Greene County, Missouri

Greene County
Greene County
County
	The Historic Greene County Courthouse in Springfield
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°16′N 93°20′W / 37.26°N 93.34°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 2, 1833
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Springfield
Largest city	Springfield
Area
• Total	678 sq mi (1,760 km2)
• Land	675 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	298,915
• Estimate (2021)	300,865
• Density	440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.greenecountymo.org

Greene County is located in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 298,915.^[1] making it the fourth most-populous county in Missouri.

Its county seat and most-populous city is Springfield.^[2] The county was organized in 1833 and is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.^[3] Greene County is included in the Springfield metropolitan area. It is in the area of the Ozark Mountains and foothills.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
^ "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. pp. 170.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 170.

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