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词条 Carrollton, Missouri
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. Education

  5. Notable people

  6. References

  7. External links

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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Missouri
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Carroll
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|government_type = Mayor-council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Bryan Mathis
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|area_total_km2 = 10.85
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_est = 3603
|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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|population_total = 3784
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 230
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 64633
|area_code = 660
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 29-11566[2]
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 0715434[3]
|website = Carrollton Area Chamber of Commerce
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|pop_est_footnotes = [5]
}}Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,784 at the 2010 census. The population is down 338 residents since 2000. Carrollton is the county seat of Carroll County.[4]

History

Carrollton was established in 1833.[5] It obtained its post office in 1834.[6] Carrollton's growth can be documented through Sanborn Maps, several of which are available online.[7]

The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail, United States Post Office, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Geography

Carrollton is located at {{coord|39|22|N|93|30|W|type:city}} (39.3589, -93.4956).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.[10]

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1860= 738
|1870= 1832
|1880= 2313
|1890= 3878
|1900= 3854
|1910= 3452
|1920= 3218
|1930= 4058
|1940= 4070
|1950= 4380
|1960= 4554
|1970= 4847
|1980= 4700
|1990= 4406
|2000= 4122
|2010= 3784
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3603
|estref=[11]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[12]
}}

Education

Carrollton R-VII School District operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7-8, Carrollton Elementary School; grades 2-6, and Adams School; grades Pre-K-1.[13]

The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.[14]

Notable people

  • Thomas Archibald, Colonel, US Army, Vietnam Veteran. 1958-1980. University Vice President, 1980-2002.
  • Amanda Austin, painter and sculptor[15]
  • Leon E. Bates, UAW leader
  • James H. Boyce, chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party from 1972 to 1976; born in Carrollton in 1922, died in Baton Rouge, 1990
  • James Johnson Duderstadt, President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996
  • James Fergason, graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur. A member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Best known for his work on an improved Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD. He held over one hundred U.S. patents at the time of his death.
  • Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Don Martin, defensive back for Yale. Played in the NFL for the Buccaneers, Chiefs, and Patriots, and coached in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders.
  • John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran of World War II, involved in the construction of Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton.
  • James Shields, Civil War general and United States Senator
  • Robert Simpson, Robert Ingalls "Bob" Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach. Simpson set several world records in the 120 yd hurdles, equaled the world record in the 220 yd hurdles, and won two gold medals at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. Simpson grew up on his family's farm in Bosworth, near Carrollton. He was the oldest of three brothers and part of a track and field family. Simpson's younger brothers John and Chauncey followed him in the sport, as did their cousin, William Sylvester.
  • Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-07-08}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_carroll.html |title=Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=10 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_carroll.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&lpg=PP3&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Earngey, Bill | year=1995 | pages=38}}
7. ^Sanborn Maps for Missouri: Carrollton, University of Missouri Digital Library. Accessed 2011-03-14
8. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
10. ^1 {{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2012-07-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/699nOulzi?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-14 |df= }}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
13. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.trojans.k12.mo.us/schools | title=Schools | publisher=Carrollton R-VII School District | accessdate=23 March 2018}}
14. ^{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=23 March 2018}}
15. ^{{cite book|author1=Eleanor Tufts|author2=National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)|author3=International Exhibitions Foundation|title=American women artists, 1830–1930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EvxPAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=International Exhibitions Foundation for the National Museum of Women in the Arts|isbn=978-0-940979-01-7}}

External links

  • Carrollton Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Historic maps of Carrollton in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
{{Carroll County, Missouri}}{{Missouri county seats}}

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