Goose Creek Lake, Missouri

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Goose Creek Lake, Missouri
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Goose Creek Lake
Coordinates: 37°58′47″N90°21′9″W / 37.97972°N 90.35250°W / 37.97972; -90.35250 Coordinates: 37°58′47″N90°21′9″W / 37.97972°N 90.35250°W / 37.97972; -90.35250
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
Counties St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Townships Marion
Jackson
Area
[1]
  Total4.43 sq mi (11.47 km2)
  Land3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
  Water0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
Elevation
[2]
760 ft (230 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total524
  Density132.39/sq mi (51.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
Area code 573
FIPS code 29-27924
GNIS feature ID2806424 [2]

Goose Creek Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties, Missouri, United States. The community is built around a lake of the same name, a reservoir impounding Goose Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Fourche Du Clos and part of the Establishment Creek watershed leading to the Mississippi River.

The community is in the northeast part of St. Francois County and extends east into the northwest part of Ste. Genevieve County. It is 3 miles (5 km) east of French Village, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bonne Terre, and 22 miles (35 km) west of Ste. Genevieve.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 524
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Creek Lake, Missouri
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.