Atchison County, Missouri

Atchison County
Atchison County Memorial Building
Map of Missouri highlighting Atchison 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°26′N 95°26′W / 40.43°N 95.43°W / 40.43; -95.43
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 14, 1845
Named forDavid Rice Atchison
SeatRock Port
Largest cityTarkio
Area
 • Total550 sq mi (1,400 km2)
 • Land547 sq mi (1,420 km2)
 • Water2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,305
 • Density9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.atchisoncounty.org
Atchison County Courthouse in Rock Port

Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305.[1] Its county seat is Rock Port.[2] It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt County in 1843.[3] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri.[4]

  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. ^ "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. pp. 202.