Rich Hill, Missouri
| Rich Hill, Missouri | |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): The Town That Coal Built | |
 Location of Rich Hill, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 38°5′45″N 94°21′48″W / 38.09583°N 94.36333°WCoordinates: 38°5′45″N 94°21′48″W / 38.09583°N 94.36333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Land | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,396 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,332 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64779 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-61418 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0725252 |
Rich Hill is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census.
Rich Hill was platted in 1880. The city was named in 1871 by C.W. Ratekin and used the slogan "The Town That Coal Built". The town experienced a rapid population expansion during the late 1800's until mining efforts began to decline and eventually ended in 1906. Later the mining effort was renewed by Peabody Energy in the 1950s.
The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Rich Hill is located at 38°5′45″N 94°21′48″W / 38.09583°N 94.36333°W (38.095781, -94.363214).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.38 square miles (3.57 km2), of which, 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
KLM Telephone Company, a rural telephone company, and its owner, American Broadband, is based in Rich Hill. David K. Bennett, Dean Talbot, Sonny Petty, Homer Swope, Kenny Kerns, Raleigh Masur and Gary Ramage worked for KLM telephone co. and helped install the first dial telephone system and equipment in the town of Rich Hill Missouri.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,396 people, 567 households, and 351 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,019.0 inhabitants per square mile (393.4/km2). There were 701 housing units at an average density of 511.7 per square mile (197.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
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