Barton County, Missouri

Barton County
Barton County Courthouse in Lamar
Barton County Courthouse in Lamar
Map of Missouri highlighting Barton 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°30′N 94°20′W / 37.5°N 94.34°W / 37.5; -94.34
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedDecember 12, 1855
Named forDavid Barton
SeatLamar
Largest cityLamar
Area
 • Total597 sq mi (1,550 km2)
 • Land592 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Water4.8 sq mi (12 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,637
 • Density19/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.bartoncounty.com

Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637.[1] Its county seat is Lamar.[2] The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.[3]

President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884. The female bandit, Little Britches, was born in Barton County in 1879.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 207.
  4. ^ "Cattle Annie & Little Britches, taken from Lee Paul". ranchdivaoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.