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Welcome to Macon County ...

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

The community of Macon is the Seat for Macon County.

Macon County was founded in 1837. Macon was created by taking area from Chariton and Randolph Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Macon had a population of 15,117 people. This is a decrease of 3.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,593 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Macon represented 0.26% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Macon County:

  • Atlanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Bevier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bevier is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <2>
  • Callao
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Callao is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
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  • Elmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmer is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
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  • La Plata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Macon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon is located in Macon County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
  • New Cambria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • South Gifford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gifford is located in Macon County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 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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