Skidmore, Missouri

Skidmore, Missouri
Location within Nodaway County and Missouri
Location within Nodaway County and Missouri
Coordinates: 40°17′16″N 95°04′46″W / 40.28778°N 95.07944°W / 40.28778; -95.07944
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Area
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total245
 • Density742.42/sq mi (286.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64487
Area code660
FIPS code29-68132[3]
GNIS feature ID2395893[2]

Skidmore is a city in western Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 Census. The small farming community is known for the unsolved extrajudicial killing of Ken Rex McElroy. Skidmore also has a yearly "Punkin' Show."[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skidmore, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Skidmore Revisited Part 3: Promising Lights - 2018". Missouri Life Magazine. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.