West Plains, Missouri | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Make It Happen Here | |
 Location within Howell County and Missouri | |
  West Plains Location in Missouri  West Plains Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′14″N 91°51′54″W / 36.73722°N 91.86500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Howell |
| First settled | 1838[1] |
| Incorporated (city) | 1883[2] |
| Founded by | Josiah Howell |
| Named for | Location on a prairie west of the nearest town[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Mike Topliff |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.33 sq mi (34.51 km2) |
| • Land | 13.30 sq mi (34.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.15% |
| • μSA | 928.33 sq mi (2,404.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,184 |
| • Density | 915.81/sq mi (353.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 65775 |
| Area code | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-78928[5] |
| GNIS ID | 2397273[4] |
| Website | westplains.gov |
West Plains is a city in and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States.[6] The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
- ^ a b Eaton, David W. (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 175. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri Places Roster, 2009–2010" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Plains, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.