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Pike County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- December 14, 1818
- Named after
- Zebulon M. Pike
- Seat
- Bowling Green
- Largest city
- Bowling Green
- Total
- 685 sq mi (1,770 km )
- Land
- 670 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 2.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,955
- Density
- 26.8/sq mi (10.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .pikecountymo .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Pike County, Missouri
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 17587
- Area
- 1774
- Official website
- pikecountymo.net
- Image
- Pike County MO Courthouse 20141022 A.jpg
- Households
- 6653
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- Commons category
- Pike County, Missouri
- inception
- 1818-12-14
- water as percent of area
- 2.1
- native label
- Pike County
- per capita income
- 22720
Sources (10)
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Article
Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,587. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.
Pike County is said to be the home of Momo (The Missouri Monster). The first reported sightings in the 1970s were traced to various locations throughout the county.