McDonald County, Missouri

McDonald County Education, Geography, and History

McDonald County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the state of Missouri. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 23,083. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant Alexander McDonald, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War.

McDonald County is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology - Origin of McDonald County Name

Named for Alexander McDonald, Revolutionary War soldier.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

History of McDonald County (earlier Snake County)

Organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant McDonald, a South Carolina trooper in the Revolution.(1) Sturges remarks that "it has been quite a difficult task to ascertain the origin of the name, but all the old settlers state that the county was named after an officer in the Revolutionary War."(2) (1. R(Goodspeed (19), p. 179); 2. R(Sturges (20), p. 6) )

Source: Bell, Margaret E. "Place Names In The Southwest Border Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1933.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,400 km²), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.04%) is water

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Newton County (north)
• Barry County (east)
• Benton County, Arkansas (south)
• Delaware County, Oklahoma (west)
• Ottawa County, Oklahoma (northwest)

Education

Public schools

McDonald County R-I School District - Anderson

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