Rutledge, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Post office | |
 Location of Rutledge, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′50″N 92°5′15″W / 40.31389°N 92.08750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Scotland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 86 |
| • Density | 646.62/sq mi (250.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63563 |
| Area code | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-63776[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396896[2] |
Rutledge is a village in Scotland County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 86.[4]
The surrounding area is also the home to three intentional communities: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, a growing ecovillage on 280 acres (1.1 km2) of rolling land, Sandhill Farm in unincorporated Sand Hill, Missouri, and Red Earth Farms.
A post office called Rutledge has been in operation since 1888.[5] The community has the name of one Mr. Rutledge, a land agent.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rutledge, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ "Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.