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Welcome to Linn County ...

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

The community of Linneus is the Seat for Linn County.

Linn County was founded in 1837 and was created by taking area from Chariton County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Linn had a population of 11,920 people. This is a decrease of 6.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,774 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linn represented 0.21% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Linn County:

  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Browning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Browning is located in Linn County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Bucklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Laclede
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linneus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Marceline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Purdin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Purdin is located in Linn County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 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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