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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
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
5th
Website
www .raycountymo .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Ray County, Missouri

raycountymo.com

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Missouri
Contains
Richmond
Capital
Richmond
Population
23158
Area
1486
Shares border with
Jackson County
Official website
www.raycountymo.com
Image
RAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
Households
8766
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Commons category
Ray County, Missouri
topic's main category
Category:Ray County, Missouri
inception
1820-11-16
water as percent of area
0.9
native label
Ray County
per capita income
32165
different from
Ray County
category of associated people
Category:People from Ray County, Missouri
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ray County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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