Clinton County | |
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 Statue of "President for a Day" David Rice Atchison at the Clinton County Courthouse. | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′N 94°24′W / 39.6°N 94.4°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | January 2, 1833 |
| Named for | DeWitt Clinton |
| Seat | Plattsburg |
| Largest city | Cameron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 423 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 419 sq mi (1,090 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,184  |
| • Density | 50/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Clinton County is county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 21,184.[2] Its county seat is Plattsburg.[3] The county was organized January 2, 1833, and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.[4][5] The county seat of Plattsburg derives its name from a town of a similar name that is the county seat of Clinton County, New York, which was also named for the Governor.
- ^ "MARC - Mid-America Regional Council - Regional Planning for Greater Kansas City". www.marc.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Clinton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 277.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 85.