St. Catharine, Missouri

Saint Catharine or St. Catharine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeast Linn County, Missouri, United States.[2] Saint Catharine is located approximately four miles east of Brookfield on Missouri Route 11. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passes the south side of the community.[3]

St. Catharine, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Location of St. Catharine in Missouri
Location of St. Catharine in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°47′42″N 92°59′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyLinn
Area
[1]
 • Total0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
 • Land0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
830 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total78
 • Density106.41/sq mi (41.08/km2)
FIPS code29-64046
GNIS feature ID2587111[2]

St. Catharine was founded in 1856, and is not named for Catherine of Alexandria, but instead for Mrs. Catherine Elliot, by her husband, William Elliot.[4] A post office called Saint Catherine was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1993.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202078—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Catharine, Missouri
  3. Bucklin, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 188.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.