City in Missouri, United States
Carrollton is a city and thecounty seat ofCarroll County ,Missouri , United States. Carrollton won the 2005All-America City Award , given out annually by theNational Civic League . The population was 3,514 at the2020 census .[ 4] [ 5]
Carroll County Courthouse Carrollton was established in 1833.[ 6] It obtained its post office in 1834.[ 7] Carrollton's growth can be documented throughSanborn maps , several of which are available online.[ 8]
TheCarroll County Court House ,Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail ,United States Post Office , andWilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places .[ 9]
Carrollton is located in south central Carroll County at the intersection of US routes24 andUS Route 65 . TheMissouri River is five miles south of the city.[ 10]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.19 square miles (10.85 km2 ), of which 4.17 square miles (10.80 km2 ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2 ) is water.[ 11]
Climate data for Carrollton, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 74 (23) 80 (27) 87 (31) 93 (34) 98 (37) 105 (41) 114 (46) 108 (42) 105 (41) 94 (34) 81 (27) 73 (23) 114 (46) Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.2 (2.9) 42.6 (5.9) 54.5 (12.5) 65.7 (18.7) 75.3 (24.1) 84.3 (29.1) 88.0 (31.1) 86.7 (30.4) 79.8 (26.6) 67.8 (19.9) 53.6 (12.0) 41.8 (5.4) 64.8 (18.2) Daily mean °F (°C) 27.3 (−2.6) 31.9 (−0.1) 42.7 (5.9) 53.5 (11.9) 64.1 (17.8) 73.6 (23.1) 77.5 (25.3) 75.7 (24.3) 67.7 (19.8) 55.6 (13.1) 42.7 (5.9) 32.1 (0.1) 53.7 (12.1) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 17.4 (−8.1) 21.1 (−6.1) 31.0 (−0.6) 41.3 (5.2) 52.9 (11.6) 62.9 (17.2) 67.0 (19.4) 64.7 (18.2) 55.5 (13.1) 43.4 (6.3) 31.8 (−0.1) 22.5 (−5.3) 42.6 (5.9) Record low °F (°C) −23 (−31) −34 (−37) −16 (−27) 14 (−10) 28 (−2) 41 (5) 47 (8) 42 (6) 28 (−2) 17 (−8) −5 (−21) −24 (−31) −34 (−37) Averageprecipitation inches (mm) 1.41 (36) 1.85 (47) 2.51 (64) 3.92 (100) 5.13 (130) 5.37 (136) 4.27 (108) 4.39 (112) 4.28 (109) 3.16 (80) 2.21 (56) 1.58 (40) 40.08 (1,018) Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.8 (12) 3.3 (8.4) 1.1 (2.8) 0.2 (0.51) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.3 (0.76) 0.9 (2.3) 2.1 (5.3) 12.7 (32) Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) 5.6 5.5 8.6 10.5 12.1 10.1 8.4 8.3 7.5 8.6 6.5 5.6 97.3 Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.9 7.2 Source:NOAA [ 12] [ 13]
Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1860 738 — 1870 1,832 148.2% 1880 2,313 26.3% 1890 3,878 67.7% 1900 3,854 −0.6% 1910 3,452 −10.4% 1920 3,218 −6.8% 1930 4,058 26.1% 1940 4,070 0.3% 1950 4,380 7.6% 1960 4,554 4.0% 1970 4,847 6.4% 1980 4,700 −3.0% 1990 4,406 −6.3% 2000 4,122 −6.4% 2010 3,784 −8.2% 2020 3,514 −7.1% U.S. Decennial Census[ 14]
Carrollton R-VII School District , which covers the municipality,[ 15] operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7–8, and Carrollton Elementary School; grades Pre-1 and 2–6.[ 16]
The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.[ 17]
Amanda Austin , painter and sculptorLeon E. Bates ,UAW leaderRoscoe P. Conkling , Justice of the Missouri Supreme CourtJames Johnson Duderstadt , President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996James Fergason , graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur.Robert P. Foster , WWII U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, President ofNorthwest Missouri State University Francis Doyle Gleeson , Roman Catholic bishopJohn B. Hale , U.S. House Representative from Missouri, Civil War ColonelWilliam Claude Jones , American politician, poet, and fabulistRalph F. Lozier , U.S. House Representative from Missouri, circuit court judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit of MissouriJack Marshall , Negro Leagues pitcher and managerDon Martin , NFL football player and coachJoe Don McGaugh , Missouri House RepresentativeJohn C. McQueen , Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran ofWorld War II William Rock Painter , 28th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and Missouri State SenatorWilliam E. Schreiber , American college football player and coach and athletic administratorWilliam A. Shanklin , University President ofUpper Iowa University andWesleyan University James Shields , Civil War general and United States SenatorRobert Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach.Claude T. Smith , American band conductor, composer, and educator.John H. Stringfellow , One of the founders ofAtchison, Kansas and speaker of the house in the first territorial legislatureJewell Wallace , TCU Football player and Head Coach of theUniversity of Houston ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory" . United States Census Bureau. RetrievedAugust 28, 2022 .^a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carrollton, Missouri ^ "U.S. Census website" .United States Census Bureau . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2008 .^ "Explore Census Data" .data.census.gov . RetrievedDecember 23, 2021 .^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe original on May 31, 2011. RetrievedJune 7, 2011 .^ "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2016 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ Earngey, Bill (1995).Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion . University of Missouri Press. p. 38.ISBN 9780826210210 . ^ Sanborn Maps for Missouri: Carrollton ,University of Missouri Digital Library. Accessed 2011-03-14^ "National Register Information System" .National Register of Historic Places .National Park Service . July 9, 2010.^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28ISBN 0-89933-224-2 ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010" .United States Census Bureau . Archived fromthe original on July 2, 2012. RetrievedJuly 8, 2012 .^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data" . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived fromthe original on June 5, 2021. RetrievedAugust 2, 2021 .^ "Station: Carrollton, MO" .U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. RetrievedAugust 2, 2021 .^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. RetrievedJune 4, 2015 .^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carroll County, MO" (PDF) .U.S. Census Bureau . RetrievedDecember 16, 2024 . -Text list ^ "Schools" . Carrollton R-VII School District. RetrievedMarch 23, 2018 .^ "Missouri Public Libraries" . PublicLibraries.com. Archived fromthe original on June 10, 2017. RetrievedMarch 23, 2018 .
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