Chesapeake, Missouri
Census-Designated Place in Missouri, United States
Chesapeake, Missouri | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
![]() Location of Chesapeake in Missouri | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Lawrence |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
• Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 48 |
• Density | 107.87/sq mi (41.62/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-13582 |
GNIS feature ID | 2587059[2] |
Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon.
Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
A post office called Chesapeake was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914.[3] The community's name commemorates the Capture of USS Chesapeake.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 48 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesapeake, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
- Aurora
- Marionville
- Miller
- Monett‡
- Mount Vernon
- Pierce City‡
- Stotts City
- Verona
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°07′01″N 93°40′54″W / 37.11694°N 93.68167°W / 37.11694; -93.68167
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