Linn Creek, Missouri

Linn Creek, Missouri
City of Linn Creek
Linn Creek in May 2024
Linn Creek in May 2024
Motto: 
Rising To Endless Horizons
Location of Linn Creek, Missouri
Location of Linn Creek, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°02′04″N 92°42′14″W / 38.03444°N 92.70389°W / 38.03444; -92.70389
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCamden
Founded1841
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorJeff Davis
Area
 • Total1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2)
 • Land1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total216
 • Density166.41/sq mi (64.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65052
Area code573
FIPS code29-43274[3]
GNIS feature ID2395721[2]
Websitelinncreekmo.com

Linn Creek is a city in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 census.[4]

The original Linn Creek, which was the former county seat of Camden County, Missouri, is now under water, in the Lake of the Ozarks. Construction of the Bagnell Dam that created the lake was begun August 8, 1929. The county seat was moved to the new town of Camdenton which had its beginnings in 1931.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linn Creek, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 33.