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Knox County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 14, 1845
- Named after
- Henry Knox
- Seat
- Edina
- Largest city
- Edina
- Total
- 507 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Land
- 504 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Water
- 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,728
- Density
- 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .knoxcountymo .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Henry Knox
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Missouri
- Contains
- Edina
- Capital
- Edina
- Population
- 3744
- Area
- 1313
- Shares border with
- Macon County
- Official website
- www.knoxcountymo.org
- Image
- Knox County MO Courthouse 20141022 B.jpg
- Households
- 1400
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- Commons category
- Knox County, Missouri
- topic's main category
- Category:Knox County, Missouri
- native label
- Knox County
- inception
- 1845-02-14
- different from
- Knox County
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- per capita income
- 20941
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Encyclopedic overview
Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,744, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.
Civil War
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