Henry County | |
|---|---|
 Henry County courthouse in Clinton | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′N 93°47′W / 38.39°N 93.79°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | December 13, 1834 |
| Named for | Patrick Henry |
| Seat | Clinton |
| Largest city | Clinton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 732 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
| • Land | 697 sq mi (1,810 km2) |
| • Water | 35 sq mi (90 km2) 4.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,946 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Henry County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,946.[1] Its county seat is Clinton.[2] The county was organized December 13, 1834, as Rives County but was renamed in 1841 for Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry.[3][4] The county originally had been named after William Cabell Rives,[5] who was then serving as a U.S. Senator from Virginia. However, Rives lost popularity in Missouri after he joined the Whig Party.
- ^ "Henry 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. 172.
- ^ "Chronology of Henry County - 1830s". Truman Area Community Network. Henry County Library. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
