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Ravanna, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°27′22″N 93°27′43″W / 40.45611°N 93.46194°W / 40.45611; -93.46194
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Ravanna, Missouri
Ravanna is located in Missouri
Ravanna
Ravanna
Ravanna is located in the United States
Ravanna
Ravanna
Coordinates: 40°27′22″N 93°27′43″W / 40.45611°N 93.46194°W / 40.45611; -93.46194
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMercer County
Area
 • Total3.97 sq mi (10.28 km2)
 • Land3.96 sq mi (10.24 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
Population
 • Total60
 • Density15.17/sq mi (5.86/km2)
FIPS code29-60644
GNIS feature ID2587109[2]
ZIP Code64673 (Princeton)

Ravanna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.[4] It is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Princeton on U.S. Route 136. The population was 60 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 98 in 2010.[5]

Ravanna was platted in 1857.[6] A variant name was "Sonoma".[7] A post office called "Sonoma" was established in 1855, the name was changed to Ravanna in 1858, and the post office closed in 1975.[8] The present name most likely is a transfer from Ravenna, Ohio.[9]

Education

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The northern half is in the North Mercer School District, including the main townsite, while other parts are in the Princeton R-5 School District.[10] The community was previously part of the Ravanna R-IV School District until the school closed in 1977 due to financial problems. Ravanna's mascot was the Ranger.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880171
1890348103.5%
1900295−15.2%
1910251−14.9%
1920197−21.5%
193021810.7%
1940177−18.8%
1950132−25.4%
1960127−3.8%
201098
202060−38.8%
U.S. Decennial Census.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Ravanna CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna Census Designated Place
  5. ^ "P1. Race – Ravanna CDP, Missouri: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780826205865.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 735816
  8. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mercer County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Decennial Census Official Publications". Census.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2024. NOTE: Ravanna is listed by the Census as an incorporated town through the 1960 census.