Sturgeon, Missouri

Sturgeon is a city in Boone County, Missouri, United States.

Sturgeon, Missouri
City
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Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 92°16′55″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBoone
Founded1856
Area
[2]
 • Total0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Land0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total907
 • Density1,042.53/sq mi (402.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65284
Area code573
FIPS code29-71224[4]
GNIS feature ID2395992[1]
Websitewww.sturgeon-mo.org

History

Sturgeon was platted in 1856 next to Prairie City. It was incorporated in 1859. It was rechartered in 1875.[5] It was named for Isaac H. Sturgeon. He was the superintendent of the North Missouri Railroad at the time.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgeon, Missouri
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sturgeon city, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Switzler, Col. William F. (1882). History of Boone County, Missouri. Western Historical Company. pp. 561–567.
  6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 213.


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