Seligman, Missouri | |
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 Downtown Seligman, Missouri. Drew Wilkerson's original general store, also known as "The Brick" sits on the corner on the left. | |
 Location of Seligman, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′23″N 93°56′19″W / 36.52306°N 93.93861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Barry |
| Township | Sugar Creek |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1881 |
| Named for | Joseph Seligman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,522 ft (464 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 813 |
| • Density | 651.96/sq mi (251.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 65745 |
| Area code | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-66530[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396572[2] |
| Website | www.thecityofseligman.com |
Seligman is a city in Sugar Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 851 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Joseph Seligman, a prominent 19th-century businessman.[4] The name Seligman (זעליגמאן, זעליקמאן) is of Yiddish derivation and means "a jolly, cheerful person".[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seligman, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Fanschon Mitchell, Zelda Relethford, Gwen Hilburn, and Clyde G. Mitchell, Looking Back Over The First Century of Seligman, Missouri 1881-1981, 1981, p. 8.
- ^ "The Name Seligman".Retrieved 2013-01-29.