Taney County, Missouri

Taney County
Taney County
County
	The Taney County Courthouse in Forsyth
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°39′N 93°02′W / 36.65°N 93.04°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 4, 1837
Named for	Roger B. Taney
Seat	Forsyth
Largest city	Branson
Area
• Total	652 sq mi (1,690 km2)
• Land	632 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2) 2.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	56,066
• Density	86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.taneycounty.org

Taney County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,066.^[1] Its county seat is Forsyth.^[2] It is included in the Branson, Missouri, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Taney County was officially organized on January 4, 1837, and named in honor of Roger Brooke Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, best known for delivering the infamous majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford. However, unlike Roger B. Taney, who pronounced his name /ˈtɔːni/, the "Taney" in Taney County is generally pronounced /ˈteɪni/.

The county includes the popular tourist destinations Branson and Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals lakes.

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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