Sturgeon, Missouri

Sturgeon, Missouri
Sturgeon Masonic Lodge
Sturgeon Masonic Lodge
Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Location of Sturgeon, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 92°16′55″W / 39.23472°N 92.28194°W / 39.23472; -92.28194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBoone
Founded1856
Area
 • Total0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Land0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation850 ft (260 m)
Population
 • 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

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

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. 1 2 3 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.