Charleston
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city in and county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Mississippi
- Total
- 4.85 sq mi (12.56 km )
- Land
- 4.80 sq mi (12.42 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 322 ft (98 m)
- Density
- 1,054.3/sq mi (407.07/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-13366
- Website
- www .charlestonmo .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,056 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 5,947 in 2010. and since 1968 has been home to the annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival which highlights the old homes and gardens throughout the town.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charleston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.