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The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km 2 ). The largest county is Texas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km 2 ) and the smallest is St. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km 2 ).
Linn County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census , the population was 11,874. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Linneus . [ 2 ]
The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. [2]
A post office called Yatesville was established in 1879, the name was changed to Yates in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954. [2] The community has the name of George Yates, the original owner of the town site. [3] The Battle of Roan's Tan Yard occurred near the site of Yates.Weeks, Michael (2009). The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide ...
Franklin County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri.At the 2020 census, the population was 104,682. [1] Its county seat is Union. [2] The county was organized in 1818 and is named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Josephine Silone Yates (1852 or November 15, 1859 – September 3, 1912) was an American professor, writer, public speaker, and activist. She trained in chemistry and became one of the first black professors hired at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri .
The Meadow Heights R-II School District, located on Route 72 just outside Patton, encompasses most of northern Bollinger County. According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, there was a total of 593 students and 55 certified staff members enrolled in the district during the 2008–2009 school year.
It was likely named after Vienna, Austria, [7] although, according to folklore, the town was named after Vie Anna, the deceased daughter of a county judge. [8] [9] A post office called Vienna has been in operation since 1856. [10] The Maries County Jail and Sheriff's House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [11]