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Goss, Missouri

Goss, Missouri
Village
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Coordinates: 39°30′53″N 91°56′43″W / 39.51472°N 91.94528°W / 39.51472; -91.94528
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Monroe
Incorporated	March 26, 2001[1]
Area [2]
• Total	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Land	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [3]	751 ft (229 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	0
• Density	0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65275 (Paris)
Area code	660
FIPS code	29-28000
GNIS feature ID	2396966[3]

Goss is a villageinMonroe County, Missouri, United States; it was once incorporated as a town,^[3] but reclassified as a village in 2010.^[5] According to the 2020 census, the village has no permanent residents.^[4]

History[edit]

A post office called Goss was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1954.^[6] The community has the name of James Goss, an early settler.^[7]

Geography[edit]

Goss is in central Monroe County, along U.S. Route 24, which leads southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Paris, the county seat, and northeast 16 miles (26 km) to Monroe City.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goss has an area of 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²), all land.^[2] The village lies on a high ground which drains north toward Otter Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the North Fork of the Salt River, and south toward the Middle Fork of the Salt River.

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