Fortescue is a village in southwestern Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 21 at the 2020 census.
History
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Fortescue was founded in 1886 and had its plat filed on August 8, 1890. An early railroad promoter named Fortesque gave the community the maiden name of his mother. A post office called Fortescue was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1973. Its location was at the juncture of the Burlington Missouri River Railroad and Big Tarkio Creek (now called Old Channel Tarkio Creek) and was platted as four blocks.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Fortescue is located 2.5 miles southeast of Big Lake, four miles southwest of Bigelow, and about 3.5 miles north of the Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska trị-point. The village lies in the bottom lands of the Missouri River and is a few miles west of Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.
Demographics
right|thumb|Looking west from Forstecue on June 26, 2011, in the midst of the [[2011 Missouri River floods]]
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 32 people, 10 households, and 9 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 16 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 10 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 10.0% were non-families. 0.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.33.
The median age in the village was 31 years. 34.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 3.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 43.8% male and 56.3% female.
2000 census
As of the census