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Stoddard County

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: January 2, 1835
Named after: Amos Stoddard
Seat: Bloomfield
Largest city: Dexter
Total: 829 sq mi (2,150 km )
Land: 823 sq mi (2,130 km )
Water: 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 28,284
Density: 34.8/sq mi (13.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 8th

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Stoddard County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,672. The county seat is Bloomfield. The county was officially organized on January 2, 1835, and is named for Amos Stoddard, the first American commandant (an early term for "governor") of Upper Louisiana.

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