Stanton, Missouri

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Stanton, Missouri
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Location of Stanton in Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Franklin
Area
[1]
  Total
3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
  Land3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
366
  Density111.96/sq mi (43.23/km2)
ZIP code
63080 [3]
Area code 573
FIPS code 29-70342
GNIS feature ID2806401 [2]

Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. [2] It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River. [4]

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Stanton Post Office, 63079

A post office called Stanton has been in operation since 1857. [5] The community took its name from the nearby Stanton copper mines. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 366
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Education

It is in the Sullivan C-2 School District. [8]

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: Stanton, Missouri
  3. "Stanton MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. January 12, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022. - Text list

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