Ravanna, Missouri

Ravanna is a census-designated place in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located approximately seven miles northeast of Princeton on U.S. Route 136. The population was 60 at the 2020 census.[4]

Ravanna, Missouri
Ravanna, Missouri is located in Missouri
Ravanna, Missouri
Ravanna, Missouri
Location within Missouri
Coordinates: 40°27′22″N 93°27′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMercer County
Area
[1]
 • Total3.97 sq mi (10.28 km2)
 • Land3.96 sq mi (10.24 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,073 ft (327 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total60
 • Density15.17/sq mi (5.86/km2)
FIPS code29-60644
GNIS feature ID2587109[2]

Ravanna was platted in 1857.[5] A variant name was "Sonoma".[6] A post office called Sonoma was established in 1855, the name was changed to Ravanna in 1858, and the post office closed in 1975.[7] The present name most likely is a transfer from Ravenna, Ohio.[8]

Education

The northern half is in the North Mercer School District, including the main townsite, while other parts are in the Princeton R-5 School District.[9] The community was previously part of the Ravanna R-IV School District until the school closed in 1977 due to financial problems. Ravanna's mascot was the Ranger.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202060—
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna, Missouri
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna Census Designated Place
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780826205865.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 735816
  7. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  8. "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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