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Ray County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,158. Its county seat is Richmond. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for John Ray, a Missouri state legislator and member of the first state Constitutional Convention.
The Crooked River is a tributary of the Missouri River in west-central Missouri in the United States. The stream has also been known historically as "Big Creek," "Little River" and "Tiger River." The Crooked River was named for its meandering disposition. Big Creek refers to the stream's status as the largest tributary to the Missouri River in the county.
Knoxville is an unincorporated rural village in north central Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Camden Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Fishing River Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Grape Grove Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Richmond Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Rockford Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Osage Township is a township in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Fort Osage Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Dangerous Branch is a stream in Ray County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Crooked River.
Dockery is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
McDonald Branch is a stream in Ray County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Crooked River.
Millville is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Morton is an unincorporated community in southeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Rocky Fork is a stream in Ray County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Crooked River.
St. Cloud is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Sandals is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Taitsville is an unincorporated community in northern Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Elmwood Township is an inactive township in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked River Township, Ray County, Missouri
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 346.
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