Queen City, Missouri
| Queen City, Missouri | |
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City limits sign, Queen City, Missouri.
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 Location of Queen City, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 40°24′31″N 92°33′56″W / 40.40861°N 92.56556°WCoordinates: 40°24′31″N 92°33′56″W / 40.40861°N 92.56556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Schuyler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 598 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 590 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63561 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-60356 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0725021 |
Queen City is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. The population was 598 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Queen City was laid out in May, 1867 by Doctor George W. Wilson and consisted of a town square surrounded by fifteen other blocks. He chose the name in the hope the town would become "the Queen of the prairies." Dr. Wilson also constructed the first home in the new town, while Henry Bartlett is responsible for building the towns's first hotel. By 1888 Queen City offered a considerable business district—five general stores, two grocers, two hardware stores, two hotels, jewelry store, lumber yard, photography gallery, music store, and barber shop were just some of the businesses serving the community and surrounding farms. Being located along the railroad, it provided a fine shipping point for large numbers of railroad ties and other lumber products harvested from heavily wooded areas along the Chariton River several miles to the west. Grain, livestock and some quantities of wool were also shipped by rail from the town. Queen City's first newspaper The Transcript was established in November, 1887 by D.G. Swan.
Queen City is located at 40°24′31″N 92°33′56″W / 40.40861°N 92.56556°W (40.408622, -92.565586).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 598 people, 256 households, and 143 families residing in the city. The population density was 580.6 inhabitants per square mile (224.2/km2). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 301.9 per square mile (116.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.5% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
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