Barry County, Missouri

Barry County
The Barry County Courthouse in Cassville
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°43′N 93°50′W / 36.71°N 93.83°W / 36.71; -93.83
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 5, 1835
Named afterWilliam Taylor Barry
SeatCassville
Largest cityMonett
Area
  Total
791 sq mi (2,050 km2)
  Land778 sq mi (2,020 km2)
  Water13 sq mi (30 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
34,534
  Density44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district7th

Barry County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,534. Its county seat is Cassville. The county was organized in 1835 and named after William Taylor Barry, a U.S. Postmaster General from Kentucky. The town of Barry, also named after the postmaster-general, was located just north of Kansas City, not in Barry County.