Cass County | |
|---|---|
 County courthouse in Harrisonville | |
 Flag | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′N 94°21′W / 38.65°N 94.35°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | March 3, 1835 |
| Named for | Lewis Cass |
| Seat | Harrisonville |
| Largest city | Kansas City |
| Government | |
| • County Commission | Presiding Commissioner Bob Huston
Associate Commissioner Monty Kisner Associate Commissioner Jimmy Odom |
| Area | |
• Total | 702 sq mi (1,820 km2) |
| • Land | 697 sq mi (1,810 km2) |
| • Water | 5.7 sq mi (15 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 107,824 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Cass County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,824.[1] Its county seat is Harrisonville; however, the county contains a portion of Kansas City, Missouri.[2] The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, but was renamed in 1849 after U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan, who later became a presidential candidate.[3][4]
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 272.
- ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.