Bennett Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dallas and Laclede counties, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 130.[3] It lies 12 miles (19 km) west of Lebanon on Missouri Route 64. The community is named after a spring that is reported variously as the third or fourth largest in the state, with an average daily flow of about one hundred million gallons, and which is the centerpiece of Bennett Spring State Park.
Bennett Spring, Missouri | |
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  Bennett Spring  Bennett Spring | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′32″N 92°51′12″W / 37.72556°N 92.85333°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Dallas, Laclede |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.24 sq mi (10.97 km2) |
| • Land | 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 138 |
| • Density | 33.09/sq mi (12.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 65536 |
| Area code | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-04525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587052[1] |
The community is located adjacent to the confluence of Bennett Spring Branch with the Niangua River, a north-flowing tributary of Lake of the Ozarks and part of the Osage River watershed, which flows northeast to the Missouri River. The spring itself is located approximately one mile south along Bennett Spring Branch within the park boundaries.[4]
Bennett Spring State Park is one of the Missouri trout parks. The park features the largest spring of the four parks. Trout fishing, camping, and hiking are the main activities in the park, and the park also offers cabins, a swimming pool, nature center, and a full-service store.[5]
An early variant name was "Brice", after James Brice, the proprietor of a local watermill.[6] A post office called Brice was established in 1900, the name was changed to Bennett Springs in 1939, and the post office closed in 1966.[7]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 138 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett Springs, Missouri
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Bennett Spring CDP, Missouri". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Bennett Spring, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ Bennett Spring State Park
- ^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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