Andrew County, Missouri

Andrew County
Andrew County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°59′N 94°48′W / 39.99°N 94.8°W / 39.99; -94.8
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 29, 1841
Named forAndrew Jackson Davis
SeatSavannah
Largest citySavannah
Area
 • Total436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
 • Land433 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Water3.7 sq mi (10 km2)  0.9%
Population
 • Total18,135
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Websitewww.andrewcounty.org

Andrew County is a county in the northwestern U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,135.[1] Its county seat is Savannah.[2] The county was created on January 29, 1841 and named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and prominent citizen of St. Louis.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Andrew County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 202.