South Fork, Missouri
Census-designated place
South Fork is located in Missouri
South Fork
South Fork
South Fork is located in the United States
South Fork
South Fork
Coordinates: 36°37′40″N 91°57′45″W / 36.62778°N 91.96250°W / 36.62778; -91.96250
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHowell
Area
[1]
 • Total3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2)
 • Land3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total212
 • Density60.42/sq mi (23.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code417
FIPS code29-68762[3]
GNIS feature ID2587113[2]

South Fork is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of West Plains on U.S. Route 160. As of the 2010 census, South Fork had a population of 241.[3]

A post office called South Fork was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1960.[4] The community was named after the nearby South Fork of the Spring River.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020212—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): South Fork CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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