Perkins, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Location of Perkins in Missouri
Location of Perkins in Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyScott
Area
[1]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total123
 • Density745.45/sq mi (287.73/km2)
FIPS code29-57044
GNIS feature ID724226[2]

Perkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Scott County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located sixteen miles northwest of Sikeston.

A post office called Perkins has been in operation since 1890.[3] The community has the name of Amos Perkins, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[4]

Perkins is found in the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935. Perkins was station I-24 at milepost 23.76. It had a 20 car siding. In 1935 terms that was 900 feet long, as the then standard car was 45 feet in length. There was a mail crane at Perkins. It was a flagstop for passenger trains #5 and #6. Nearby Randles had a day/night telegraph and long lap sidings to meet trains.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020123—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

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: Perkins, Missouri
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935

37°05′41″N 89°46′31″W / 37.09472°N 89.77528°W / 37.09472; -89.77528


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