Pulaski County, Missouri

Pulaski County
Pulaski County
County
	Old and new Pulaski County courthouses in Waynesville
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°49′N 92°13′W / 37.82°N 92.21°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 19, 1833
Named for	Kazimierz Pułaski
Seat	Waynesville
Largest community	Fort Leonard Wood
Area
• Total	551 sq mi (1,430 km2)
• Land	547 sq mi (1,420 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	53,955
• Density	98/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.pulaskicountymo.org/home.html

Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,955.^[1] Its county seat is Waynesville.^[2] The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, a Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution.^[3]^[4]

Pulaski County is the site of Fort Leonard Wood, a U.S. Army training base. It comprises the Fort Leonard Wood, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area which has nearly one-third of the total county population.

^ "Pulaski County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Pulaski County, Missouri". Ozarks Civil War. Springfield-Greene County Library District. 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Welcome to Pulaski County, Missouri!". MOGenWeb. 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2014.