Irwin, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Irwin, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Label:Irwin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Barton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.78
Area Land Km2:0.77
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:0.30
Area Land Sq Mi:0.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:47
Population Density Km2:61.26
Population Density Sq Mi:158.78
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:968
Coordinates:37.5886°N -94.2872°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64759
Area Code:417
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-35486[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587082

Irwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 47.[3]

History

Irwin was platted in 1884.[4] The community has the name of the Irwin family of settlers.[5] A post office called Irwin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1981.[6]

Geography

Irwin is located halfway between Lamar and Sheldon on U.S. Route 71 (Interstate 49).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.78sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 2.00%, is water.[7]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2022-01-12. data.census.gov.
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 207.
  5. Web site: Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 31 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071541/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barton.html . 24 June 2016 .
  6. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Irwin CDP, Missouri. dead. https://archive.today/20200212185147/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2935486. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 23, 2014.