Clinton County

Also known as Clinton County, Missouri, Clinton County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: January 2, 1833
Named after: DeWitt Clinton
Seat: Plattsburg
Largest city: Cameron
Total: 423 sq mi (1,100 km )
Land: 419 sq mi (1,090 km )
Water: 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 1.1%
Estimate 2025: 21,661
Density: 50/sq mi (19/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .clintoncomo .org

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Wikidata facts

Population: 21184
Area: 1097
Official website: www.clintoncomo.org
Image: Clinton County Missouri Courthouse 20191027-7055.jpg
Households: 8100

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Commons category: Clinton County, Missouri
inception: 1833-01-02
water as percent of area: 1.1
native label: Clinton County
per capita income: 28461

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Article

Clinton County is county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184. Its county seat is Plattsburg. The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. The county seat of Plattsburg derives its name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.

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