Bollinger County, Missouri

Bollinger County
Bollinger County Courthouse, April 2014
Bollinger County Courthouse, April 2014
Map of Missouri highlighting Bollinger County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°19′N 90°02′W / 37.32°N 90.03°W / 37.32; -90.03
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedMarch 1, 1851
Named forGeorge Frederick Bollinger
SeatMarble Hill
Largest cityMarble Hill
Area
 • Total621 sq mi (1,610 km2)
 • Land618 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,567
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th

Bollinger County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 10,567.[1] The county seat, largest and only city, is Marble Hill.[2] The largely rural county is supported by agriculture and construction. The county was officially organized in March 1851 from portions of Wayne, Cape Girardeau and Stoddard Counties, and named in honor of George Frederick Bollinger, an early settler.

Bollinger County is part of the Cape Girardeau, MO–IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is the home of the "Missouri dinosaur" discovered at an archaeological dig near Glen Allen in 1942. Blue Pond, the deepest natural pond in Missouri, is located in the southern portion of the county.

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.