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A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Prairie City is an unincorporated community in southeast Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is approximately 11.5 miles east of Rich Hill via Missouri routes B and D. The Harry S Truman Reservoir is adjacent to the south.
The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older.
Prairie City grew out of the former mining camp of Dixie, established in 1862 about 3 miles (5 km) up Dixie Creek from the John Day River. Prairie City, at the mouth of the creek, was chosen after placer mining rendered Dixie unsuitable for a townsite. The new city's post office was established in 1870 with Jules Le Bret as postmaster. [6]
The relocation was largely complete by 1955, and with so many settlers moving to Prairie City in such a short span of time, Prairie City briefly earned the title of "the fastest-growing town" in South Dakota. [3] [8] Prairie City's post office was established in 1955. [9] It was first recorded as a census-designated place in the 2010 census. [10]
The name of the state in which the city lies [1] The city population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [1] The city population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [1] The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023; The city land area as of January 1, 2020 [2]
The North America Prairies is a large grassland floristic province within the North American Atlantic Region, a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom. It lies between the Appalachian Province and the Rocky Mountains and includes the prairies of the Great Plains .
The High Plains ecology region is designated by 25 on this map. Childress County, Texas, June 1938.. The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains.