Wright County, Missouri

Wright County
Wright County Courthouse in Hartville
Wright County Courthouse in Hartville
Map of Missouri highlighting Wright County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°16′N 92°28′W / 37.27°N 92.46°W / 37.27; -92.46
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 29, 1841
Named forSilas Wright
SeatHartville
Largest cityMountain Grove
Area
 • Total683 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Land682 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,188
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.wrightcountymo.com

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]

  1. ^ "Wright County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 372.
  4. ^ Barrett, Joe (October 5, 2022). "At the Nation's Center, a Small and Shrinking Missouri Town". Wall Street Journal.