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Coordinates: 40°24′44″N 95°31′11″W / 40.41222°N 95.51972°W / 40.41222; -95.51972
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Rock Port, Missouri
Location of Rock Port, Missouri
Location of Rock Port, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°24′44″N 95°31′11″W / 40.41222°N 95.51972°W / 40.41222; -95.51972
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAtchison
TownshipClay
Area
 • Total2.9 sq mi (7.4 km2)
 • Land2.9 sq mi (7.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,395
 • Density488.5/sq mi (188.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64482
Area code660
FIPS code29-62696[1]
GNIS feature ID0730197[2]
Websiterpmo.com

Rock Port is a city in Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States and the county seat of Atchison County. The population was 1,395 at the 2000 census. The city, which is 8 miles east of the Missouri River in the Loess Hills bluffs above the river, derives its name from Rock Creek which flows through it.

Northward view of downtown Rock Port, Missouri as seen on Main Street between Clay Street and Cass Street.
  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.