Warsaw, Missouri
| Warsaw, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Warsaw, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 38°14′43″N 93°22′38″W / 38.24528°N 93.37722°WCoordinates: 38°14′43″N 93°22′38″W / 38.24528°N 93.37722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Benton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.62 sq mi (6.79 km2) |
| • Land | 2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,127 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,124 |
| • Density | 882.6/sq mi (340.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65355 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-77146 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0728365 |
| Website | www.welcometowarsaw.com |
Warsaw is a city located in Benton County, Missouri. The population was 2,127 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Benton County.
The original inhabitants of the area were the Delaware, Shawnee, Sac, Kickapoo, and Osage (namesake of the Osage River which passed by the city). French settlers visited the area as early as 1719.
Warsaw was platted in 1837. The city was incorporated in 1843 and designated as the county seat of Benton County. The city was named after Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, in honor of the Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko, who was of Polish descent. Warsaw was a steamboat port, the furthest point up the Osage River they could navigate.
Permanent immigrants to the area were Germans, Scotch-Irish, and English, as well as transplant farmers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, first arriving around 1820.
The Upper Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Warsaw is located at 38°14'43" North, 93°22'38" West (38.245195, -93.377227). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.62 square miles (6.79 km2), of which, 2.41 square miles (6.24 km2) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) is water. The total area is 7.6% water, due in part to the construction of the Harry S Truman Reservoir and Dam.
On July 14, 1954, the temperature in Warsaw rose to 118 °F (48 °C). This remains the hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Missouri. On February 13, 1905, the temperature at Warsaw fell to -40 °F (-40 °C), the coldest temperature ever recorded in Missouri.
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