Schuyler County
Also known as Schuyler County, Missouri, Schuyler County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 14, 1845
- Named after
- Philip Schuyler
- Seat
- Lancaster
- Largest city
- Lancaster
- Total
- 308 sq mi (800 km )
- Land
- 307 sq mi (800 km )
- Water
- 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,140
- Density
- 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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The previous courthouse as it appeared in 1878.
Schuyler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,032, making it the fourth-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Lancaster. The county was organized February 14, 1845, from Adair County, and named for General Philip Schuyler, delegate to the Continental Congress and U.S. Senator from New York.