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County · code 29065

Dent CountyMissouri

Dent County is a county in Missouri with its seat in Salem. It was formed on February 10, 1851, from Crawford and Shannon counties.

  • Founded1851
  • County seatSalem
  • Named forLewis Dent
  • Land area753 sq mi + 1.7 sq mi water
  • Population14,421 2020 Census
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PhelpsCrawfordShannonTexasReynoldsIron Salem Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Dent on the map of Missouri

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History

Formed in 1851 from Crawford County and Shannon County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Dent County was created on February 10, 1851, from Crawford and Shannon counties and named after Lewis Dent. The county was briefly eliminated in December 1855 when it was lost to Crawford, but was re-created just four days later from Crawford on December 4, 1855. Over the following decades, Dent County gained and lost territory through boundary adjustments with neighboring counties including Texas, Iron, Reynolds, and Shannon.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1851
    Dent County created Dent created from Crawford and Shannon.
    from Crawfordfrom Shannon
    · Mo. Laws 1850-1851, pub., pp. 183-186
  2. 1855
    Lost territory Dent lost to Crawford; Dent eliminated.
    to Crawford
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 34-35
  3. 1855
    Dent County created Dent re-created from Crawford.
    from Crawford
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 37-38
  4. 1855
    Gained territory Dent gained from Texas.
    from Texas
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 44-45
  5. 1855
    Gained territory Dent gained from Shannon.
    from Shannon
    · Mo. Laws Rev., 1854-1855, ch. 41, secs. 58, 93/pp. 476-477, 490
Show all 10 changes (5 more)
  1. 1851
    Dent County created Dent created from Crawford and Shannon.
    from Crawfordfrom Shannon
    · Mo. Laws 1850-1851, pub., pp. 183-186
  2. 1855
    Lost territory Dent lost to Crawford; Dent eliminated.
    to Crawford
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 34-35
  3. 1855
    Dent County created Dent re-created from Crawford.
    from Crawford
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 37-38
  4. 1855
    Gained territory Dent gained from Texas.
    from Texas
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 44-45
  5. 1855
    Gained territory Dent gained from Shannon.
    from Shannon
    · Mo. Laws Rev., 1854-1855, ch. 41, secs. 58, 93/pp. 476-477, 490
  6. 1857
    Lost territory Dent lost to Iron.
    to Iron
    · Mo. Laws 1856-1857, gen., p. 55
  7. 1860
    Gained territory Dent gained from Texas.
    from Texas
    · Mo. Laws 1859-1860, adj. sess., p. 474
  8. 1868
    Exchanged territory Dent exchanged with Reynolds.
    with Reynolds
    · Mo. Laws 1868, adj. sess., gen., pp. 16-23
  9. 1868
    Gained territory Dent gained from Reynolds.
    from Reynolds
    · Mo. Laws 1868, adj. sess., gen., pp. 24-25
  10. 1872
    Lost territory Dent lost to Reynolds.
    to Reynolds
    · Mo. Laws 1871-1872, adj. sess., gen., pp.25-26

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Dent

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Dent by the Census

Population
14,421 2020 Census count
Housing units
6,819 2020 Census count
Land area
753 square miles
Water area
1.7 square miles
People per sq mi
19 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Dent County

When was Dent County founded?
Dent County was founded in 1851, formed from Crawford County and Shannon County, and named after Lewis Dent.
What is the county seat of Dent County?
The county seat of Dent County is Salem.
Is there an online parcel map for Dent County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Dent County's boundary or name changed?
Dent County was created in 1851 from Crawford County and Shannon County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Reynolds County, Crawford County and Texas County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Dent County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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