Thomasville, Missouri
Thomasville | |
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| Coordinates: 36°47′21″N 91°31′56″W / 36.78917°N 91.53222°W | |
| County | Oregon |
| State |  Missouri |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23 |
| • Density | 61.66/sq mi (23.78/km2) |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-73006 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587117[1] |
Thomasville is a census-designated place in northern Oregon County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Alton on Route 99.
Name
[edit]According to a 1945 thesis on southern Missouri place names, the community was named for George Thomas, a pioneer settler, in 1817.[3][4] However, in 1961, the State Historical Society of Missouri placed a historical plaque that claims the town was named after land donors, John and Matilda Thomas, in 1845.[5]
History
[edit]The first settlers in the area arrived in the mid-1810s from Kentucky, settling in several log cabins along the Eleven Point River. The colony steadily grew over the next few decades.[6][7] A Baptist church was established the 1830s.[6]
When Oregon County was established in 1841, Thomasville was elected its first county seat, which at that time included parts of modern-day Howell, Shannon, and Carter Counties.[5][8] The county seat moved to nearby Alton in 1859.[5] Thomasville was platted in 1846.[9] A post office called Thomasville was established in 1846 and remained in operation until 1979.[10]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 68 | — | |
| 2020 | 23 | −66.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the 2020 US Census, there were 23 people, 15 households, and ? families living in the census-designated place. The population density was ? inhabitants per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 82.6% White, 4.3% Black or African American, and 13% two or more races (White and Native American).[12]
There were 15 households, of which 13% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 6.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 86.7% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or older. 80% lived in owned properties while 20% rented. The median age was 56.5 years: 45.9 for males and 65.5 for females. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.[12]
Education
[edit]Thomasville has a public library, the Thomasville Branch library.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomasville, Missouri
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 6.
- ^ Pottenger, Cora Ann (1945). Place Names of Five Southern Border Counties of Missouri (M.A. thesis). University of Missouri-Columbia. doi:10.32469/10355/77921. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c Oregon County (Historical plaque). Alton, Missouri: State Historical Society of Missouri and State Highway Commission. 1961.
- ^ a b Smith, R. G. (August 25, 1904). "Thomasville: Its Early Settlement". West Plains Weekly Journal. Vol. 34, no. 48. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A History of Oregon County". The Journal-Gazette. Vol. 5, no. 27. April 3, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hal Woodside Gives Much Oregon and Howell County History". The Journal-Gazette. Vol. 5, no. 30. April 12, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics". US Census DataFinder. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
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