Dade County

Also known as Dade County, Missouri, Dade County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: January 29, 1841
Named after: Francis L. Dade
Seat: Greenfield
Largest city: Greenfield
Total: 506 sq mi (1,310 km )
Land: 490 sq mi (1,300 km )
Water: 16 sq mi (41 km ) 3.2%
Estimate 2025: 7,804
Density: 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

Article

Dade County is a county located in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,569. Its county seat is Greenfield. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Major Francis L. Dade of Virginia, who was killed in the Second Seminole War in 1835.

Geography