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Ray County
Also known as Ray County, Missouri, Ray County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- November 16, 1820
- Named after
- John Ray, Missouri state legislator
- Seat
- Richmond
- Largest city
- Richmond
- Total
- 574 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 569 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Water
- 5.1 sq mi (13 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,398
- Density
- 40.7/sq mi (15.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Article
Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,158. Its county seat is Richmond. The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.
Geography