Ray -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 23354 Housing Units (2000): 9371 Land area (2000): 569.465468 sq. miles (1474.908728 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.108651 sq. miles (10.641357 sq. km) Total area (2000): 573.574119 sq. miles (1485.550085 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.321065 N, 94.023249 W Headwords: Ray Ray, MO Ray County Ray County, MO