Carrollton, Missouri

Carrollton is a city and the county seat of Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

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Carroll County Courthouse

Carrollton was established in 1833.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It obtained its post office in 1834.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Carrollton's growth can be documented through Sanborn maps, several of which are available online.<ref>Sanborn Maps for Missouri: Carrollton, University of Missouri Digital Library. Accessed 2011-03-14</ref>

The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail, United States Post Office, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Geography

Carrollton is located in south central Carroll County at the intersection of US routes 24 and US Route 65. The Missouri River is five miles south of the city.<ref>Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 Template:ISBN</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Carrollton R-VII School District, which covers the municipality,<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7–8, and Carrollton Elementary School; grades Pre-1 and 2–6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• Amanda Austin, painter and sculptor
• Leon E. Bates, UAW leader
• James Johnson Duderstadt, President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996
• James Fergason, graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur.
• Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop
• Don Martin, defensive back for Yale
• John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran of World War II
• James Shields, Civil War general and United States Senator
• Robert Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach.
• Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator.

External links

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• Historic maps of Carrollton in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri