Place:Pike, Missouri, United States

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NamePike
Alt namesPikesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Upper Saint Louis Countysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS29025739
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.367°N 91.167°W
Located inMissouri, United States     (1818 - )
See alsoBoone, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Callaway, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Marion, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Ralls, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Saint Charles, Missouri, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Unknown
Mormon Grove
Deserted settlement
Clinton Hill
Ramsays Lick
Slemmensburg ( 1880 - 1950 )
Inhabited place
Annada
Ashburn
Ashley
Bowling Green
Busch
Buzzards Roost
Calumet
Clarksville
Curryville
Cyrene
Edgewood
Elmwood
Eolia
Estes
Farmer
Frankford
Gazette
Hope
LaMotte
Louisiana
McCune
McIntosh
Mundy Landing
New Harmony
New Hartford
Paynesville
Prairieville
Roblee
Saint Clement
Sledd
Spencerburg
Stark
Starkdale
Tarrants
Upper Saint Louis
Vera
Township
Ashley (township)
Buffalo
Cuivre
Hartford
Indian
Salt River
Spencer
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Pike County is a county located in east central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was organized December 4, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon M. Pike. The folksong Sweet Betsy from Pike is generally thought to refer to Pike County, Missouri.

Pike County is said to be the home of Momo (The Missouri Monster), with the first reported sightings in the 1970s dating back to various locations throughout the county.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1825 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1883 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 3,747
1830 6,129
1840 10,646
1850 13,609
1860 18,417
1870 23,076
1880 26,715
1890 26,321
1900 25,744
1910 22,556
1920 20,345
1930 18,001
1940 18,327
1950 16,844
1960 16,706
1970 16,928
1980 17,568
1990 15,969
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External links

www.pastracks.com/states/missioui/pike/

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