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Hannibal
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city in Marion and Ralls counties in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Counties
- Marion , Ralls
- Type
- City manager and council
- Mayor
- Darrell McCoy
- City manager
- Andy Dorian
- Total
- 16.47 sq mi (42.66 km )
- Land
- 16.00 sq mi (41.44 km )
- Water
- 0.47 sq mi (1.21 km )
- Elevation
- 646 ft (197 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 16,838
- Density
- 1,052.2/sq mi (406.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-30214
- Website
- www .hannibal-mo .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hannibal
- Population
- 17108
- Area
- 41.964093
- Elevation
- 153
- Official website
- www.hannibal-mo.gov
- Image
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home 1.jpg
- Households
- 7053
- Dialing code
- 573
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- Commons category
- Hannibal, Missouri
- inception
- 1819-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 2.888
- per capita income
- 24110
- postal code
- 63401
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Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion and Ralls counties in Missouri, United States. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 17,108, making it the largest city in Marion County. The bulk of the city is in Marion County, with a tiny sliver in the south extending into Ralls County.
Nestled on the Mississippi River, commerce and traffic has long been an integral part of Hannibal's development, including by river, rail and the interstate/highway system. Today the city is intersected by Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36, and 61. Hannibal is approximately 110 miles (180 km) northwest of St. Louis (also bordering the Mississippi), 195 miles (314 km) east-northeast of Kansas City and 194 miles (312 km) miles east of Saint Joseph (both cities on the Missouri River), and approximately 100 miles (160 km) west of Springfield, Illinois.