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Ozark County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- January 29, 1841
- Named after
- Ozark Mountains
- Seat
- Gainesville
- Largest city
- Gainesville
- Total
- 755 sq mi (1,960 km )
- Land
- 745 sq mi (1,930 km )
- Water
- 10 sq mi (26 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,172
- Density
- 11.5/sq mi (4.43/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .mogenweb .org /ozark /
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ozark County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. The estimated 2025 population is 9,172. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. The county was organized as Ozark County, named after the Ozark Mountains, on January 29, 1841. It was renamed Decatur County, after Commodore Stephen Decatur, from 1843 to 1845, after which the name Ozark County was restored.
Geography
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