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Welcome to McDonald County ...

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

The community of Pineville is the Seat for McDonald County.

McDonald County was founded in 1847 and was created by taking area from Newton County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McDonald had a population of 22,837 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,072 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McDonald represented 0.39% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in McDonald County:

  • Anderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
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  • Ginger Blue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Goodman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
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  • Jane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
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  • Lanagan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
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  • Noel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
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  • Pineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South West City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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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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