Callaway County, Missouri

Callaway County
County
The Callaway County Courthouse in Fulton
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°50′N 91°55′W / 38.84°N 91.92°W / 38.84; -91.92
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	November 25, 1820
Named for	James Callaway
Seat	Fulton
Largest city	Fulton
Area
• Total	847 sq mi (2,190 km2)
• Land	835 sq mi (2,160 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2)  1.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,283
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	callawaycounty.org

Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 44,283.^[1] Its county seat is Fulton.^[2] With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized November 25, 1820, and named for Captain James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone.^[3] The county has been historically referred to as "The Kingdom of Callaway" after an incident in which some residents confronted Union troops during the U.S. Civil War.^[4]

Callaway County is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Vineyards and wineries were first established in the area by German immigrants in the mid-19th century. Among the first mentioned in county histories are those around the southeastern Callaway settlement of Heilburn, a community neighboring Portland, on the Missouri River.^[5] Since the 1960s, there has been a revival of winemaking there and throughout Missouri.

The Callaway Nuclear Generating Station is located in Callaway County, near Fulton.