Medill, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Medill, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.03
Area Land Km2:2.02
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.78
Area Land Sq Mi:0.78
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:82
Population Density Km2:40.67
Population Density Sq Mi:105.40
Elevation Ft:709
Coordinates:40.43°N -91.7742°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63445[2]
Area Code:660
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-47144
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806391

Medill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82.[3]

Location

The community s on US Route 136 three miles west of Kahoka.[4] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad passes through the community as did the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[5]

History

Medill was laid out in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point.[6] A post office was established at Medill in 1889, and remained in operation until 1975.[7]

Demographics

Transportation

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which operates between Los Angeles and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Fort Madison, to the northeast.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Medill MO ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). United States Census Bureau. November 17, 2021.
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 16
  5. Medill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrngle, USGS, 1951
  6. Web site: Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 18 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070417/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clark.html . 24 June 2016 .
  7. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 18 September 2016.