Dent County, Missouri

Dent County
Dent County
County
	Dent County Courthouse in Salem
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°37′N 91°30′W / 37.61°N 91.50°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 10, 1851
Named for	Lewis Dent, a pioneer settler
Seat	Salem
Largest city	Salem
Area
• Total	755 sq mi (1,960 km2)
• Land	753 sq mi (1,950 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	14,421
• Density	19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.salemmo.com/dent/

Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Salem.^[2] The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pioneer settler who arrived in Missouri from Virginia in 1835.

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 19, 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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