Dallas County | |
|---|---|
 Dallas County Courthouse in Buffalo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′N 93°01′W / 37.67°N 93.02°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | December 10, 1844 |
| Named for | George M. Dallas |
| Seat | Buffalo |
| Largest city | Buffalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 543 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
| • Land | 541 sq mi (1,400 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 17,071 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,071.[1] Its county seat is Buffalo.[2] The county was organized in 1842 as Niangua County and then renamed in 1844 for George M. Dallas, who served as Vice President under James K. Polk.[3][4]
Dallas County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Dallas 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.
- ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 283.
