Clinton County, Missouri

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184.[2] Its county seat is Plattsburg.[3] The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.[4][5]

Clinton County, Missouri
Map
Map of Missouri highlighting Clinton County
Location in the state of Missouri
Map of the USA highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded January 2, 1833
Seat Plattsburg
Largest City Cameron
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

423 sq mi (1,096 km²)
419 sq mi (1,085 km²)
4.5 sq mi (12 km²), 1.1
Population
 -  Density


Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.clintoncomo.org
Named for: DeWitt Clinton

Clinton County, Missouri Media

References

  1. "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. "QuickFacts: Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 277.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 85.