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Christian County
Also known as Christian County, Missouri, Christian County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- March 8, 1859
- Named after
- Christian County, KY
- Seat
- Ozark
- Largest city
- Nixa
- Total
- 564 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Land
- 563 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 96,725
- Density
- 158/sq mi (60.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 88,842. Its county seat is Ozark. The county was organized in 1859 and is named after Christian County, Kentucky, which in turn is named for William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War.
Part of the Springfield, Missouri metropolitan statistical area, Christian County experienced rapid growth between 2000 and 2010, becoming the fastest-growing county in Missouri and one of the fastest in the nation, largely due to Springfield's expansion.