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Welcome to Morgan County ...

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

The community of Versailles is the Seat for Morgan County.

Morgan County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Cooper County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Morgan had a population of 20,720 people. This is an increase of 0.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,565 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgan represented 0.34% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Morgan County:

  • Barnett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Barnett is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnett <3>
  • Gravois Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Laurie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
    • Laurie is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <3>
  • Stover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
    • Stover is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stover <3>
  • Syracuse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
  • Versailles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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