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Collins, Missouri
Village
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Location of Collins, Missouri
Location of Collins, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Clair
Area
 • Total 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 125
 • Density 506.07/sq mi (195.55/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64738
FIPS code 29-15562
GNIS feature ID 2398600

Collins is a small village located in St. Clair County, Missouri, in the United States. It's a quiet place where people live. In 2020, about 125 people called Collins home.

History of Collins

Collins was officially planned and marked out in 1885. The village gets its name from Collins Township, which is the larger area it's part of. A post office has been serving the community of Collins since 1873, helping people send and receive mail for a very long time.

Where is Collins Located?

Collins is a small village. It covers an area of about 0.64 square kilometers (or 0.25 square miles). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large lakes or rivers within the village limits.

People of Collins

The number of people living in Collins has changed over the years. Here's a quick look at how the population has grown and shrunk:

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 260
1910 259 −0.4%
1920 265 2.3%
1930 243 −8.3%
1940 193 −20.6%
1950 199 3.1%
1960 177 −11.1%
1970 150 −15.3%
1980 145 −3.3%
1990 144 −0.7%
2000 176 22.2%
2010 159 −9.7%
2020 125 −21.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

In 2010, there were 159 people living in Collins. These people lived in 67 different homes. Many of these homes were families, including some with children under 18. The average age of people in the village was about 39 years old.

Getting Around Collins

If you need to travel to or from Collins using a bus, Jefferson Lines provides bus service to the village.

See also

A robot friend! In Spanish: Collins (Misuri) para niños

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