Dallas County, Missouri

Dallas County
Dallas County Courthouse in Buffalo
Dallas County Courthouse in Buffalo
Map of Missouri highlighting Dallas 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°40′N 93°01′W / 37.67°N 93.02°W / 37.67; -93.02
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedDecember 10, 1844
Named forGeorge M. Dallas
SeatBuffalo
Largest cityBuffalo
Area
 • Total543 sq mi (1,410 km2)
 • Land541 sq mi (1,400 km2)
 • Water2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,071
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th

Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,071.[1] Its county seat is Buffalo.[2] The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as Vice President under James K. Polk.[3][4]

Dallas County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Dallas County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 283.