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Welcome to Audrain County ...

Time Zone: Audrain County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mexico is the Seat for Audrain County.

Audrain County was founded in 1831. Audrain was created by taking area from Callaway, Monroe and Ralls Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Audrain had a population of 25,388 people. This is a decrease of 0.26% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,453 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Audrain represented 0.43% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Audrain County:

  • Benton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Farber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Laddonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexico is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
  • Rush Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Vandalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandalia is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <2>
  • Vandiver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandiver is located in Audrain County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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