Irwin, Missouri

Irwin, Missouri
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Irwin is located in Missouri
Irwin
Irwin
Location of Irwin, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°35′19″N 94°17′14″W / 37.58861°N 94.28722°W / 37.58861; -94.28722
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesBarton
Area
[1]
 • Total0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
 • Land0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total47
 • Density158.78/sq mi (61.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64759
Area code417
FIPS code29-35486[3]
GNIS feature ID2587082[2]

Irwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 47.[4]

History

Irwin was platted in 1884.[5] The community has the name of the Irwin family of settlers.[6] A post office called Irwin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1981.[7]

Geography

Irwin is located halfway between Lamar and Sheldon on U.S. Route 71 (Interstate 49).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 2.00%, is water.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202047—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irwin, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 207.
  6. ^ "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Irwin CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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