Chesapeake, Missouri

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Chesapeake, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
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Location of Chesapeake in Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)
 • Land0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
48
 • Density107.87/sq mi (41.62/km2)
FIPS code 29-13582
GNIS feature ID2587059 [2]

Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. [2] It is located on Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon.

Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

A post office called Chesapeake was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914. [3] The community's name commemorates the Capture of USS Chesapeake. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 48—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesapeake, Missouri
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

37°07′01″N93°40′54″W / 37.11694°N 93.68167°W / 37.11694; -93.68167

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