Macon County, Missouri

Macon County
Macon County
County
	The Macon County Courthouse in Macon
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°50′N 92°34′W / 39.83°N 92.56°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 6, 1837
Named for	Nathaniel Macon
Seat	Macon
Largest city	Macon
Area
• Total	812 sq mi (2,100 km2)
• Land	801 sq mi (2,070 km2)
• Water	11 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	15,209
• Density	19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.maconcountymo.com

Macon County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,209.^[1] Its county seat is Macon.^[2] The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for Nathaniel Macon, a Revolutionary War hero and North Carolina politician.^[3]

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 1, 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. 190.