Gentry County

Also known as Gentry County, Missouri, Gentry County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: February 14, 1841
Named after: Richard Gentry
Seat: Albany
Largest city: Albany
Total: 492 sq mi (1,270 km )
Land: 491 sq mi (1,270 km )
Water: 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km ) 0.06%
Estimate 2025: 6,384
Density: 12.5/sq mi (4.85/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

Article

Gentry County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,162. Its county seat is Albany. The county was organized February 14, 1841 and named for General Richard Gentry of Boone County, who fell in the Seminole War in 1837.

Geography