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Lake Viking, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°55′31″N 94°04′09″W / 39.92528°N 94.06917°W / 39.92528; -94.06917
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Lake Viking, Missouri
Lake Viking is located in Missouri
Lake Viking
Lake Viking
Coordinates: 39°55′31″N 94°04′09″W / 39.92528°N 94.06917°W / 39.92528; -94.06917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDaviess
Area
 • Total8.75 sq mi (22.66 km2)
 • Land7.88 sq mi (20.40 km2)
 • Water0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total486
 • Density61.70/sq mi (23.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64640
Area code660
FIPS code29-40304[3]
GNIS feature ID2587085[2]
Websitelakevikingmo.com

Lake Viking is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.[4]

Geography

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The Lake Viking CDP is located southwest of the center of Daviess County, around a reservoir named Lake Viking, an impoundment on South Big Creek, a tributary of the Grand River. The CDP extends southwest as far as the village of Altamont. The community is 3 miles (5 km) east of Interstate 35 and 68 miles (109 km) northeast of Kansas City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.7 km2), of which 7.9 square miles (20.4 km2) is land and 0.87 square miles (2.26 km2), or 9.97%, is water.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020486
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Viking, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Viking CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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