Carrollton, Missouri
Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.[4] Carrollton is the county seat of Carroll County.[5]
History
Carrollton was established in 1833.[6] It obtained its post office in 1834.[7] Carrollton's growth can be documented through Sanborn maps, several of which are available online.[8]
The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail, United States Post Office, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]
Geography
Carrollton is located in south central Carroll County at the intersection of US routes 24 and US Route 65. The Missouri River is five miles south of the city.[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.19 square miles (10.85 km2), of which 4.17 square miles (10.80 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[11]
Climate
Climate data for Carrollton, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) | 80 (27) | 87 (31) | 93 (34) | 98 (37) | 105 (41) | 114 (46) | 108 (42) | 105 (41) | 94 (34) | 81 (27) | 73 (23) | 114 (46) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.2 (2.9) | 42.6 (5.9) | 54.5 (12.5) | 65.7 (18.7) | 75.3 (24.1) | 84.3 (29.1) | 88.0 (31.1) | 86.7 (30.4) | 79.8 (26.6) | 67.8 (19.9) | 53.6 (12.0) | 41.8 (5.4) | 64.8 (18.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 42.7 (5.9) | 53.5 (11.9) | 64.1 (17.8) | 73.6 (23.1) | 77.5 (25.3) | 75.7 (24.3) | 67.7 (19.8) | 55.6 (13.1) | 42.7 (5.9) | 32.1 (0.1) | 53.7 (12.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 21.1 (−6.1) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 41.3 (5.2) | 52.9 (11.6) | 62.9 (17.2) | 67.0 (19.4) | 64.7 (18.2) | 55.5 (13.1) | 43.4 (6.3) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 22.5 (−5.3) | 42.6 (5.9) |
Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) | −34 (−37) | −16 (−27) | 14 (−10) | 28 (−2) | 41 (5) | 47 (8) | 42 (6) | 28 (−2) | 17 (−8) | −5 (−21) | −24 (−31) | −34 (−37) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.41 (36) | 1.85 (47) | 2.51 (64) | 3.92 (100) | 5.13 (130) | 5.37 (136) | 4.27 (108) | 4.39 (112) | 4.28 (109) | 3.16 (80) | 2.21 (56) | 1.58 (40) | 40.08 (1,018) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.8 (12) | 3.3 (8.4) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.9 (2.3) | 2.1 (5.3) | 12.7 (32) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 97.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
Source: NOAA[12][13] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1860 | 738 | — | |
1870 | 1,832 | 148.2% | |
1880 | 2,313 | 26.3% | |
1890 | 3,878 | 67.7% | |
1900 | 3,854 | −0.6% | |
1910 | 3,452 | −10.4% | |
1920 | 3,218 | −6.8% | |
1930 | 4,058 | 26.1% | |
1940 | 4,070 | 0.3% | |
1950 | 4,380 | 7.6% | |
1960 | 4,554 | 4.0% | |
1970 | 4,847 | 6.4% | |
1980 | 4,700 | −3.0% | |
1990 | 4,406 | −6.3% | |
2000 | 4,122 | −6.4% | |
2010 | 3,784 | −8.2% | |
2020 | 3,514 | −7.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] |
Education
Carrollton R-VII School District operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7–8, and Carrollton Elementary School; grades Pre-1 and 2–6.[15]
The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.[16]
Notable people
- Amanda Austin, painter and sculptor
- Leon E. Bates, UAW leader
- James Johnson Duderstadt, President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996
- James Fergason, graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur.
- Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop
- Don Martin, defensive back for Yale
- John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran of World War II
- James Shields, Civil War general and United States Senator
- Robert Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach.
- Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carrollton, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780826210210.
- ^ Sanborn Maps for Missouri: Carrollton, University of Missouri Digital Library. Accessed 2011-03-14
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Carrollton, MO". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Schools". Carrollton R-VII School District. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
External links
- Carrollton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Historic maps of Carrollton in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
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