Back مقاطعة دوغلاس (ميزوري) Arabic Douglas County, Missouri BAR Дъглас (окръг, Мисури) Bulgarian ডগলাস কাউন্টি, মিসৌরি BPY Douglas Gông (Missouri) CDO Дуглас (гуо, Миссури) CE Douglas County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Missouri) CEB Douglas County, Missouri Welsh Douglas County (Missouri) German Κομητεία Ντάγκλας (Μιζούρι) Greek
Douglas County | |
|---|---|
 Douglas County courthouse in Ava | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′N 92°30′W / 36.93°N 92.5°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | October 19, 1857 |
| Named for | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Seat | Ava |
| Largest city | Ava |
| Area | |
• Total | 815 sq mi (2,110 km2) |
| • Land | 814 sq mi (2,110 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,578 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
Douglas County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,578.[1] The county seat and only incorporated community is Ava.[2] The county was officially organized on October 19, 1857,[3] and is named after U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas[4] (D-Illinois) and later Democratic presidential candidate.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 165.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 108.