Brewer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri, United States, which is located northwest of Perryville.
Brewer, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Location of Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 89°55′31″W / 37.78083°N 89.92528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Saline |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 361 |
| • Density | 154.34/sq mi (59.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63775[3] |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-08272[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 714672[2] |
History
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Brewer was named for R. M. Brewer.[5] The Brewer family, originally hailing from Maryland, had settled in Spencer County, Kentucky, before eventually coming to Missouri.
The town was unofficially known as Brewerville before the post office was christened Brewer in 1886.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 361 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brewer, Missouri
- ^ Findpincode.com: Postal Code Brewer, MO http://findpincode.com/brazeau-missouri-zip-code-postal-code-63737.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brewer (Perry County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information". www.roadsidethoughts.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 338.
- ^ The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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