Pulaski County, Missouri
Pulaski County | |
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Old and new Pulaski County courthouses in Waynesville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′N 92°13′W / 37.82°N 92.21°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Founded | January 19, 1833 |
| Named after | Kazimierz Pułaski |
| Seat | Waynesville |
| Largest community | Fort Leonard Wood |
| Area | |
• Total | 551 sq mi (1,430 km2) |
| • Land | 547 sq mi (1,420 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 53,955 |
| • Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,955. Its county seat is Waynesville. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, a Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution. Pulaski County is the site of Fort Leonard Wood, a U.S. Army training base. It comprises the Fort Leonard Wood, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area which has nearly one-third of the total county population.