Cass County
Also known as Cass County, Missouri, Van Buren County, Van Buren County, Missouri, Cass County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- March 3, 1835
- Named after
- Lewis Cass
- Seat
- Harrisonville
- Largest city
- Kansas City
- County commission
- Presiding Commissioner Bob Huston Associate Commissioner Monty Kisner Associate Commissioner Jimmy Odom
- Total
- 702 sq mi (1,820 km )
- Land
- 697 sq mi (1,810 km )
- Water
- 5.7 sq mi (15 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 115,859
- Density
- 155/sq mi (59.7/km )
- Time zone
Article
Cass County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,824. Its county seat is Harrisonville; however, the county contains a portion of Kansas City, Missouri. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, but was renamed in 1849 after U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan, who later became a presidential candidate.
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