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Welcome to Henry County ...

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

The community of Clinton is the Seat for Henry County.

Henry County was founded in 1834.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henry had a population of 21,824 people. This is a decrease of 1.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,264 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henry represented 0.37% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Henry County:

  • Blairstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Blairstown is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Brownington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Clinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clinton is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,043 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Deepwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tightwad
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tightwad is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Urich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Urich is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <2>
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Henry County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>

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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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