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Welcome to Hale ...

The city of Hale is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hale has a population of 396 people<2> (see below for details).

Hale is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hale: 660

The ZIP code for Hale: 64643<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hale had an population of 396 people. This is a decrease of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hale had a population of 419 people. This makes Hale the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 419 people, the population of Hale decreased 11.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 473 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hale.

Communities Also Named Hale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hale.

Communities near Hale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hale.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hale ...

Looking for more information about Hale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hale.

Adding Hale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hale post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/