 pulaski county is a county located in the u.s. state of missouri. as of the 2010 census, the population was 52,274. its county seat is waynesville. the county was organized in 1833 and named for kazimierz puÅaski, a polish patriot who died fighting in the american revolution. pulaski county is the site of fort leonard wood, a u.s. army installation base. it comprises the fort leonard wood, mo micropolitan statistical area. ==history== pulaski county's earliest settlers were the quapaw, missouria and osage native americans. after the lewis and clark expedition of the early 19th century, white settlers came to the area, many from kentucky, tennessee and the carolinas; the earliest pioneers appeared to have settled as early as 1818, and the town of waynesville was designated the county seat by the missouri legislature in 1833. like the county, waynesville is also named after an american revolutionary hero, mad anthony wayne. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.8%) is water. ===adjacent counties=== *miller county (northwest) *maries county (northeast) *phelps county (east) *texas county (south) *laclede county (southwest) *[[camden county, missouri|camden co
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