170200000000000♠">1,702</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Jefferson County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Jefferson County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Missouri" title="Johnson County, Missouri">Johnson County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29101,00">101</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrensburg,_Missouri" title="Warrensburg, Missouri">Warrensburg</a></td> <td>1834</td> <td>Lillard (now Lafayette) County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson" title="Richard Mentor Johnson">Richard M. Johnson</a> (1780–1850), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Vice_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Vice Presidents of the United States">ninth</a> Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004549620000000000♠">54,962</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002831000000000000♠">831</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003215200000000000♠">2,152</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Johnson County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Johnson County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Johnson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Missouri" title="Knox County, Missouri">Knox County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29103,00">103</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Missouri" title="Edina, Missouri">Edina</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Scotland County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Knox" title="Henry Knox">Henry Knox</a> (1750–1806) an American <a href="/wiki/Bookseller" class="mw-redirect" title="Bookseller">bookseller</a> from <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> who became the chief <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a> officer of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> and later the nation's first <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">Secretary of War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003372300000000000♠">3,723</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002506000000000000♠">506</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003131100000000000♠">1,311</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Knox County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Knox County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Knox_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Laclede_County,_Missouri" title="Laclede County, Missouri">Laclede County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29105,00">105</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Missouri" title="Lebanon, Missouri">Lebanon</a></td> <td>1849</td> <td>Camden, Pulaski and Wright counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Laclede" class="mw-redirect" title="Pierre Laclede">Pierre Laclede</a> (1729–1778), founder of <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004366800000000000♠">36,680</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002766000000000000♠">766</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003198400000000000♠">1,984</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Laclede County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Laclede County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Laclede_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Missouri" title="Lafayette County, Missouri">Lafayette County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29107,00">107</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Missouri" title="Lexington, Missouri">Lexington</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Cooper County</td> <td>Gilbert du Motier, the <a href="/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquis de Lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a> (1757–1834), French military officer and general in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004331960000000000♠">33,196</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002629000000000000♠">629</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003162900000000000♠">1,629</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lafayette County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Lafayette County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lafayette_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Missouri" title="Lawrence County, Missouri">Lawrence County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29109,00">109</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Missouri" title="Mount Vernon, Missouri">Mount Vernon</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Barry and Dade counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Lawrence" title="James Lawrence">James Lawrence</a> (1781–1813), an American <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">naval</a> officer best known for his <a href="/wiki/Last_words" title="Last words">last words</a> "Don't give up the ship!" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004388720000000000♠">38,872</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002613000000000000♠">613</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003158800000000000♠">1,588</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lawrence County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Lawrence County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lawrence_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Missouri" title="Lewis County, Missouri">Lewis County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29111,00">111</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monticello,_Missouri" title="Monticello, Missouri">Monticello</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Marion County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis" title="Meriwether Lewis">Meriwether Lewis</a> (1774–1809), explorer and governor of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Territory" title="Louisiana Territory">Louisiana Territory</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003981800000000000♠">9,818</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002505000000000000♠">505</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003130800000000000♠">1,308</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lewis County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Lewis County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln County, Missouri">Lincoln County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29113,00">113</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Missouri" title="Troy, Missouri">Troy</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>St. Charles County</td> <td>Disputed; either <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Kentucky" title="Lincoln County, Kentucky">Lincoln County, Kentucky</a> (birthplace of Christopher Clark, a Missouri legislator who advocated for the county's creation),<sup id="cite_ref-enc_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enc-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or for <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Lincoln" title="Benjamin Lincoln">Benjamin Lincoln</a> (1733–1810), an American revolutionary war general </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004646990000000000♠">64,699</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002630000000000000♠">630</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003163200000000000♠">1,632</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lincoln County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Lincoln County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Lincoln_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Linn_County,_Missouri" title="Linn County, Missouri">Linn County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29115,00">115</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linneus,_Missouri" title="Linneus, Missouri">Linneus</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Chariton County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_F._Linn" title="Lewis F. Linn">Lewis F. Linn</a> (1796–1843), a <a href="/wiki/Jacksonian_democracy" title="Jacksonian democracy">Jacksonian</a> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> for <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004117910000000000♠">11,791</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002620000000000000♠">620</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003160600000000000♠">1,606</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Linn County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Linn County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Linn_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Missouri" title="Livingston County, Missouri">Livingston County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29117,00">117</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chillicothe,_Missouri" title="Chillicothe, Missouri">Chillicothe</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Carroll County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Livingston" title="Edward Livingston">Edward Livingston</a> (1764–1836), a prominent American jurist and statesman, influential in the drafting of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Civil_Code" title="Louisiana Civil Code">Louisiana Civil Code</a> of 1825, a civil code based largely on the <a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_Code" title="Napoleonic Code">Napoleonic Code</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004145570000000000♠">14,557</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002535000000000000♠">535</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003138600000000000♠">1,386</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Livingston County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Livingston County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Missouri" title="Macon County, Missouri">Macon County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29121,00">121</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macon,_Missouri" title="Macon, Missouri">Macon</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Chariton and Randolph counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Macon" title="Nathaniel Macon">Nathaniel Macon</a> (1758–1837), member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from 1791 to 1815 who briefly served