Brewer, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Brewer, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Coordinates:37.7808°N -89.9253°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Saline
Elevation Ft:584
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63775[1]
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-08272[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:714672
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:361
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:6.06
Area Total Sq Mi:2.34
Area Land Km2:6.06
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:2.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:154.34
Population Density Km2:59.58

Brewer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri, United States, which is located northwest of Perryville.

History

Brewer was named for R. M. Brewer.[4] The Brewer family, originally hailing from Maryland, had settled in Spencer County, Kentucky, before eventually coming to Missouri.

The town was unofficially known as Brewerville before the post office was christened Brewer in 1886.[5]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Findpincode.com: Postal Code Brewer, MO http://findpincode.com/brazeau-missouri-zip-code-postal-code-63737.html
  2. Web site: Brewer (Perry County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information . www.roadsidethoughts.com . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130702062506/http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/brewer-misc.htm . 2 July 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1917 . 338.
  5. The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html