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Welcome to Barry County ...

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

The community of Cassville is the Seat for Barry County.

Barry County was founded in 1835 and was created by taking area from Greene County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barry had a population of 35,789 people. This is an increase of 0.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,555 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barry represented 0.59% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Barry County:

  • Arrow Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Butterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Cassville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chain-O-Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Emerald Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Exeter is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
  • Monett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Monett is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <2>
  • Purdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Purdy is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <2>
  • Seligman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Washburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

Websites of Interest ...

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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