Gentry County, Missouri

Gentry County
Gentry County Courthouse in Albany
Gentry County Courthouse in Albany
Map of Missouri highlighting Gentry County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°13′N 94°25′W / 40.22°N 94.41°W / 40.22; -94.41
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 14, 1841
Named forRichard Gentry
SeatAlbany
Largest cityAlbany
Area
 • Total492 sq mi (1,270 km2)
 • Land491 sq mi (1,270 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.06%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,162
 • Density13/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitegentrycounty.net

Gentry County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,162.[1] Its county seat is Albany.[2] The county was organized February 14, 1841[3] and named for General Richard Gentry[4] of Boone County, who fell in the Seminole War in 1837.

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 169.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 136.