RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Missouri >> Dunklin County  

Welcome to Dunklin County ...

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

The community of Kennett is the Seat for Dunklin County.

Dunklin County was founded in 1843 and was created by taking area from Stoddard County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dunklin had a population of 29,131 people. This is a decrease of 8.82% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,950 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dunklin represented 0.53% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Dunklin County:

  • Arbyrd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Campbell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Campbell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
  • Cardwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Holcomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holcomb is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <2>
  • Hornersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Kennett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <2>
  • Malden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Malden is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
  • Rives
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Senath
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.