Perkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Scott County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located sixteen miles northwest of Sikeston.
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.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 123 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkins, Missouri
- ^ "Perkins MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935
37°05′41″N 89°46′31″W / 37.09472°N 89.77528°W
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |