Lake Viking, Missouri

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Lake Viking, Missouri
Census-designated place
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Lake Viking
Coordinates: 39°55′31″N94°04′09″W / 39.92528°N 94.06917°W / 39.92528; -94.06917
Country United States
State Missouri
County Daviess
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.75 sq mi (22.66 km2)
 • Land7.88 sq mi (20.40 km2)
 • Water0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
Elevation
[2]
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
486
 • Density61.70/sq mi (23.82/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64640
Area code 660
FIPS code 29-40304 [3]
GNIS feature ID2587085 [2]
Website lakevikingmo.com

Lake Viking is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. [4]

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Geography

The Lake Viking CDP is located southwest of the center of Daviess County, around a reservoir named Lake Viking, an impoundment on South Big Creek, a tributary of the Grand River. The CDP extends southwest as far as the village of Altamont. The community is 3 miles (5 km) east of Interstate 35 and 68 miles (109 km) northeast of Kansas City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.7 km2), of which 7.9 square miles (20.4 km2) is land and 0.87 square miles (2.26 km2), or 9.97%, is water. [3]

The lake is a private man-made reservoir spanning about 630 acres. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 486—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

Part of the CDP is in the Winston R-VI School District and part is in the Gallatin R-V School District. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Viking, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Viking CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lake Viking :: Lake living...the Better Way!". Archived from the original on September 9, 2003. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Daviess County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 8, 2025. - Text list


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