in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004151610000000000♠">15,161</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002804000000000000♠">804</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003208200000000000♠">2,082</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Macon County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Macon County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Macon_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Missouri" title="Madison County, Missouri">Madison County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29123,00">123</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fredericktown,_Missouri" title="Fredericktown, Missouri">Fredericktown</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>Cape Girardeau and Sainte Genevieve counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> (1751–1836), politician and <a href="/wiki/Political_philosopher" class="mw-redirect" title="Political philosopher">political philosopher</a> who served as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">fourth</a> President of the United States, and one of the <a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004126980000000000♠">12,698</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002497000000000000♠">497</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003128700000000000♠">1,287</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Madison County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Madison County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Madison_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Maries_County,_Missouri" title="Maries County, Missouri">Maries County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29125,00">125</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vienna,_Missouri" title="Vienna, Missouri">Vienna</a></td> <td>1855</td> <td>Osage and Pulaski counties</td> <td>Maries River, possibly a corruption of the French word <i>marais</i> meaning "marsh" or "swamp" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003843000000000000♠">8,430</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002528000000000000♠">528</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003136800000000000♠">1,368</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Maries County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Maries County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Maries_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Missouri" title="Marion County, Missouri">Marion County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29127,00">127</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmyra,_Missouri" title="Palmyra, Missouri">Palmyra</a></td> <td>1826</td> <td>Ralls County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Marion" title="Francis Marion">Francis Marion</a> (1732–1795), a military officer who served in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004283360000000000♠">28,336</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002438000000000000♠">438</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003113400000000000♠">1,134</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Marion County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Marion County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Marion_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/McDonald_County,_Missouri" title="McDonald County, Missouri">McDonald County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29119,00">119</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pineville,_Missouri" title="Pineville, Missouri">Pineville</a></td> <td>1847</td> <td>Newton County</td> <td>Alexander McDonald, <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> sergeant </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004239030000000000♠">23,903</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002540000000000000♠">540</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003139900000000000♠">1,399</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting McDonald County"><img alt="A state map highlighting McDonald County in the southwestern corner of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_McDonald_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_Missouri" title="Mercer County, Missouri">Mercer County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29129,00">129</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Missouri" title="Princeton, Missouri">Princeton</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>Grundy County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_F._Mercer" class="mw-redirect" title="John F. Mercer">John F. Mercer</a> (1759–1821), an American lawyer, planter, and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003346900000000000♠">3,469</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002454000000000000♠">454</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003117600000000000♠">1,176</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Mercer County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Mercer County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mercer_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Miller_County,_Missouri" title="Miller County, Missouri">Miller County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29131,00">131</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuscumbia,_Missouri" title="Tuscumbia, Missouri">Tuscumbia</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Cole and Pulaski counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Miller_(Missouri)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Miller (Missouri)">John Miller</a> (1781–1846), an American publisher and politician from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>. He was the fourth <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">Governor of Missouri</a> and represented <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004255900000000000♠">25,590</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002592000000000000♠">592</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003153300000000000♠">1,533</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Miller County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Miller County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Miller_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_County,_Missouri" title="Mississippi County, Missouri">Mississippi County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29133,00">133</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Missouri" title="Charleston, Missouri">Charleston</a></td> <td>1842</td> <td>Scott County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, the second-longest river in the United States which forms <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>'s eastern border </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004118220000000000♠">11,822</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002413000000000000♠">413</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003107000000000000♠">1,070</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Mississippi County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Mississippi County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Mississippi_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Moniteau_County,_Missouri" title="Moniteau County, Missouri">Moniteau County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29135,00">135</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California,_Missouri" title="California, Missouri">California</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>Cole and Morgan counties</td> <td>Moniteau Creek; "moniteau" is a French spelling of <i>manitou</i>, the <a href="/wiki/Algonquian_languages" title="Algonquian languages">Algonquian</a> <a href="/wiki/Great_Spirit" title="Great Spirit">Great Spirit</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004152560000000000♠">15,256</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002417000000000000♠">417</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003108000000000000♠">1,080</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Moniteau County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Moniteau County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Moniteau_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Missouri" title="Monroe County, Missouri">Monroe County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29137,00">137</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Missouri" title="Paris, Missouri">Paris</a></td> <td>1831</td> <td>Ralls County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a> (1758–1831), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">fifth</a> President of the United States who crafted the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" title="Missouri Compromise">Missouri Compromise</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003869800000000000♠">8,698</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002646000000000000♠">646</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003167300000000000♠">1,673</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Monroe County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Monroe County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Missouri" title="Montgomery County, Missouri">Montgomery County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29139,00">139</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_City,_Missouri" title="Montgomery City, Missouri">Montgomery City</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>St. Charles County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Montgomery" title="Richard Montgomery">Richard Montgomery</a> (1738–1775), an Irish-born soldier who first served in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and later became a <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General">brigadier-general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004114590000000000♠">11,459</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002539000000000000♠">539</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003139600000000000♠">1,396</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Montgomery County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Montgomery County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Missouri" title="Morgan County, Missouri">Morgan