Bismarck, Missouri
| Bismarck, Missouri | |
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| City | |
| Motto: The Sign of a Good Town | |
 Location of Bismarck, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′7″N 90°37′31″W / 37.76861°N 90.62528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | St. Francois |
| Incorporated | 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Seth Radford |
| • City Manager | Alan Williams |
| • City Clerk | Garner Kitchen |
| • City Collector | Toba Welch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,025 ft (312.5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,546 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 1,501 |
| • Density | 1,546.0/sq mi (596.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip code | 63624 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-05878 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0755776 |
Coordinates: 37°46′08″N 90°37′31″W / 37.76875°N 90.625165°W
Bismarck is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2016.
Bismarck, situated in the western part of St. Francois County, owes its origin and early growth to the farming interests about it and its location at the intersection of the Belmont branch with the main line of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. Bismarck was first laid out and platted in 1868. It was named after the Iron Chancellor of Germany, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, as there was a strong desire to attract German immigrants to the growing railroad area.
The railroad ran through the town from the northwest to the southeast. All of the original streets of Bismarck, with the exception of Main and Center, were named after trees.
In 1877, Bismarck was incorporated as a town by the County Court and the first trustees were William H. Gullivan, Benjamin Schoch, C. C. Grider, George H. Kelly and A. H. Tegmeyer. In the year 1881, this incorporation was abolished. Since that time, Bismarck has been reincorporated. According to folklorist Margot Ford McMillen the name of the town caused some difficult times for residents following America's entry into World War I. With patriotism running high, a town named for a famous German leader was seen as "un-American", and prompted some citizens to advocate changing the name to "Loyal". However the majority of residents soundly rejected the idea.
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