Pomona, Missouri
Pomona, Missouri | |
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  Pomona | |
| Coordinates: 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W / 36.86722°N 91.91417°WCoordinates: 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W / 36.86722°N 91.91417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Howell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.57 sq mi (9.25 km2) |
| • Land | 3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 511 |
| • Density | 143/sq mi (55.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-58934[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0751693[2] |
Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. As of the 2010 census, Pomona had a population of 511.[1]
A post office called Pomona has been in operation since 1895.[4] The community was named for Pomona,[5] the Roman goddess of fruit trees; this area was a major producer of apples.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pomona CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomona, Missouri
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomona, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 176.
- ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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