Knob Lick, Missouri

Knob Lick is an unincorporated community in southern Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Missouri Route DD, just east of U.S. Route 67, approximately eight miles south of Farmington.

Knob Lick, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
View from Knob Lick Mountain
View from Knob Lick Mountain
Location of Knob Lick in Missouri
Location of Knob Lick in Missouri
Coordinates: 37°40′42″N 90°22′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySaint Francois
Area
[1]
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total147
 • Density147.89/sq mi (57.10/km2)
FIPS code29-39170
GNIS feature ID2806425[2]

Knob Lick has a post office with zip code 63651,[3] which has been in operation since 1870.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Knob Lick Mountain. In the Ozarks, knob typically refers to an isolated summit, and lick is a natural "salt lick" or salt spring.[5][6] The mountain is across U.S. Route 67 from the town at 37°39′52″N 90°23′09″W. Eighty (80 acres (32 ha)) of the summit are protected by the Missouri Department of Conservation. A gravel road leads to the conservation area which includes a granite glade, picnic facilities, and a closed fire lookout tower.[7]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020147—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Notable people

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Lick, Missouri
  3. "ZIP code search". US Postal Service. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 358.
  7. "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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