Dunklin County is a county in Missouri, United States, in the Bootheel region at the state’s southeastern tip. It had a population of 28,283 at the 2020 census and covers 541 square miles (1,400 km2) centred near 36°16′N 90°05′W.<\/p>\n
Kennett is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 63857. The county has 9 incorporated cities, one town, and dozens of unincorporated communities. Dunklin County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Dunklin County has 9 incorporated cities, one incorporated town, and a long list of unincorporated farm communities scattered across the flat Bootheel countryside. “Unincorp.” below marks a place with no city government of its own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Malden<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Campbell<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63933<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Senath<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clarkton<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Holcomb<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cardwell<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hornersville<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63855<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arbyrd<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rives<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arkmo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baird<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brian<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buck Donic<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bucoda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caruth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cockrum<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cotton Plant<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dillman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Europa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gibson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 63847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glennonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gobler<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hargrove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ipley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mackeys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marlow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McGuire<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nesbit<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Octa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Providence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sumach<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Townley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valley Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vincit<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilhelmina<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wrightsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe county’s smaller unincorporated communities have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest post office town listed above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nDunklin County lies in the Bootheel, the flat alluvial plain of southeastern Missouri built by the Mississippi and St. Francis rivers. The St. Francis River forms much of the county’s western and southern edge, and the point where it crosses into Arkansas in Buffalo Township is Missouri’s lowest point in elevation. Farmland and drainage ditches cover most of the county; 6.1 square miles are water.<\/p>\n Dunklin County borders Stoddard County to the north, New Madrid County to the northeast, Pemiscot County to the east, Mississippi County, Arkansas, to the southeast, Craighead County, Arkansas, to the south, Greene County, Arkansas, to the southwest, Clay County, Arkansas, to the west, and Butler County to the northwest. Nearby Missouri profiles: Stoddard County<\/a>, New Madrid County<\/a>, Pemiscot County<\/a> and Butler County<\/a>; across the state line, Mississippi County, Arkansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dunklin County had 28,283 residents at the 2020 census, spread across roughly 52 people per square mile. Kennett and Malden are its two largest communities. The county’s rural, agriculture-based economy runs well below the Missouri median of $68,545 in typical household income.<\/p>\n Row-crop farming drives the county’s economy — cotton, soybeans, corn and rice grown across the flat Bootheel bottomland, much of it under irrigation. Kennett serves as the retail, medical and government hub for the southern Bootheel, drawing shoppers and patients from both Dunklin County and nearby Arkansas counties. Cotton gins and grain elevators remain a visible part of the local landscape at harvest time.<\/p>\n Dunklin County was organized on February 14, 1845, from parts of Stoddard and New Madrid counties, and named for Daniel Dunklin, Missouri’s governor from 1832 to 1836, who died the year before the county was formed. Like the rest of the Bootheel, the area sits within the seismic zone shaken by the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes, and the region’s low, swampy land was not widely drained and farmed until large-scale ditching projects in the early 20th century turned it into some of the most productive cropland in Missouri.<\/p>\n US Highway 62 and US Highway 412 cross the county through Kennett, along with Missouri Routes 25, 53, 84, 153 and 164.<\/p>\n Kennett Memorial Airport, just southeast of Kennett, handles general aviation; the nearest commercial airport is Memphis International.<\/p>\n Where is Dunklin County, Missouri?<\/strong> What is the population of Dunklin County?<\/strong> How big is Dunklin County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Dunklin County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Dunklin County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Dunklin County?<\/strong> |