Goose Creek Lake, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Goose Creek Lake, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Goose Creek Lake
Coordinates:37.9797°N -90.3525°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Marion
Jackson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:4.43
Area Land Sq Mi:3.96
Area Water Sq Mi:0.47
Area Total Km2:11.47
Area Land Km2:10.25
Area Water Km2:1.22
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:51.12
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:760
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:63036 (French Village)
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-27924
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806424
Population Total:524
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:132.39

Goose Creek Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties, Missouri, United States. The community is built around a lake of the same name, a reservoir impounding Goose Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Fourche Du Clos and part of the Establishment Creek watershed leading to the Mississippi River.

The community is in the northeast part of St. Francois County and extends east into the northwest part of Ste. Genevieve County. It is 3miles east of French Village, northeast of Bonne Terre, and west of Ste. Genevieve.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.