Official Name: | South Fork, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
Pushpin Label: | South Fork |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Howell |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.09 |
Area Land Km2: | 9.09 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 212 |
Population Density Km2: | 23.33 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 60.42 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1119 |
Coordinates: | 36.6278°N -91.9625°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 417 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-68762 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2587113 |
South Fork is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States. It is located 10miles southwest of West Plains on U.S. Route 160. As of the 2010 census, South Fork had a population of 241.[2]
A post office called South Fork was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1960.[3] The community was named after the nearby South Fork of the Spring River.[4]