Carroll County, Missouri

Carroll County
Carroll County
County
	Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°26′N 93°30′W / 39.43°N 93.5°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Seat	Carrollton
Largest city	Carrollton
Area
• Total	701 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Land	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Water	6.8 sq mi (18 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,495
• Density	12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	http://www.carrollcomo.org/

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,495.^[1] Its county seat is Carrollton.^[2] The county was organized on January 2, 1833, from part of Ray County and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.^[3]^[4]

^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 70.