County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29141,00">141</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Missouri" title="Versailles, Missouri">Versailles</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Cooper County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Morgan" title="Daniel Morgan">Daniel Morgan</a> (c. 1736–1802), American pioneer, soldier, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Representative">United States Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004219700000000000♠">21,970</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002598000000000000♠">598</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003154900000000000♠">1,549</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Morgan County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Morgan County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Morgan_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_Madrid_County,_Missouri" title="New Madrid County, Missouri">New Madrid County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29143,00">143</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Madrid,_Missouri" title="New Madrid, Missouri">New Madrid</a></td> <td>1812</td> <td>One of the five original counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, Spain </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004154240000000000♠">15,424</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002678000000000000♠">678</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003175600000000000♠">1,756</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting New Madrid County"><img alt="A state map highlighting New Madrid County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_New_Madrid_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Newton_County,_Missouri" title="Newton County, Missouri">Newton County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29145,00">145</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neosho,_Missouri" title="Neosho, Missouri">Neosho</a></td> <td>1838</td> <td>Barry County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Newton_(soldier)" title="John Newton (soldier)">John Newton</a> (1755–1780), legendary soldier of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolution</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004606770000000000♠">60,677</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002626000000000000♠">626</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003162100000000000♠">1,621</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Newton County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Newton County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Newton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nodaway_County,_Missouri" title="Nodaway County, Missouri">Nodaway County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29147,00">147</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryville,_Missouri" title="Maryville, Missouri">Maryville</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Andrew County, the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nodaway_River" title="Nodaway River">Nodaway River</a>, a 120-mile (190 km) long river in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004206950000000000♠">20,695</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002877000000000000♠">877</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003227100000000000♠">2,271</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Nodaway County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Nodaway County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Nodaway_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_County,_Missouri" title="Oregon County, Missouri">Oregon County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29149,00">149</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Missouri" title="Alton, Missouri">Alton</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Ripley County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Territory" title="Oregon Territory">Oregon Territory</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003872000000000000♠">8,720</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002792000000000000♠">792</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003205100000000000♠">2,051</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Oregon County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Oregon County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Oregon_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Osage_County,_Missouri" title="Osage County, Missouri">Osage County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29151,00">151</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linn,_Missouri" title="Linn, Missouri">Linn</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Gasconade County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osage_River" title="Osage River">Osage River</a>, a 360 miles (580 km) long tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a> in central <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>; the name of the river is probably derived from a French corruption of "Washazhe" – the name of the <a href="/wiki/Osage_Nation" title="Osage Nation">Osage</a> Native Americans </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004134680000000000♠">13,468</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002606000000000000♠">606</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003157000000000000♠">1,570</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Osage County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Osage County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Osage_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ozark_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark County, Missouri">Ozark County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29153,00">153</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Missouri" title="Gainesville, Missouri">Gainesville</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Taney County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozark Mountains">Ozark Mountains</a> – Ozark is the anglicized form of the French "aux arcs", an abbreviation of "Aux Arkansas", which means <i>in the county of Arkansas</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003897000000000000♠">8,970</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002747000000000000♠">747</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003193500000000000♠">1,935</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Ozark County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Ozark County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ozark_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pemiscot_County,_Missouri" title="Pemiscot County, Missouri">Pemiscot County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29155,00">155</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caruthersville,_Missouri" title="Caruthersville, Missouri">Caruthersville</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>New Madrid County</td> <td>An <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">American Indian</a> word meaning "liquid mud" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004146130000000000♠">14,613</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002493000000000000♠">493</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003127700000000000♠">1,277</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Pemiscot County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Pemiscot County in the southeastern corner of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pemiscot_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Missouri" title="Perry County, Missouri">Perry County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29157,00">157</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perryville,_Missouri" title="Perryville, Missouri">Perryville</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Sainte Genevieve County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver Hazard Perry</a> (1785–1819), naval officer in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> against Britain, earned the title "Hero of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie" title="Battle of Lake Erie">Battle of Lake Erie</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004189500000000000♠">18,950</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002475000000000000♠">475</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003123000000000000♠">1,230</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Perry County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Perry County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Perry_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pettis_County,_Missouri" title="Pettis County, Missouri">Pettis County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29159,00">159</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedalia,_Missouri" title="Sedalia, Missouri">Sedalia</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Cooper and Saline counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Darwin_Pettis" class="mw-redirect" title="Spencer Darwin Pettis">Spencer Darwin Pettis</a> (1802–1831), U.S. Representative from <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004435300000000000♠">43,530</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002685000000000000♠">685</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003177400000000000♠">1,774</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Pettis County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Pettis County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pettis_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Phelps_County,_Missouri" title="Phelps County, Missouri">Phelps County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29161,00">161</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rolla,_Missouri" title="Rolla, Missouri">Rolla</a></td> <td>1857</td> <td>Crawford County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_S._Phelps" title="John S. Phelps">John S. Phelps</a> (1814–1886), a politician, soldier during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Missouri">twenty-third</a> Governor of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004452840000000000♠">45,284</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002673000000000000♠">673</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003174300000000000♠">1,743</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Phelps