Back مقاطعة راي (ميزوري) Arabic Ray County, Missouri BAR Рей (окръг, Мисури) Bulgarian রে কাউন্টি, মিসৌরি BPY Ray Gông (Missouri) CDO Рэй (гуо, Миссури) CE Ray County CEB Ray County, Missouri CY Ray County German Κομητεία Ρέι (Μιζούρι) Greek
Ray County | |
|---|---|
 Ray County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′N 93°59′W / 39.35°N 93.99°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | November 16, 1820 |
| Named for | John Ray, Missouri state legislator |
| Seat | Richmond |
| Largest city | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 569 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Water | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,158 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,158.[1] Its county seat is Richmond.[2] The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.[3]
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 344.