Reynolds County | |
|---|---|
 The antebellum county courthouse in Centerville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′N 90°58′W / 37.36°N 90.97°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | February 25, 1845 |
| Named for | Thomas Reynolds |
| Seat | Centerville |
| Largest city | Ellington |
| Area | |
• Total | 814 sq mi (2,110 km2) |
| • Land | 808 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,096 |
| • Density | 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
Reynolds County is a county located in the Ozark Foothills Region in the Lead Belt of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,096.[1] Its county seat is Centerville.[2] The county was officially organized on February 25, 1845, and was named in honor of former Governor of Missouri Thomas Reynolds.[3]
The county is home to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, a popular tourist attraction in the state of Missouri.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 347.