Sturgeon, Missouri

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

Sturgeon, Missouri
City
City of Sturgeon
Sturgeon Masonic Lodge
Sturgeon Masonic Lodge
Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°14′03″N 92°16′51″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBoone
Area
[2]
 • Total0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Land0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total872
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4] In 2010, its population was 872.
947
 • Density1,161.96/sq mi (448.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65284
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-71224[5]
Websitewww.sturgeon-mo.org

History

Sturgeon was platted in 1856 next to Prairie City. It was incorporated in 1859. It was rechartered in 1875.[6] It was named for Isaac H. Sturgeon. He was the superintendent of the North Missouri Railroad at the time.[7]

References
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. Switzler, Col. William F. (1882). History of Boone County, Missouri. Western Historical Company. pp. 561–567.
  7. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 213.


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