Andrew County, Missouri
Andrew County | |
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![]() Andrew County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
![]() Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°59′N 94°48′W / 39.99°N 94.8°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | January 29, 1841 |
Named for | Andrew Jackson Davis |
Seat | Savannah |
Largest city | Savannah |
Area | |
• Total | 436 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
• Land | 433 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Water | 3.7 sq mi (10 km2) 0.9%% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015) | 17,296 |
• Density | 40/sq mi (20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Andrew County is a county in the northwestern U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 17,291.[1] Its county seat is Savannah.[2] The county was created on January 29, 1841 and named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and prominent citizen of St. Louis.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 202.