Linn County, Missouri

Linn County
Linn County
County
	The Linn County Courthouse in Linneus
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°52′N 93°07′W / 39.87°N 93.11°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 1, 1837
Named for	Lewis F. Linn
Seat	Linneus
Largest city	Brookfield
Area
• Total	621 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Land	616 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	11,874
• Density	19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th

Linn County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,874.^[1] Its county seat is Linneus.^[2] The county was organized January 1, 1837, and named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri.^[3]

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 187.