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West Plains, MO Micro Area Demographics

West Plains, MO Micro Area is the 709th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 39,750 residents across 927 square miles. That is about 43 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 39,750
Land area 927 sq mi
Density 43 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the West Plains, MO Micro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Howell County, MO 39,750 927.2 43

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