Edinburg, Missouri

Edinburg (also Edinburgh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Missouri, United States, 5 miles (8 km) west of Trenton. As of the 2020 census, Edinburg had a population of 84.[4]

For the community in Scotland County, see Edinburg, Scotland County, Missouri.

Edinburg, Missouri
Census-designated place
Edinburg is located in Missouri
Edinburg
Edinburg
Edinburg is located in the United States
Edinburg
Edinburg
Coordinates: 40°4′52″N 93°41′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyGrundy
Area
[1]
 • Total1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total84
 • Density78.29/sq mi (30.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code29-21340[3]
GNIS feature ID2587066[2]

History

The hamlet was the first in Grundy County and was called "Buck Snort" in 1838[5] when Grundy County's first white settler William Preston Thompson established his house. A home of Thompson, for whom the Thompson Branch of the Grand River is named, is in nearby Crowder State Park.

A post office called Edinburg was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1907.[6] It is named for the Scottish city of Edinburgh.[7]

Edinburg was home to Grand River College from 1850 until 1892 when it moved to Gallatin, Missouri,[8] where it operated for a period under the auspices of William Jewell College before permanently closing in 1910 following a fire.

It is the birthplace of Major General Enoch Crowder of the United States Army, founder of the United States Selective Service in World War I.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202084—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edinburg, Missouri
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Edinburg CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  5. thelibrary.org profile of Grundy County - Retrieved October 14, 2007
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion by Bill Earngey - University of Missouri Press - 1995 ISBN 0-8262-1021-X
  8. Daviesscountyhistoricalsociety.com profile of Grand River College
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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