Audrain County

Also known as Audrain County, Missouri, Audrain County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: December 17, 1836
Named after: James Hunter Audrain
Seat: Mexico
Largest city: Mexico
Total: 697 sq mi (1,810 km )
Land: 692 sq mi (1,790 km )
Water: 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 24,528
Density: 35.4/sq mi (13.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

Article

Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,962. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.

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