Westphalia, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| City of Westphalia | |
 Main Street in Westphalia | |
| Nickname: "The Pearl of Osage County" | |
 Location of Westphalia, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′29″N 91°59′55″W / 38.44139°N 91.99861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Osage |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Incorporated | 1848 |
| Named for | Westphalia, Germany |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 378 |
| • Density | 1,013.40/sq mi (391.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 65085 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-78910[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397284[2] |
| U.S. Routes |  |
| State highways |  |
Westphalia is a city in Osage County, Missouri, United States. The population was 378 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Westphalia is heavily influenced by the German heritage of the majority of its inhabitants. Many of the early settlers of the area came from the Westphalia region of Germany, hence the name. Many buildings are influenced by nineteenth-century German architecture, and streets are labeled in both English and German. The center of population of Missouri is located in Westphalia.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westphalia, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Population and Population Centers by State: 2000". Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2023.