Map of Ralls County, Missouri

Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355. Its county seat is New London. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for Daniel Ralls, Missouri state legislator.

Ralls County is part of the Hannibal, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.

Ralls County overview:
Name:	Ralls County
FIPS code:	29-173
State:	Missouri
Founded:	November 16, 1820
Named for:	Daniel Ralls
Seat:	New London
Largest city:	Hannibal
Total Area:	484 sq mi (1,250 km²)
Land Area:	470 sq mi (1,200 km²)
Total Population:	10,355
Population Density:	21/sq mi (8.3/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	www.rallscounty.org

Ralls County location map. Where is Ralls County?

Ralls County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Ralls County. — Location of Ralls County in the the United States.

Ralls County location on the Missouri map. Where is Ralls County. — Location of Ralls County in Missouri.

History

Ralls County was one of several along the Mississippi River settled in the early years primarily by European-American migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. They also brought characteristic antebellum architecture and culture. Ralls is considered one of the counties in the outer ring of what is called the Little Dixie region. Most of the Little Dixie counties are located further west along the Missouri River, from Callaway County west.

Ralls County Road Map

Ralls CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Ralls County, Missouri. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Ralls CountyMap — Ralls Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,250 km), of which 470 square miles (1,200 km) is land and 14 square miles (36 km) (2.9%) is water.