Stone County, Missouri

Stone County, Missouri
Stone County Courthouse in Galena
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 10, 1851
Named for	William Stone, English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland
Seat	Galena
Largest city	Kimberling City
Area
• Total	511 sq mi (1,323 km2)
• Land	464 sq mi (1,202 km2)
• Water	47 sq mi (122 km2), 9.2%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	30,943
• Density	69/sq mi (27/km²)
Congressional district	7th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.stoneco-mo.us

Coordinates: 36°44′N 93°28′W / 36.74°N 93.47°W / 36.74; -93.47

Stone County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,202. Its county seat is Galena. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after William Stone, an English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland who also served as Taney County Judge.

Stone County is part of the Branson, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield-Branson, MO Combined Statistical Area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 square miles (1,320 km²), of which 464 square miles (1,200 km²) is land and 47 square miles (120 km²) (9.2%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,658 people, 11,822 households, and 8,842 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 16,241 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.64% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Approximately 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Stone County were 24.3% American, 20.4% German, 11.3% English, and 10.8% Irish ancestry.