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Wasola,_Missouri Latitude and Longitude:

36°47′40″N 92°34′31″W / 36.79444°N 92.57528°W / 36.79444; -92.57528
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Wasola, Missouri
Location of Wasola, Missouri
Location of Wasola, Missouri
Wasola, Missouri
Location of Wasola, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°47′40″N 92°34′31″W / 36.79444°N 92.57528°W / 36.79444; -92.57528 [1]
CountryU. S. A.
State Missouri
County Ozark County
Area
 • Total5.30 sq mi (13.73 km2)
 • Land5.30 sq mi (13.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,280 ft (390 m)
Population
 ( 2020)
 • Total115
 • Density21.71/sq mi (8.38/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT)
FIPS code29-77794

Wasola is an unincorporated community in northern Ozark County, Missouri, United States. [3] It is located sixteen miles north of Gainesville on Route 5, at its northern intersection with Route 95. The Ozark– Douglas county line is approximately one–half mile north of the town. [1] A few businesses and homes are located there.

The community was founded in 1912 and its name has an unknown derivation, according to Ramsay, [4] [5] possibly it is a coinage that is reminiscent of a Native American[ clarification needed] word. The Wasola post office was established in 1914 and has Zip code 65773. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note
2020115
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wasola, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasola, Missouri
  4. ^ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri
  5. ^ Bell, Margaret (1933). Place-names in the southwest border counties of Missouri (Thesis).
  6. ^ Ozark County Post offices
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.