Carrollton is a city and the county seat of Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.

History

thumb|left|Carroll County Courthouse

Carrollton was established in 1833. It obtained its post office in 1834. Carrollton's growth can be documented through Sanborn maps, several of which are available online.

The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail, United States Post Office, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Carrollton is located in south central Carroll County at the intersection of US routes 24 and US Route 65. The Missouri River is five miles south of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Carrollton had a population of 3,514. The median age was 42.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,493 households in Carrollton, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.5% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7–8, and Carrollton Elementary School; grades Pre-1 and 2–6.

The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.

Notable people

  • Amanda Austin, painter and sculptor
  • Leon E. Bates, UAW leader
  • Roscoe P. Conkling, Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
  • James Johnson Duderstadt, President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996
  • James Fergason, graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur.
  • Robert P. Foster, WWII U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, President of Northwest Missouri State University
  • Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop
  • John B. Hale, U.S. House Representative from Missouri, Civil War Colonel
  • William Claude Jones, American politician, poet, and fabulist
  • Ralph F. Lozier, U.S. House Representative from Missouri, circuit court judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
  • Jack Marshall, Negro Leagues pitcher and manager
  • Don Martin, NFL football player and coach
  • Joe Don McGaugh, Missouri House Representative
  • John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran of World War II
  • William Rock Painter, 28th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and Missouri State Senator
  • William E. Schreiber, American college football player and coach and athletic administrator
  • William A. Shanklin, University President of Upper Iowa University and Wesleyan University
  • James Shields, Civil War general and United States Senator
  • Robert Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach.
  • Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator.
  • John H. Stringfellow, One of the founders of Atchison, Kansas and speaker of the house in the first territorial legislature
  • Jewell Wallace, TCU Football player and Head Coach of the University of Houston

References

  • Historic maps of Carrollton in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri