Perkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Scott County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located sixteen miles northwest of Sikeston.
Perkins, Missouri | |
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![]() Location of Perkins in Missouri | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Scott |
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• Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
• Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 123 |
• Density | 745.45/sq mi (287.73/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-57044 |
GNIS feature ID | 724226[2] |
A post office called Perkins has been in operation since 1890.[4] The community has the name of Amos Perkins, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[5]
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.
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2020 | 123 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935
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County seat: Benton | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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