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Conception, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°14′28″N 94°40′50″W / 40.24111°N 94.68056°W / 40.24111; -94.68056
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Conception
Conception is located in Missouri
Conception
Conception
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 40°14′28″N 94°40′50″W / 40.24111°N 94.68056°W / 40.24111; -94.68056
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
TownshipJefferson
Area
 • Total
0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
 • Land0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
111
 • Density148.00/sq mi (57.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64433[3]
Area code660
FIPS code29-15886
GNIS feature ID2587060[2]

Conception is a census-designated place in southeastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[4] Conception has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]

History

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Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics.[6] The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception.[7] A post office called Conception has been in operation since 1864.[8]

Geography

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Conception is about 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Maryville on U.S. Route 136 and approximately 6 miles northeast of Guilford . It is part of the Tri-C Area being 1.5 miles south of Conception Junction and two miles southwest of Clyde. Conception is home to Conception Abbey.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020111
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conception, Missouri
  3. ^ "Conception MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conception, Missouri
  5. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. ix. ISBN 9781440507397.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 27.
  7. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 336.
  8. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.