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· Missouri
Vernon County
Vernon County is a county located in the western region of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,707. Its county seat is Nevada. The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state. It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans. This area was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.
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Cities and towns 12
- City of Bronaugh pop. 162
- City of Nevada pop. 8,198
- City of Schell pop. 227
- City of Sheldon pop. 433
- City of Walker pop. 198
- Town of Harwood pop. 29
- Town of Metz pop. 18
- Town of Milo pop. 57
- Town of Stotesbury pop. 13
- Village of Deerfield pop. 38
- Village of Moundville pop. 78
- Village of Richards pop. 43
Townships 20
- Township of Bacon pop. 605
- Township of Badger pop. 447
- Township of Blue Mound pop. 396
- Township of Center pop. 9,346
- Township of Clear Creek pop. 563
- Township of Coal pop. 243
- Township of Deerfield pop. 781
- Township of Dover pop. 469
- Township of Drywood pop. 1,225
- Township of Harrison pop. 223
- Township of Henry pop. 216
- Township of Lake pop. 196
- Township of Metz pop. 308
- Township of Montevallo pop. 267
- Township of Moundville pop. 621
- Township of Osage pop. 281
- Township of Richland pop. 145
- Township of Virgil pop. 474
- Township of Walker pop. 486
- Township of Washington pop. 2,303
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 107575
- FIPS state
- 29
- FIPS county
- 217
- FIPS place
- 99217
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF VERNON
- Mailing address
- 100 W CHERRY ST, NEVADA 64772