County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Phelps County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Phelps_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Missouri" title="Pike County, Missouri">Pike County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29163,00">163</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Missouri" title="Bowling Green, Missouri">Bowling Green</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>St. Charles County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zebulon_Pike" title="Zebulon Pike">Zebulon Pike</a> (1778–1813), American soldier and explorer for whom <a href="/wiki/Pikes_Peak" title="Pikes Peak">Pikes Peak</a> in <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> is also named </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004179350000000000♠">17,935</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002673000000000000♠">673</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003174300000000000♠">1,743</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Pike County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Pike County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pike_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Platte_County,_Missouri" title="Platte County, Missouri">Platte County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29165,00">165</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Platte_City,_Missouri" title="Platte City, Missouri">Platte City</a></td> <td>1838</td> <td>Part of the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Platte_River" title="Platte River">Platte River</a>, a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a>, which is in turn named for the French word "platte" meaning <i>flat</i> or <i>shallow</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005111940000000000♠">111,940</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002420000000000000♠">420</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003108800000000000♠">1,088</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Platte County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Platte County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Platte_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Missouri" title="Polk County, Missouri">Polk County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29167,00">167</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolivar,_Missouri" title="Bolivar, Missouri">Bolivar</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>Greene County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a> (1795–1849), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">11th</a> President of the United States </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004327800000000000♠">32,780</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002637000000000000♠">637</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003165000000000000♠">1,650</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Polk County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Polk County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Polk_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Missouri" title="Pulaski County, Missouri">Pulaski County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29169,00">169</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waynesville,_Missouri" title="Waynesville, Missouri">Waynesville</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Crawford County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazimierz_Pulaski" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazimierz Pulaski">Kazimierz Pulaski</a> (1745–1779), <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">soldier of fortune</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolutionary War</a>, he saved the life of <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> and became a <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004538120000000000♠">53,812</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002547000000000000♠">547</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003141700000000000♠">1,417</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Pulaski County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Pulaski County in the middle part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Pulaski_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Missouri" title="Putnam County, Missouri">Putnam County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29171,00">171</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unionville,_Missouri" title="Unionville, Missouri">Unionville</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Adair and Sullivan counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel_Putnam" title="Israel Putnam">Israel Putnam</a> (1718–1790), an American army general who fought with distinction at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill" title="Battle of Bunker Hill">Battle of Bunker Hill</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003463800000000000♠">4,638</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002518000000000000♠">518</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003134200000000000♠">1,342</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Putnam County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Putnam County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ralls_County,_Missouri" title="Ralls County, Missouri">Ralls County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29173,00">173</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_London,_Missouri" title="New London, Missouri">New London</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Pike County</td> <td>Daniel Ralls, a Missouri State Representative </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004104890000000000♠">10,489</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002471000000000000♠">471</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003122000000000000♠">1,220</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Ralls County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Ralls County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ralls_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Missouri" title="Randolph County, Missouri">Randolph County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29175,00">175</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Missouri" title="Huntsville, Missouri">Huntsville</a></td> <td>1829</td> <td>Chariton and Ralls counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Randolph_of_Roanoke" title="John Randolph of Roanoke">John Randolph of Roanoke</a> (1773–1833), a leader in Congress from <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> and spokesman for the "<a href="/wiki/Tertium_quids" title="Tertium quids">Old Republican</a>" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004241090000000000♠">24,109</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002482000000000000♠">482</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003124800000000000♠">1,248</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Randolph County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Randolph County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Randolph_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ray_County,_Missouri" title="Ray County, Missouri">Ray County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29177,00">177</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Missouri" title="Richmond, Missouri">Richmond</a></td> <td>1820</td> <td>Howard County</td> <td>John Ray, Missouri State Representative </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004231820000000000♠">23,182</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002570000000000000♠">570</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003147600000000000♠">1,476</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Ray County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Ray County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ray_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_County,_Missouri" title="Reynolds County, Missouri">Reynolds County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29179,00">179</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centerville,_Missouri" title="Centerville, Missouri">Centerville</a></td> <td>1845</td> <td>Shannon County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Reynolds_(governor)" title="Thomas Reynolds (governor)">Thomas Reynolds</a> (1796–1844), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Missouri">governor of Missouri</a> from 1840 to 1844 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003595000000000000♠">5,950</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002811000000000000♠">811</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003210000000000000♠">2,100</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Reynolds County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Reynolds County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Reynolds_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ripley_County,_Missouri" title="Ripley County, Missouri">Ripley County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29181,00">181</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doniphan,_Missouri" title="Doniphan, Missouri">Doniphan</a></td> <td>1831</td> <td>Wayne County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eleazer_Wheelock_Ripley" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleazer Wheelock Ripley">Eleazer Wheelock Ripley</a> (1782–1839), Brigadier General in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004108060000000000♠">10,806</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002630000000000000♠">630</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003163200000000000♠">1,632</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Ripley County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Ripley County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ripley_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Charles_County,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Charles County, Missouri">Saint Charles County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29183,00">183</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Charles,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Charles, Missouri">Saint Charles</a></td> <td>1812</td> <td>One of the five original counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_Borromeo" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Charles Borromeo">St. Charles Borromeo</a> (1538–1584), an Italian <a href="/wiki/Saint" title="Saint">saint</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholicism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal (Catholicism)">cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005416659000000000♠">416,659</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002561000000000000♠">561</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003145300000000000♠">1,453</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saint Charles County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saint Charles County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_St._Charles_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Clair_County,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Clair County, Missouri">Saint Clair County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29185,00">185</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osceola,_Missouri" title="Osceola, Missouri">Osceola</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Rives (now Henry) County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_St._Clair" title="Arthur St. Clair">Arthur St. Clair</a> (1737–1818), an American soldier and Governor of the Northwest Territory </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003975200000000000♠">9,752</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002677000000000000♠">677</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003175300000000000♠">1,753</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saint Clair County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saint Clair County in the western part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Clair_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Francois_County,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Francois County, Missouri">Saint Francois County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29187,00">187</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Missouri" title="Farmington, Missouri">Farmington</a></td> <td>1821</td> <td>Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve and Washington counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Francis_of_Assisi" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Francis of Assisi">St. Francis of Assisi</a> (c. 1182–1226), a <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Deacon" title="Deacon">deacon</a> and the founder of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Friars_Minor" title="Order of Friars Minor">Order of Friars Minor</a>, more commonly known as the <a href="/wiki/Franciscan" class="mw-redirect" title="Franciscan">Franciscans</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004670580000000000♠">67,058</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002450000000000000♠">450</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003116500000000000♠">1,165</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saint Francois County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saint Francois County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Francois_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_County,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Louis County, Missouri">Saint Louis County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29189,00">189</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_Missouri" title="Clayton, Missouri">Clayton</a></td> <td>1812</td> <td>One of the five original counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Louis_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="King Louis IX">King Louis IX</a> (1214–1270), <a href="/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs" title="List of French monarchs">King of France</a> from 1226 until his death </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005987059000000000♠">987,059</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002508000000000000♠">508</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003131600000000000♠">1,316</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saint Louis County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saint Louis County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_City,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Louis City, Missouri">Saint Louis City</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29510,00">510</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a></td> <td>1876</td> <td>Created in 1876 when city residents voted to secede from St. Louis County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Louis_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="King Louis IX">King Louis IX</a> (1214–1270), <a href="/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs" title="List of French monarchs">King of France</a> from 1226 until his death </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005281754000000000♠">281,754</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001619000000000000♠">61.9</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002160000000000000♠">160</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saint Louis City"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saint Louis City in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saint_Louis_City.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sainte_Genevieve_County,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri">Sainte Genevieve County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29186,00">186</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a></td> <td>1812</td> <td>One of the five original counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Genevieve" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Genevieve">St. Genevieve</a> (c. 420 – c. 510), the patron saint of Paris in <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> tradition </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004186420000000000♠">18,642</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002502000000000000♠">502</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003130000000000000♠">1,300</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sainte Genevieve County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Sainte Genevieve County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Ste._Genevieve_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saline_County,_Missouri" title="Saline County, Missouri">Saline County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29195,00">195</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Missouri" title="Marshall, Missouri">Marshall</a></td> <td>1820</td> <td>Cooper County</td> <td>Local <a href="/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring">hot springs</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004230490000000000♠">23,049</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002756000000000000♠">756</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003195800000000000♠">1,958</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Saline County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Saline County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Saline_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Schuyler_County,_Missouri" title="Schuyler County, Missouri">Schuyler County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29197,00">197</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Missouri" title="Lancaster, Missouri">Lancaster</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Adair County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Schuyler" title="Philip Schuyler">Philip Schuyler</a> (1733–1804), a general in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolution</a> and a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a> from New York </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003405300000000000♠">4,053</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002308000000000000♠">308</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002798000000000000♠">798</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Schuyler County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Schuyler County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scotland_County,_Missouri" title="Scotland County, Missouri">Scotland County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29199,00">199</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Missouri" title="Memphis, Missouri">Memphis</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Clark, Lewis, and Shelby counties</td> <td>Scotland (country) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003467600000000000♠">4,676</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002438000000000000♠">438</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003113400000000000♠">1,134</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Scotland County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Scotland County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scotland_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Missouri" title="Scott County, Missouri">Scott County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29201,00">201</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Missouri" title="Benton, Missouri">Benton</a></td> <td>1822</td> <td>New Madrid County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Guier_Scott" class="mw-redirect" title="John Guier Scott">John Guier Scott</a> (1819–1892), a <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004378890000000000♠">37,889</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002421000000000000♠">421</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003109000000000000♠">1,090</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Scott County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Scott County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Scott_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shannon_County,_Missouri" title="Shannon County, Missouri">Shannon County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29203,00">203</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminence,_Missouri" title="Eminence, Missouri">Eminence</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Ripley County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Shannon_(explorer)" title="George Shannon (explorer)">George Shannon</a> (1785–1836), member of the <a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition" title="Lewis and Clark Expedition">Lewis and Clark Expedition</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003723800000000000♠">7,238</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100400000000000♠">1,004</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003260000000000000♠">2,600</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Shannon County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Shannon County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shannon_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Missouri" title="Shelby County, Missouri">Shelby County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29205,00">205</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Missouri" title="Shelbyville, Missouri">Shelbyville</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>Marion County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Shelby" title="Isaac Shelby">Isaac Shelby</a> (1750–1826), the first and fifth <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor of Kentucky</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003593100000000000♠">5,931</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002501000000000000♠">501</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003129800000000000♠">1,298</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Shelby County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Shelby County in the northeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Shelby_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Stoddard_County,_Missouri" title="Stoddard County, Missouri">Stoddard County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29207,00">207</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloomfield,_Missouri" title="Bloomfield, Missouri">Bloomfield</a></td> <td>1835</td> <td>New Madrid County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amos_Stoddard" title="Amos Stoddard">Amos Stoddard</a> (1762–1813), the only commandant of <a href="/wiki/Upper_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Louisiana">Upper Louisiana</a> for the French Republic and the only commandant for the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Louisiana" title="District of Louisiana">District of Louisiana</a> for the United States in 1804 during the handover of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004283970000000000♠">28,397</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002827000000000000♠">827</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003214200000000000♠">2,142</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Stoddard County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Stoddard County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stoddard_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Stone_County,_Missouri" title="Stone County, Missouri">Stone County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29209,00">209</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galena,_Missouri" title="Galena, Missouri">Galena</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Taney County</td> <td>William Stone, first elected judge of Taney County </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004326580000000000♠">32,658</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002463000000000000♠">463</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003119900000000000♠">1,199</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Stone County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Stone County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Stone_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Missouri" title="Sullivan County, Missouri">Sullivan County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29211,00">211</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milan,_Missouri" title="Milan, Missouri">Milan</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Linn County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Sullivan_(general)" title="John Sullivan (general)">John Sullivan</a> (1740–1795), <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> general </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003579700000000000♠">5,797</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002651000000000000♠">651</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003168600000000000♠">1,686</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sullivan County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Sullivan County in the northern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Taney_County,_Missouri" title="Taney County, Missouri">Taney County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29213,00">213</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forsyth,_Missouri" title="Forsyth, Missouri">Forsyth</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>Greene County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brooke_Taney" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Brooke Taney">Roger Brooke Taney</a> (1777–1864), eleventh <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a> and fifth <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004567750000000000♠">56,775</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002632000000000000♠">632</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003163700000000000♠">1,637</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Taney County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Taney County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Taney_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29215,00">215</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Missouri" title="Houston, Missouri">Houston</a></td> <td>1843</td> <td>Shannon and Wright counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Texas" title="Republic of Texas">Republic of Texas</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004256190000000000♠">25,619</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003117900000000000♠">1,179</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003305400000000000♠">3,054</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Texas County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Texas County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Texas_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Vernon_County,_Missouri" title="Vernon County, Missouri">Vernon County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29217,00">217</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada,_Missouri" title="Nevada, Missouri">Nevada</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Bates County</td> <td>Miles Vernon, Missouri State Senator – the county was originally defined as having the same boundaries as Bates county, but was later declared unconstitutional and changed </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004197100000000000♠">19,710</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002834000000000000♠">834</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003216000000000000♠">2,160</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Vernon County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Vernon County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Vernon_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Missouri" title="Warren County, Missouri">Warren County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29219,00">219</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrenton,_Missouri" title="Warrenton, Missouri">Warrenton</a></td> <td>1833</td> <td>Montgomery County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Warren" title="Joseph Warren">Joseph Warren</a> (1741–1775), <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> doctor and general </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004378060000000000♠">37,806</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002432000000000000♠">432</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003111900000000000♠">1,119</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Warren County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Warren County in the eastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Warren_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Missouri" title="Washington County, Missouri">Washington County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29221,00">221</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Potosi,_Missouri" title="Potosi, Missouri">Potosi</a></td> <td>1813</td> <td>Sainte Genevieve County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> (1732–1799), commander of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">first</a> President of the United States </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004235340000000000♠">23,534</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002760000000000000♠">760</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003196800000000000♠">1,968</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Washington County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Washington County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Missouri" title="Wayne County, Missouri">Wayne County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29223,00">223</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Missouri" title="Greenville, Missouri">Greenville</a></td> <td>1818</td> <td>Cape Girardeau and Lawrence counties</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Wayne" title="Anthony Wayne">Anthony Wayne</a> (1745–1796), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> general and statesman </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004108110000000000♠">10,811</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002761000000000000♠">761</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003197100000000000♠">1,971</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Wayne County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Wayne County in the southeastern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Missouri" title="Webster County, Missouri">Webster County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29225,00">225</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshfield,_Missouri" title="Marshfield, Missouri">Marshfield</a></td> <td>1855</td> <td>Greene County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a> (1782–1852), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">U.S. Secretary of State</a> and Senator from Massachusetts </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004414720000000000♠">41,472</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002593000000000000♠">593</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003153600000000000♠">1,536</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Webster County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Webster County in the southwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Webster_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Missouri" title="Worth County, Missouri">Worth County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29227,00">227</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_City,_Missouri" title="Grant City, Missouri">Grant City</a></td> <td>1861</td> <td>Gentry County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Worth" title="William J. Worth">William J. Worth</a> (1794–1849), a United States general during the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003190700000000000♠">1,907</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002266000000000000♠">266</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002689000000000000♠">689</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Worth County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Worth County in the northwestern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Worth_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wright_County,_Missouri" title="Wright County, Missouri">Wright County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29229,00">229</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartville,_Missouri" title="Hartville, Missouri">Hartville</a></td> <td>1841</td> <td>Pulaski County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silas_Wright" title="Silas Wright">Silas Wright</a> (1795–1847), an American <a href="/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Democratic Party">Democratic</a> politician and Governor of New York </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004194030000000000♠">19,403</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002682000000000000♠">682</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003176600000000000♠">1,766</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Wright County"><img alt="A state map highlighting Wright County in the southern part of the state." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg/80px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg/120px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg/160px-Map_of_Missouri_highlighting_Wright_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1291" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_county_names">Former county names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Missouri&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Former county names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Missouri_counties.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Missouri_counties.png/220px-Missouri_counties.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Missouri_counties.png/330px-Missouri_counties.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Missouri_counties.png/440px-Missouri_counties.png 2x" data-file-width="1899" data-file-height="1069" /></a><figcaption>Former Missouri counties</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>County<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Etymology<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-etym2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etym2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Changed to<sup id="cite_ref-sos_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Allen County </td> <td><div style="text-align:center;">Unknown</div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atchison_County,_Missouri" title="Atchison County, Missouri">Atchison County</a> in 1845 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ashley County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Ashley" class="mw-redirect" title="William Henry Ashley">William Henry Ashley</a> (1778–1838), early settler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" title="Texas County, Missouri">Texas County</a> in 1845 upon organization </td></tr> <tr> <td>Decatur County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Decatur" title="Stephen Decatur">Stephen Decatur</a> (1779–1820), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">American naval</a> officer<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ozark_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark County, Missouri">Ozark County</a> in 1845 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Highland County </td> <td><div style="text-align:center;">Unknown</div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Missouri" title="Sullivan County, Missouri">Sullivan County</a> in 1845 upon organization </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kinderhook County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kinderhook_(village),_New_York" title="Kinderhook (village), New York">Kinderhook, New York</a>, birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_Missouri" title="Camden County, Missouri">Camden County</a> in 1843 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lillard County </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Lillard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Lillard (page does not exist)">James Lillard</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, who served in the first state legislature of Missouri </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Missouri" title="Lafayette County, Missouri">Lafayette County</a> in 1825 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Niangua County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niangua_River" title="Niangua River">Niangua River</a>, a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Osage_River" title="Osage River">Osage River</a> – "niangua" comes from the Native American word <i>nehemgar</i>, which means "a river of numerous springs or sources"<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_County,_Missouri" title="Dallas County, Missouri">Dallas County</a> in 1844 because of the difficulty in pronouncing and spelling Niangua </td></tr> <tr> <td>Seneca County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seneca_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Seneca Nation">Seneca Nation</a>, a group of Native Americans from New York </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonald_County,_Missouri" title="McDonald County, Missouri">McDonald County</a> in 1847 upon organization </td></tr> <tr> <td>Van Buren County </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a> (1782–1862), <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the United States">eighth</a> President of the United States and also Vice President under <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">Cass County</a> in 1849 in honor of Van Buren's opponent in the <a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election" title="1848 United States presidential election">presidential election of 1848</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Missouri&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Missouri" title="List of cities in Missouri">List of cities in Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Missouri" title="List of municipalities in Missouri">List of municipalities in Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._counties_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. counties by population">List of U.S. counties by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_census_statistical_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Missouri census statistical areas">Missouri census statistical areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri#Demographics" title="Missouri">Demographics of Missouri</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Lead District">Lead Belt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Hills" title="Lincoln Hills">Lincoln Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Dixie_(Missouri)" title="Little Dixie (Missouri)">Little Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loess_Hills" title="Loess Hills">Loess Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Missouri" title="Mid-Missouri">Mid-Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_embayment" title="Mississippi embayment">Mississippi Embayment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Rhineland" title="Missouri Rhineland">Missouri Rhineland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissected_Till_Plains" title="Dissected Till Plains">Northern Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osage_Plains" title="Osage Plains">Osage Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ozarks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ozarks">The Ozarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pony_Express_Region" title="Pony Express Region">Pony Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Francois_Mountains" title="St. Francois Mountains">St. Francois Mountains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_metropolitan_area_(Missouri)" title="Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson City, Missouri metropolitan area">Jefferson City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area">Joplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area" title="Kansas City metropolitan area">Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri_metropolitan_area" title="St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area">St. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Missouri" title="List of cities in Missouri">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee%27s_Summit,_Missouri" title="Lee's Summit, Missouri">Lee's Summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Missouri" title="O'Fallon, Missouri">O'Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri" title="St. Joseph, Missouri">St. