Cedar County, Missouri

Cedar County
County courthouse in Stockton
County courthouse in Stockton
Map of Missouri highlighting Cedar County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°43′N 93°52′W / 37.72°N 93.86°W / 37.72; -93.86
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 14, 1845
Named forCedar Creek, a tributary of the Sac River
SeatStockton
Largest cityEl Dorado Springs
Area
 • Total
499 sq mi (1,290 km2)
 • Land474 sq mi (1,230 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  4.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
14,188
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitecedarcountymo.gov

Cedar County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,188.[1] Its county seat is Stockton.[2] The county was founded February 14, 1845, and named after Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Sac River, which in turn is named from the Eastern red cedar, a common tree of the area.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 273.

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