Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton County | |
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Statue of "President for a Day" David Rice Atchison at the Clinton County Courthouse. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.6°N 94.4°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Founded | January 2, 1833 |
| Named for | DeWitt Clinton |
| Seat | Plattsburg |
| Largest city | Cameron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 423 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 419 sq mi (1,090 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 1.1% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,184 |
| • Density | 50/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[2] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184.[1] Its county seat is Plattsburg.[3] The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 277.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 85.