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Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri

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Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Big Spring
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°48′09″N 91°28′40″W / 38.80250°N 91.47778°W / 38.80250; -91.47778
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMontgomery
Area
 • Total3.38 sq mi (8.76 km)
 • Land3.36 sq mi (8.70 km)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km)
Elevation558 ft (170 m)
Population
 • Total149
 • Density44.37/sq mi (17.13/km)
ZIP Codes63363 (New Florence)
65041 (Hermann)
FIPS code29-05608
GNIS feature ID2587054

Big Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 149.

History

A post office called Big Spring was established in 1830 and remained in operation until 1906. The community was named for a big spring near the original town site.

Geography

Big Spring is in southern Montgomery County along Missouri Route 19, 8 miles (13 km) south of Interstate 70 at New Florence and the same distance north of Hermann and the Missouri River. The community is in the valley of the Loutre River, a tributary of the Missouri.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Big Spring CDP has a total area of 3.38 square miles (8.75 km), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km), or 0.74%, are water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020149—
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "P1. Race – Big Spring CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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County seat: Montgomery City
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