Ralls County, Missouri

Ralls County
Ralls County
County
	Ralls County Courthouse in New London
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°32′N 91°32′W / 39.53°N 91.53°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	November 16, 1820
Named for	Daniel Ralls
Seat	New London
Largest city	Hannibal
Area
• Total	484 sq mi (1,250 km2)
• Land	470 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.65%
Population (2020)
• Total	10,355
• Density	21/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.rallscounty.org

Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355.^[1] Its county seat is New London.^[2] The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named for Daniel Ralls, Missouri state legislator.^[3]

Ralls County is part of the Hannibal, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 343.

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 343.

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