Wright County | |
|---|---|
 Wright County Courthouse in Hartville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′N 92°28′W / 37.27°N 92.46°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | January 29, 1841 |
| Named for | Silas Wright |
| Seat | Hartville |
| Largest city | Mountain Grove |
| Area | |
| • Total | 683 sq mi (1,770 km2) |
| • Land | 682 sq mi (1,770 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 18,188 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,188.[1] Its county seat is Hartville.[2] The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright (D-New York), a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.[3]
As of the 2020 United States Census, the U.S. Census Bureau recognized the mean center of the United States population to be within the county, near the community of Hartville.[4]
- ^ "Wright County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 372.
- ^ Barrett, Joe (October 5, 2022). "At the Nation's Center, a Small and Shrinking Missouri Town". Wall Street Journal.