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Macon, Missouri

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Hudson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63552. The Survey maps it on the Macon quadrangle. 5,457 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.

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Macon within Macon County

On record in Macon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Macon fell from 5,471 to 5,457 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20105,471
20205,457-14 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

25 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Macon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 203 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 April 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176845-06134-04292018-1314
28 April 2018Debris and open burning1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176716-06134-04282018-1527
4 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation166013-06134-03042018-1105
30 March 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 March 2002Debris and open burning6.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Macon County

Storms near this place

37 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macon in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1995Thunderstorm WindMacon$150,000Thunderstorm winds gusted to 63 mph (55 knots) at the Macon Airport. Significant damage occurred to two hangars with roofs blown off and walls blown down. Large hail also occurred.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMacon$40,000Two silos destroyed and trees uprooted.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindMacon$5,000Tractor trailer and 1 ton truck blown over.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindMacon$5,000Strong winds tore apart the roof of a barn at the northeast side of Macon.
May 2024HailMacon-Half dollar size hail was reported 1 mile north of Macon, MO.
June 2010FloodMacon-Six inches of water reported over a bridge on Highway C, one mile north of Highway T.
June 2006Flash FloodMacon-Street flooding reported in Macon. 10 inches of flowing water reported over roads.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMacon-Large trees down.
May 2004Flash FloodMacon-Water over Jaguar Street.
May 2004Flash FloodMacon-Several roads closed due to heavy rain.
August 2004Flash FloodMacon-Route PP and DD closed due to water over the roadway.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindMacon-Law enforcement officials reported 60-65 mph wind gusts.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindMacon-Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindMacon-The sheriff's department reported 60 mph wind gusts.
May 1998HailMacon-Severe thunderstorms over Macon County dropped nickel-size hail 5 miles west of Macon and dime-size hail 7 miles northeast of Macon.
July 1998Flash FloodMacon-Heavy rainfall continued through daybreak resulting in continued flooding of numerous roadways across Macon County, including Highway 63. The Macon County Sheriff's office reported a total of 5 road closures as a result of the flooding, including Highway 165 west of La Platta. All roads were reopened after 8 AM.
June 1998HailMacon-The Macon County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail a mile north of Macon.
June 1998HailMacon-Golfball-size hail was reported during a severe thunderstorm in Macon by the Macon Police.
July 1998Flash FloodMacon-Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over sections of Macon County resulted in significant road flooding especially along Highway 63 which was closed between 1:23 AM and 2:29 AM CST. Highway 63 was closed from Macon northward to the Adair County line.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMacon-An amateur radio operator measured a 55 MPH wind gust during a thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Macon.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMacon-Severe thunderstorms moved through the county, causing significant wind damage. Several trees were downed in the Ethel area, with more widespread damage around Macon. Wind gusts to 60 mph were recorded at the Macon airport, with several reports of downed trees in and around the city. Trees partially blocked PP highway southeast of town. A barn was damaged at the fairgrounds, and a grain bin was blown over onto the street. Damage was done to the screen at the drive-in theater, as well as to the marquis and surrounding fences. Five power poles were downed, and a roof was blown off of a building at the Heartland Building Supply.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMacon-Severe thunderstorms moved through the county, causing significant wind damage. Several trees were downed in the Ethel area, with more widespread damage around Macon. Wind gusts to 60 mph were recorded at the Macon airport, with several reports of downed trees in and around the city. Trees partially blocked PP highway southeast of town. A barn was damaged at the fairgrounds, and a grain bin was blown over onto the street. Damage was done to the screen at the drive-in theater, as well as to the marquis and surrounding fences. Five power poles were downed, and a roof was blown off of a building at the Heartland Building Supply.
March 2008HailMacon-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMacon-no account filed
March 2006HailMacon-no account filed
April 2006HailMacon-no account filed
June 2005HailMacon-no account filed
May 2004HailMacon-no account filed
May 2004HailMacon-no account filed
June 2004HailMacon-no account filed
June 2004HailMacon-no account filed
May 2003HailMacon-no account filed
June 2003HailMacon-no account filed
August 2002HailMacon-no account filed
August 2002HailMacon-no account filed
May 1996HailMacon-no account filed
May 1994HailMacon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Macon County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Kellogg4.0 miles10
Number Eight4.8 miles9
Bevier4.9 miles9
Axtell5.7 miles10
Bloomington6.0 miles12
Keota6.0 miles9
Narrows Creek (historical)6.0 miles11
Lyda (historical)6.3 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MaconAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q967361The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735708. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.