Wellsville, Missouri | |
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City | |
Location of Wellsville, Missouri |
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Coordinates: 39°4′26″N 91°34′5″W / 39.07389°N 91.56806°WCoordinates: 39°4′26″N 91°34′5″W / 39.07389°N 91.56806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Montgomery |
Area | |
• Total | 1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2) |
• Land | 1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,217 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,163 |
• Density | 790/sq mi (310/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 63384 |
Area code(s) | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-78406 |
GNIS feature ID | 0728504 |
Wellsville is a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2010 census.
Wellsville was platted in 1856, and named after Carter Wells, original owner of the land. A post office called Wellsville has been in operation since 1857.
Wellsville is located at 39°4′26″N 91°34′5″W / 39.07389°N 91.56806°W (39.073782, -91.568006).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.54 square miles (3.99 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,217 people, 446 households, and 289 families residing in the city. The population density was 790.3 inhabitants per square mile (305.1/km2). There were 564 housing units at an average density of 366.2 per square mile (141.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 2.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.