Excello, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°38′01″N 92°28′27″W / 39.63361°N 92.47417°W / 39.63361; -92.47417
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Excello, Missouri
Excello is located in Missouri
Excello
Excello
Excello is located in the United States
Excello
Excello
Coordinates: 39°38′01″N 92°28′27″W / 39.63361°N 92.47417°W / 39.63361; -92.47417
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMacon County
Area
 • Total0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Population
 • Total61
 • Density178.89/sq mi (69.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PDT)
ZIP code
65247
Area code660
FIPS code29-23050
GNIS feature ID2587067[2]

Excello is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Macon County, Missouri, United States.[4] As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 61.[3]

History[edit]

An early variant name was "Emerson".[5] A post office called Excello has been in operation since 1869.[6]

Geography[edit]

Excello is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Macon and 16 miles (26 km) north of Moberly, one-half mile west of U.S. Route 63 on State Road T.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Excello CDP has an area of 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0.6 acres), or 0.29%, are water.[1] The community sits on high ground which drains west toward the East Fork of the Little Chariton River, a tributary of the Missouri River, and east toward Hoover Creek, part of the Salt River watershed flowing directly to the Mississippi.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201049
20206124.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Excello, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Excello CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Macon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.