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Warsaw, Missouri
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| City of Warsaw | |
Benton County Courthouse in Warsaw
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Location of Warsaw, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Benton |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Incorporated | 1843 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Land | 2.49 sq mi (6.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,127 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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2,204 |
| • Density | 884.08/sq mi (341.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
65355
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| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-77146 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0728365 |
| Website | www.welcometowarsaw.com |
Warsaw is a city located in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,127 at the 2010 census. Warsaw is the county seat of Benton County.
Adjacent to the Osage River it is heavily tied to two major lakes on the river. The uppermost reaches of Lake of the Ozarks is part of southwest city limits and the Truman Dam and Truman Reservoir are on its northwest side.
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History
The original inhabitants of the area were the Delaware, Shawnee, Sac, Kickapoo, and Osage (namesake of the Osage River which passed by the city). French settlers visited the area as early as 1719.
Warsaw was platted in 1837. The city was incorporated in 1843 and designated as the county seat of Benton County. The city was named after Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, in honor of the Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko, who was of Polish descent. Warsaw was a steamboat port, the furthest point up the Osage River they could navigate.
Permanent immigrants to the area were Germans, Scotch-Irish, and English, as well as transplant farmers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, first arriving around 1820.
The Upper Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Geography
Warsaw is located at 38°14'43" North, 93°22'38" West (38.245195, -93.377227). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.62 square miles (6.79 km2), of which, 2.41 square miles (6.24 km2) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) is water. The total area is 7.6% water, due in part to the construction of the Harry S Truman Reservoir and Dam.
Climate
On July 14, 1954, the temperature in Warsaw rose to 118 °F (48 °C). This remains the hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Missouri. On February 13, 1905, the temperature at Warsaw fell to -40 °F (-40 °C), the coldest temperature ever recorded in Missouri.
| Climate data for Warsaw, Missouri | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23.3) |
81 (27.2) |
88 (31.1) |
92 (33.3) |
96 (35.6) |
104 (40) |
118 (47.8) |
109 (42.8) |
105 (40.6) |
94 (34.4) |
86 (30) |
78 (25.6) |
118 (-17.8) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
46 (7.8) |
56 (13.3) |
66 (18.9) |
75 (23.9) |
84 (28.9) |
89 (31.7) |
89 (31.7) |
80 (26.7) |
69 (20.6) |
57 (13.9) |
45 (7.2) |
66.4 (19.12) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20 (-6.7) |
23 (-5) |
33 (0.6) |
42 (5.6) |
54 (12.2) |
64 (17.8) |
69 (20.6) |
67 (19.4) |
57 (13.9) |
45 (7.2) |
35 (1.7) |
24 (-4.4) |
44.4 (6.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | -32 (-35.6) |
-40 (-40) |
-3 (-19.4) |
10 (-12.2) |
25 (-3.9) |
38 (3.3) |
53 (11.7) |
44 (6.7) |
29 (-1.7) |
21 (-6.1) |
5 (-15) |
-20 (-28.9) |
-40 (-40) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.8 (45.72) |
2.24 (56.9) |
2.95 (74.9) |
4.37 (111) |
5.41 (137.4) |
4.99 (126.7) |
4.25 (108) |
3.84 (97.5) |
4.06 (103.1) |
3.56 (90.4) |
3.51 (89.2) |
2.16 (54.9) |
43.14 (1,096) |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 515 | — | |
| 1890 | 700 | 35.9% | |
| 1900 | 743 | 6.1% | |
| 1910 | 824 | 10.9% | |
| 1920 | 925 | 12.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,102 | 19.1% | |
| 1940 | 957 | −13.2% | |
| 1950 | 936 | −2.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,054 | 12.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,423 | 35.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,494 | 5.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,696 | 13.5% | |
| 2000 | 2,070 | 22.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,127 | 2.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 2,204 | 3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,127 people, 914 households, and 523 families living in the city. The population density was 882.6 inhabitants per square mile (340.8/km2). There were 1,085 housing units at an average density of 450.2 per square mile (173.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 1.0% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
There were 914 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.
The median age in the city was 45 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 25% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
Education
Warsaw R-IX School District operates four schools at Warsaw: Ruth Mercer Elementary School, North Elementary School, John Boise Middle School, and Warsaw High School.
Warsaw has a public library, a branch of the Boonslick Regional Library.
