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Anniston, Missouri

Anniston, Missouri
City
Location of Anniston, Missouri
Location of Anniston, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°49′28″N 89°19′35″W / 36.82444°N 89.32639°W / 36.82444; -89.32639Coordinates: 36°49′28″N 89°19′35″W / 36.82444°N 89.32639°W / 36.82444; -89.32639
Country United States
State Missouri
County Mississippi
Area
 • Total 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Land 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 312 ft (95 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 232
 • Estimate (2012) 232
 • Density 594.9/sq mi (229.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63820
Area code(s) 573
FIPS code 29-01288
GNIS feature ID 0713304

Anniston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 232 at the 2010 census.

In 1963, voters of the Charleston, Anniston, and Fox school districts passed a unified school district reorganization plan by a vote of 1,111 to 167.

Anniston was originally called "Hainley's Switch", after Jacob Hainley, the proprietor of a local mill. A post office called Hainley's Switch was established in 1890, and the name was changed to Anniston in 1894. The present name is a transfer from Anniston, Alabama.

Anniston is located at 36°49′28″N 89°19′35″W / 36.82444°N 89.32639°W / 36.82444; -89.32639 (36.824573, -89.326272).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 232 people, 94 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The population density was 594.9 inhabitants per square mile (229.7/km2). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 274.4 per square mile (105.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.41% White, 2.16% Black or African American, and 0.43% from two or more races.

There were 94 households of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.10.


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