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Welcome to Moniteau County ...

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

The community of California is the Seat for Moniteau County.

Moniteau County was founded in 1845. Moniteau was created by taking area from Cole and Morgan Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moniteau had a population of 16,132 people. This is an increase of 3.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,626 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Moniteau County:

  • California
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clarksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lupus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lupus is located in Moniteau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Tipton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tipton is located in Moniteau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <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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