Saverton, Missouri

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Saverton, Missouri
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Location of Saverton in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°38′48″N91°16′21″W / 39.64667°N 91.27250°W / 39.64667; -91.27250 Coordinates: 39°38′48″N91°16′21″W / 39.64667°N 91.27250°W / 39.64667; -91.27250
Country United States
State Missouri
County Ralls
Area
[1]
  Total1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
  Land0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
  Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation
[2]
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total213
  Density220.73/sq mi (85.23/km2)
FIPS code 29-66062
GNIS feature ID2806421 [2]

Saverton is an unincorporated community in eastern Ralls County, Missouri, United States. [2] It is located adjacent to the Mississippi River, approximately ten miles southeast of Hannibal. Saverton is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Saverton was founded in 1819 and is named after the local Saverton family, who were likely prominent in the area. [3] A post office called Saverton has been in operation since 1832. [4]

Saverton School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 213
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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Saverton School, also known as Saverton Community Center , is a historic school building located at Saverton, Ralls County, Missouri. It was built in 1934, and is a one-story hipped roof, frame building with two school rooms. It measures 52 feet by 24 feet, with a 52 feet by 13 feet addition constructed in 1960. The building has housed a community centre since 1959.

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saverton, Missouri
  3. "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.