Andrew County, Missouri

Andrew County
Andrew County Courthouse
Andrew County Courthouse
Map of Missouri highlighting Andrew County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°59′N 94°48′W / 39.99°N 94.8°W / 39.99; -94.8
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 29, 1841
Named forAndrew Jackson Davis
SeatSavannah
Largest citySavannah
Area
 • Total
436 sq mi (1,130 km2)
 • Land433 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Water3.7 sq mi (10 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,135
 • Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.andrewcounty.org

Andrew County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 18,135.[1] Its county seat is Savannah.[2] The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a lawyer and prominent citizen of St. Louis.[3]

Andrew County is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Kansas City, MO–KS Combined statistical area.

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 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. 202.