Official Name: | Chesapeake, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Census-Designated Place |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.16 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 48 |
Population Density Km2: | 41.62 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 107.87 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-13582 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2587059 |
Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon.
Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
A post office called Chesapeake was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The community's name commemorates the Capture of USS Chesapeake.[3]