Medill, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 40°25′48″N 91°46′27″W / 40.43000°N 91.77417°W / 40.43000; -91.77417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyClark
Area
[2]
 • Total0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[1]
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82
 • Density105.40/sq mi (40.67/km2)
ZIP code
63445[3]
Area code660
FIPS code29-47144
GNIS feature ID2806391[1]

Medill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] As of the 2020 census, its population was 82.[4]

Location

The community s on US Route 136 three miles west of Kahoka.[5] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad passes through the community as did the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[6]

History

Medill was laid out in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point.[7] A post office was established at Medill in 1889, and remained in operation until 1975.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202082—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medill, Missouri
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Medill MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 16 ISBN 0899332242
  6. ^ Medill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrngle, USGS, 1951
  7. ^ "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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