Prairie Hill, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri

Census-Designated Place in Missouri, United States

39°31′15″N 92°44′10″W / 39.52083°N 92.73611°W / 39.52083; -92.73611CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyCharitonArea

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• Total0.46 sq mi (1.19 km²) • Land0.46 sq mi (1.19 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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725 ft (221 m)Population

(2020)

• Total50 • Density109.17/sq mi (42.12/km²)FIPS code29-59708GNIS feature ID2806390^[2]

Prairie Hill is an unincorporated community in eastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States.^[3] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes W and HH approximately seven miles north-northeast of Salisbury. The Thomas Hill Reservoir dam is seven miles (11 km) to the northeast in adjacent Randolph County.^[4]

A post office called Prairie Hill was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1966.^[5] The community was named for its elevated location upon a prairie.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	50		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Hill, Missouri
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Hill, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
^ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.