page_title: Pettis County, Missouri
hierarchical_section_title: Pettis County, Missouri
context_page_description: Pettis County is a county located in west central U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,201. Its county seat is Sedalia. The county was organized January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis.
  Pettis County comprises the Sedalia, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  The county is home to the site of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
context_section_description: Pettis County is a county located in west central U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,201. Its county seat is Sedalia. The county was organized January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis.
  Pettis County comprises the Sedalia, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
  The county is home to the site of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
caption: Location within the U.S. state of Missouri