Montier, Missouri

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Montier, Missouri
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Montier
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°58′54″N91°34′30″W / 36.98167°N 91.57500°W / 36.98167; -91.57500 [1]
Country United States
State Missouri
County Shannon
Township Montier
Area
[2]
  Total
0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
  Land0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,047 ft (319 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
49
  Density49.49/sq mi (19.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65546
Area code 573
FIPS code 29-49610 [3]
GNIS feature ID2587092 [1]

Montier is a census-designated place in southwestern Shannon County, Missouri, United States. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 49. [5]

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History

A variant name was "Monteer". [1] A post office called Monteer was established in 1889, and the spelling was changed to Montier in 1924. [6] The community has the name of A. N. Montier, a railroad official. [7]

Geography

Montier is located approximately seven miles east of Mountain View and four miles west of Birch Tree on the south side of U.S. Route 60. [8] The town was located on the old St. Louis–San Francisco Railway line. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 49
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montier, Missouri
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montier Census Designated Place
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  7. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  8. Montier, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
  9. Montier, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.