 essex is a city in stoddard county, missouri, united states. the population was 472 at the 2010 census. ==geography== essex is located at  (36.812040, -89.862514), six miles east of dexter. according to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2
Cities_in_Stoddard_County,_Missouri