Pontiac, Missouri
Location of Pontiac, Missouri
Location of Pontiac, Missouri
Pontiac, Missouri
Location of Pontiac, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°30′56″N 92°36′14″W / 36.51556°N 92.60389°W / 36.51556; -92.60389[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Area
  Total3.29 sq mi (8.51 km2)
  Land2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
  Water0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
Elevation823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total123
  Density49.10/sq mi (18.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
65729
FIPS code29-59060

Pontiac is a census-designated place in southern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[3] It lies six miles south of Isabella and 18.5 miles southwest of Gainesville,[4] on the northeast shore of Bull Shoals Lake.

A post office called Pontiac has been in operation since 1887.[5] The community was named in honor of the Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac, perhaps via Pontiac, Michigan.[6]

The town is on a ridge above the lake at an elevation of about 820 feet. The lake has a normal surface elevation of 654 feet.[1] The town consists of a post office, a marina and campgrounds on the lake, a restaurant, and a church. Pontiac is accessed via Missouri Route W from Missouri Route 5 south of Gainesville.[7]

Sunrise on Highway W In Pontiac, Missouri

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020123
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Isabella, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pontiac Census Designated Place
  4. Moser, Paul, A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Ozark County, Missouri
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri
  7. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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