Savannah, Missouri

Savannah, Missouri
City
Aerial view of Savannah, Missouri
Location of Savannah, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°56′28″N 94°49′51″W / 39.94111°N 94.83083°W / 39.94111; -94.83083Coordinates: 39°56′28″N 94°49′51″W / 39.94111°N 94.83083°W / 39.94111; -94.83083
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Andrew
Area
• Total	3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
• Land	3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,106 ft (337 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,057
• Estimate (2012)	5,105
• Density	1,610.5/sq mi (621.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	64485
Area code(s)	816
FIPS code	29-66044
GNIS feature ID	0726070
Website	savannahmo.net

Savannah is a city and county seat of Andrew County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,057 at the 2010 census.

Savannah was founded in 1841. The city was named after Savannah Woods, the child of a first settler. A post office called Savannah has been in operation since 1841.

The Andrew County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Savannah is located at 39°56′28″N 94°49′51″W / 39.94111°N 94.83083°W / 39.94111; -94.83083 (39.941066, -94.830873). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.15 square miles (8.16 km²), of which, 3.14 square miles (8.13 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.

Savannah is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,057 people, 2,043 households, and 1,327 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,610.5 inhabitants per square mile (621.8/km²). There were 2,187 housing units at an average density of 696.5 per square mile (268.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.