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Avilla, Missouri

Avilla, Missouri
Village
US Post Office, Avilla, Missouri
US Post Office, Avilla, Missouri
Nickname(s): 'Villa, Missoura
Motto: Panther Country
Location of Avilla, Missouri
Location of Avilla, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°11′38″N 94°7′44″W / 37.19389°N 94.12889°W / 37.19389; -94.12889Coordinates: 37°11′38″N 94°7′44″W / 37.19389°N 94.12889°W / 37.19389; -94.12889
Country United States
State Missouri
County Jasper
Area
 • Total 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Land 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,122 ft (342 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 125
 • Estimate (2012) 122
 • Density 625.0/sq mi (241.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 64833
Area code(s) 417
FIPS code 29-02746
GNIS feature ID 0713507

Avilla is a rural village in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 125 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Avilla, Mo. is the fourth oldest settlement in Jasper County, Missouri today, founded in 1856. It was platted and laid out for public use July 23, 1858 by Andrew L. Love and David S. Holman. Avilla also has a fire and rescue station in the town but law enforcement is provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Carthage Police Department, or the Jasper County Sheriffs Office.

Avilla is located at 37°11′38″N 94°7′44″W / 37.19389°N 94.12889°W / 37.19389; -94.12889 (37.193821, −94.128991), ten miles east of Carthage, Missouri on MO Route 96 (formally "Historic" US Route 66) and four miles west of the Lawrence County, Missouri line. The village is surrounded by pasture and farmland, small forested areas and branching spring-fed streams. White Oak Creek is the nearest to the south and east, and Dry Fork & Deer Creek to the north. Spring River runs past about three miles to the south which is eventually fed by these headwater streams.


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