Whiting, Missouri

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|subdivision_name2 = Mississippi

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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.26

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|population_total = 155

|population_density_km2 = 229.36

|population_density_sq_mi = 593.87

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|postal_code = 63845 (East Prairie)

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Whiting is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155.

History

A post office called Whiting was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1909.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Mississippi | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 November 2016}} The community has the name of Justin R. Whiting, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071928/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mississippi.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 6, 2016}}

Geography

Whiting is in southwestern Mississippi County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of East Prairie. Missouri Route 105 is the main road through the community, leading southwest into East Prairie and north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Charleston, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Whiting CDP has an area of {{convert|0.26|sqmi}}, all land.

Demographics

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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References

Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi County, Missouri

Category:Census-designated places in Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri