Christian County, Missouri

Christian County
County
The Historic Christian County Courthouse in Ozark
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°58′N 93°11′W / 36.97°N 93.19°W / 36.97; -93.19
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	March 8, 1859[1]
Named for	William Christian
Seat	Ozark
Largest city	Nixa
Area
• Total	564 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Land	563 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	88,842
• Density	160/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	christiancountymo.gov

Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 88,842. Its county seat is Ozark.^[2] The county was organized in 1859 and is named after Christian County, Kentucky, which in turn is named for William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War.^[3]

Christian County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Between 2000 and 2010, it was the fastest-growing county in the state and one of the fastest growing ones in the nation as the county became more suburban due to the booming growth in Springfield.^[4]