West Plains, Missouri

West Plains, Missouri
Flag of West Plains, Missouri
Motto: 
Make It Happen Here
Location within Howell County and Missouri
Location within Howell County and Missouri
West Plains is located in Missouri
West Plains
West Plains
Location in Missouri
West Plains is located in the United States
West Plains
West Plains
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°44′14″N 91°51′54″W / 36.73722°N 91.86500°W / 36.73722; -91.86500
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHowell
First settled1838[1]
Incorporated (city)1883[2]
Founded byJosiah Howell
Named forLocation on a prairie west of the nearest town[1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorMike Topliff
Area
 • Total13.33 sq mi (34.51 km2)
 • Land13.30 sq mi (34.46 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.15%
 • μSA928.33 sq mi (2,404.4 km2)
Elevation994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,184
 • Density915.81/sq mi (353.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time)
ZIP code
65775
Area code417
FIPS code29-78928[5]
GNIS ID2397273[4]
Websitewestplains.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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Missouri Places Roster, 2009–2010" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Plains, Missouri
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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