Audrain County, Missouri

Audrain County
Audrain County
County
	The Audrain County Courthouse in Mexico
	Seal
	Nickname: Biofuel Capital of Missouri
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°13′N 91°50′W / 39.21°N 91.84°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	December 17, 1836
Named for	James Hunter Audrain
Seat	Mexico
Largest city	Mexico
Area
• Total	697 sq mi (1,810 km2)
• Land	692 sq mi (1,790 km2)
• Water	4.6 sq mi (12 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,962
• Estimate (2021)	24,982
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 6th
Website	www.audraincounty.org

Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,962.^[1] Its county seat is Mexico.^[2] The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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