File:Fulton_County_Missouri_Courthouse_01.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Fulton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fulton, Missouri, Fulton, MO
city in and county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Callaway
- Incorporated
- March 14, 1859
- Named after
- Robert Fulton
- Mayor
- Steve Myers
- Total
- 12.46 sq mi (32.28 km )
- Land
- 12.33 sq mi (31.93 km )
- Water
- 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km )
- Elevation
- 801 ft (244 m)
- Density
- 1,022.0/sq mi (394.59/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-26182
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Fulton
- Population
- 12600
- Area
- 32.097529
- Elevation
- 233
- Official website
- fultonmo.org
- Image
- Fulton County Missouri Courthouse 01.JPG
- Households
- 3441
- Dialing code
- 573
Show 5 more facts
- postal code
- 65251
- Commons category
- Fulton, Missouri
- inception
- 1825-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.0875
- per capita income
- 18047
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Article
Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States. Located about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Jefferson City and the Missouri River and 20 miles (32 km) east of Columbia, the city is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,600 at the 2020 census. The city is home to two universities, Westminster College and William Woods University; the Missouri School for the Deaf; the Fulton State Hospital; and the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center state prison. Missouri's only nuclear power plant, the Callaway Plant is located 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Fulton.
History