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Welcome to Stone County ...

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

The community of Galena is the Seat for Stone County.

Stone County was founded in 1851 and was created by taking area from Taney County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stone had a population of 31,952 people. This is a decrease of 0.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,235 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stone represented 0.54% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Stone County:

  • Blue Eye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Branson West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Coney Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Crane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crane is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
  • Galena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Galena is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • Hurley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hurley is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
  • Indian Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberling City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McCord Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • McCord Bend is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Reeds Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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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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