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Welcome to Pike County ...

Time Zone: Pike County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bowling Green is the Seat for Pike County.

Pike County was founded in 1818 and was created by taking area from Saint Charles County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 18,302 people. This is a decrease of 0.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,476 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike represented 0.31% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:

  • Annada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Bowling Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Curryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Curryville is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Eolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eolia is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <2>
  • Frankford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paynesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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