Welcome to Barton County ...
Time Zone: Barton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lamar is the Seat for Barton County.
Barton County was founded in 1855 and was created by taking area from Jasper County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barton had a population of 11,754 people. This is a decrease of 5.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,383 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Barton represented 0.21% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Barton County:
- Golden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lamar Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Liberal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mindenmines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Barton County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Vernon County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Jasper County
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |