Barry County | |
|---|---|
 The Barry County Courthouse in Cassville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′N 93°50′W / 36.71°N 93.83°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | January 5, 1835 |
| Named for | William Taylor Barry |
| Seat | Cassville |
| Largest city | Monett |
| Area | |
• Total | 791 sq mi (2,050 km2) |
| • Land | 778 sq mi (2,020 km2) |
| • Water | 13 sq mi (30 km2) 1.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,534 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
Barry County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,534.[1] Its county seat is Cassville.[2] The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry, a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky.[3] The town of Barry, also named after the postmaster-general, was located just north of Kansas City, not in Barry County.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 205.