Stanton, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Location of Stanton in Missouri
Location of Stanton in Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyFranklin
Area
[1]
 • Total3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
 • Land3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total366
 • Density111.96/sq mi (43.23/km2)
FIPS code29-70342
GNIS feature ID2806401[2]

Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States.[2] It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River.[3]

Stanton Post Office, 63079

A post office called Stanton has been in operation since 1857.[4] The community took its name from the nearby Stanton copper mines.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020366—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton, Missouri
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

38°16′28″N 91°06′21″W / 38.27444°N 91.10583°W / 38.27444; -91.10583


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