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Goss, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°30′53″N 91°56′43″W / 39.51472°N 91.94528°W / 39.51472; -91.94528
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Goss, Missouri
Goss is located in Missouri
Goss
Goss
Goss is located in the United States
Goss
Goss
Coordinates: 39°30′53″N 91°56′43″W / 39.51472°N 91.94528°W / 39.51472; -91.94528
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMonroe
IncorporatedMarch 26, 2001[1]
Area
 • Total0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Land0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
Population
 • Total0
 • Density0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65275 (Paris)
Area code660
FIPS code29-28000
GNIS feature ID2396966[3]

Goss is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States; it was once incorporated as a town,[3] but reclassified as a village in 2010.[5] According to the 2020 census, the village has no permanent residents.[4]

History

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A post office called Goss was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1954.[6] The community has the name of James Goss, an early settler.[7]

Geography

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Goss is in central Monroe County, along U.S. Route 24, which leads southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Paris, the county seat, and northeast 16 miles (26 km) to Monroe City.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goss has an area of 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2), all land.[2] The village lies on a high ground which drains north toward Otter Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the North Fork of the Salt River, and south toward the Middle Fork of the Salt River.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20100
20200
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goss, Missouri
  4. ^ a b "P1. Race – Goss village, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  5. ^ §72-050 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.