Coordinates: 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W / 36.86722°N 91.91417°W / 36.86722; -91.91417

Pomona, Missouri

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Pomona, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W / 36.86722°N 91.91417°W / 36.86722; -91.91417
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHowell
Area
 • Total
3.57 sq mi (9.25 km2)
 • Land3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,247 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
440
 • Density123.35/sq mi (47.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65789[3]
Area code417
FIPS code29-58934[4]
GNIS feature ID2587105[2]

Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. As of the 2010 census, Pomona had a population of 511.[4] A post office called Pomona has been in operation since 1895.[5] The community was named for Pomona,[6] the Roman goddess of fruit trees; this area was a major producer of apples.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020440
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomona, Missouri
  3. "Pomona MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pomona CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 176.
  7. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.