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Springs,_Missouri" title="Blue Springs, Missouri">Blue Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Peters,_Missouri" title="St. Peters, Missouri">St. Peters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri" title="Joplin, Missouri">Joplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florissant,_Missouri" title="Florissant, Missouri">Florissant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield,_Missouri" title="Chesterfield, Missouri">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wentzville,_Missouri" title="Wentzville, Missouri">Wentzville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau, Missouri">Cape Girardeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildwood,_Missouri" title="Wildwood, Missouri">Wildwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_City,_Missouri" title="University City, Missouri">University City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty,_Missouri" title="Liberty, Missouri">Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballwin,_Missouri" title="Ballwin, Missouri">Ballwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkwood,_Missouri" title="Kirkwood, Missouri">Kirkwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raytown,_Missouri" title="Raytown, Missouri">Raytown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Heights,_Missouri" title="Maryland Heights, Missouri">Maryland Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladstone,_Missouri" title="Gladstone, Missouri">Gladstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belton,_Missouri" title="Belton, Missouri">Belton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandview,_Missouri" title="Grandview, Missouri">Grandview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nixa,_Missouri" title="Nixa, Missouri">Nixa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymore,_Missouri" title="Raymore, Missouri">Raymore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Counties and <br /> independent city</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Missouri" title="Adair County, Missouri">Adair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_County,_Missouri" title="Andrew County, Missouri">Andrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atchison_County,_Missouri" title="Atchison County, Missouri">Atchison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audrain_County,_Missouri" title="Audrain County, Missouri">Audrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_County,_Missouri" title="Barry County, Missouri">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barton_County,_Missouri" title="Barton County, Missouri">Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bates_County,_Missouri" title="Bates County, Missouri">Bates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Missouri" title="Benton County, Missouri">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollinger_County,_Missouri" title="Bollinger County, Missouri">Bollinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Missouri" title="Boone County, Missouri">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buchanan_County,_Missouri" title="Buchanan County, Missouri">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Missouri" title="Butler County, Missouri">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Missouri" title="Caldwell County, Missouri">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Callaway_County,_Missouri" title="Callaway County, Missouri">Callaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_Missouri" title="Camden County, Missouri">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau County, Missouri">Cape Girardeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Missouri" title="Carroll County, Missouri">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Missouri" title="Carter County, Missouri">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Missouri" title="Cass County, Missouri">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_County,_Missouri" title="Cedar County, Missouri">Cedar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chariton_County,_Missouri" title="Chariton County, Missouri">Chariton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Missouri" title="Christian County, Missouri">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Missouri" title="Clark County, Missouri">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Missouri" title="Clinton County, Missouri">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cole_County,_Missouri" title="Cole County, Missouri">Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooper_County,_Missouri" title="Cooper County, Missouri">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Missouri" title="Crawford County, Missouri">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dade_County,_Missouri" title="Dade County, Missouri">Dade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_County,_Missouri" title="Dallas County, Missouri">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Missouri" title="Daviess County, Missouri">Daviess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Missouri" title="DeKalb County, Missouri">DeKalb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dent_County,_Missouri" title="Dent County, Missouri">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Missouri" title="Douglas County, Missouri">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunklin_County,_Missouri" title="Dunklin County, Missouri">Dunklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gasconade_County,_Missouri" title="Gasconade County, Missouri">Gasconade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gentry_County,_Missouri" title="Gentry County, Missouri">Gentry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Missouri" title="Greene County, Missouri">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Missouri" title="Grundy County, Missouri">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Missouri" title="Harrison County, Missouri">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Missouri" title="Henry County, Missouri">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_County,_Missouri" title="Hickory County, Missouri">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holt_County,_Missouri" title="Holt County, Missouri">Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Missouri" title="Howard County, Missouri">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howell_County,_Missouri" title="Howell County, Missouri">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_County,_Missouri" title="Iron County, Missouri">Iron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson County, Missouri">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Missouri" title="Jasper County, Missouri">Jasper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Missouri" title="Johnson County, Missouri">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Missouri" title="Knox County, Missouri">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laclede_County,_Missouri" title="Laclede County, Missouri">Laclede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Missouri" title="Lafayette County, Missouri">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Missouri" title="Lawrence County, Missouri">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Missouri" title="Lewis County, Missouri">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln County, Missouri">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linn_County,_Missouri" title="Linn County, Missouri">Linn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Missouri" title="Livingston County, Missouri">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Missouri" title="Macon County, Missouri">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Missouri" title="Madison County, Missouri">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maries_County,_Missouri" title="Maries County, Missouri">Maries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Missouri" title="Marion County, Missouri">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald_County,_Missouri" title="McDonald County, Missouri">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_Missouri" title="Mercer County, Missouri">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miller_County,_Missouri" title="Miller County, Missouri">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_County,_Missouri" title="Mississippi County, Missouri">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moniteau_County,_Missouri" title="Moniteau County, Missouri">Moniteau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Missouri" title="Monroe County, Missouri">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Missouri" title="Montgomery County, Missouri">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Missouri" title="Morgan County, Missouri">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Madrid_County,_Missouri" title="New Madrid County, Missouri">New Madrid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_County,_Missouri" title="Newton County, Missouri">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nodaway_County,_Missouri" title="Nodaway County, Missouri">Nodaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_County,_Missouri" title="Oregon County, Missouri">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osage_County,_Missouri" title="Osage County, Missouri">Osage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_County,_Missouri" title="Ozark County, Missouri">Ozark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pemiscot_County,_Missouri" title="Pemiscot County, Missouri">Pemiscot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Missouri" title="Perry County, Missouri">Perry</a></li> <li><a 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Genevieve County, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saline_County,_Missouri" title="Saline County, Missouri">Saline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schuyler_County,_Missouri" title="Schuyler County, Missouri">Schuyler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_County,_Missouri" title="Scotland County, Missouri">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Missouri" title="Scott County, Missouri">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_County,_Missouri" title="Shannon County, Missouri">Shannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_County,_Missouri" title="Shelby County, Missouri">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoddard_County,_Missouri" title="Stoddard County, Missouri">Stoddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_County,_Missouri" title="Stone County, Missouri">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Missouri" title="Sullivan County, Missouri">Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taney_County,_Missouri" title="Taney County, Missouri">Taney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_County,_Missouri" 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