Montier, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Montier, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Missouri
Pushpin Label:Montier
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shannon
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Montier
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.56
Area Land Km2:2.56
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.99
Area Land Sq Mi:0.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:49
Population Density Km2:19.12
Population Density Sq Mi:49.49
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1047
Coordinates:36.9817°N -91.575°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:65546
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-49610[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587092

Montier is a census-designated place in southwestern Shannon County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49.[3]

History

A variant name was "Monteer". A post office called Monteer was established in 1889, and the spelling was changed to Montier in 1924.[4] The community has the name of A. N. Montier, a railroad official.[5]

Geography

Montier is located approximately seven miles east of Mountain View and four miles west of Birch Tree on the south side of U.S. Route 60.[6] The town was located on the old St. Louis–San Francisco Railway line.[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. 2021-12-20. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 25 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071719/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shannon.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 25, 2016.
  6. Montier, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
  7. Montier, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948