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Irwin, Missouri
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesBarton
Area
 • Total
0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
69
 • Density233/sq mi (89.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64759
Area code417
FIPS code29-35486[1]
GNIS feature ID0720173[2]

Irwin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 69.[3]

History

Irwin was platted in 1884.[4] The community has the name of the Irwin family of settlers.[5] A post office called Irwin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1981.[6]

Geography

Irwin is located at 37°35′19″N 94°17′7″W / 37.58861°N 94.28528°W / 37.58861; -94.28528,[7] halfway between Lamar and Sheldon on U.S. Route 71 (Interstate 49). Mail is from Lamar.

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Irwin CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 207.
  5. ^ "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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