Deering, Missouri

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Deering, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 36°11′28″N89°53′04″W / 36.19111°N 89.88444°W / 36.19111; -89.88444 Coordinates: 36°11′28″N89°53′04″W / 36.19111°N 89.88444°W / 36.19111; -89.88444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Pemiscot
Area
[1]
 • Total0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
256 ft (78 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total61
 • Density206.78/sq mi (79.73/km2)
FIPS code 29-18838
GNIS feature ID2804678 [2]

Deering is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. [3] It is located fifteen miles west of Caruthersville.

Deering began as a lumber town in the early 1900s. The post office has been in operation since 1903. [4] The community was named for William Deering, founder of the Deering Harvester Company, which in 1902 merged into the newly formed International Harvester Company. The company owned the land on which the community was established, and the land was later acquired by the Wisconsin Lumber Company. [5] [6] [7]

The area is served by Delta C-7 schools district, [8] which houses grades K–12.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 61—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

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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: Deering, Missouri
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deering
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pemiscot County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 | The State Historical Society of Missouri". shs.umsystem.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Wisconsin Lumber Co. Deering Store | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  7. ↑ Harvester World. International Harvester Company of America. 1912-01-01.
  8. ↑ Welcome to Delta C-7 School District, deltac7.k12.mo.us, archived from the original on 2012-11-15, retrieved 2013-04-13
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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