Vernon County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′N 94°20′W / 37.85°N 94.34°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | February 27, 1855 |
| Named for | Colonel Miles Vernon, state senator, and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans |
| Seat | Nevada |
| Largest city | Nevada |
| Area | |
• Total | 837 sq mi (2,170 km2) |
| • Land | 826 sq mi (2,140 km2) |
| • Water | 10 sq mi (30 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,707 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Vernon County is a county located in the western region of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,707.[1] Its county seat is Nevada.[2] The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state.[3] It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans.[4] This area was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.
- ^ "Vernon County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of Vernon county, Missouri. St. Louis: Brown & Co. 1887. pp. 194–196.
- ^ "The Nevada Daily Mail". May 11, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2015.