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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 20,627 people. This is an increase of 0.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,543 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)
  • Gravois Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Laurie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Laurie is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <2>
  • Stover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stover is located in Morgan County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stover <2>
  • Syracuse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Versailles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.
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