Barton County, Missouri

Barton County
Barton County
County
	Barton County Courthouse in Lamar
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°30′N 94°20′W / 37.5°N 94.34°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	December 12, 1855
Named for	David Barton
Seat	Lamar
Largest city	Lamar
Area
• Total	597 sq mi (1,550 km2)
• Land	592 sq mi (1,530 km2)
• Water	4.8 sq mi (12 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	11,637
• Density	19/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.bartoncounty.com

Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637.^[1] Its county seat is Lamar.^[2] The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.^[3]

President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884. The female bandit, Little Britches, was born in Barton County in 1879.^[4]

^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 207.
^ "Cattle Annie & Little Britches, taken from Lee Paul". ranchdivaoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.