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CEDAR COUNTY, situated toward the southwest part of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Fremont. Pop. in 1850, 3,361. (Fanning's, 1853)

CEDAR, a county in the W. S. W. part of Missouri, has an area of 485 square miles. It is intersected by Sac river, and also drained by the E. fork of Sac river, and by Cedar and Horse creeks. The surface is uneven, the soil moderately fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and pork are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 147,225 bushels of corn; 9067 of wheat; 46,769 of oats, and 202 tons of hay. There were 820 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Fremont, Population, 3361, of whom 8279 were free, and 82, slaves.  (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Total Population 1850
3361
Total Population 1860
6637
Free Black Population 1860
6
Free Black Population 1850
1
Enslaved Population 1860
211
Enslaved Population 1850
82
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Douglas Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
37.733655
Longitude
-93.850014
Type
County
County
Cedar
State
Missouri