- Location: Iron County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 697 (Change since 1990: -11.0%)
- Founded: 1858
- Name origin: Pilot Knob mountain
- Located at intersection MO 21 and Route V north of Ironton
- Latitude: 37°37'25" N (+37.6236)
- Longitude: 90°38'37" W (-90.6437)
- Public Land Survey: T. 34 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 30
- Civil township: Arcadia
- Land area: 0.87 square miles (555.1 acres)
As the crow flies, Pilot Knob is...
Name origin
Named after the mountain of Pilot Knob, a prominent landmark and
center of mining activity
Timeline
- 1858
- Pilot Knob founded
- 1867
- Pilot Knob first incorporated
- 1946
- Pilot Knob incorporated again after apparently allowing it to lapse sometime after 1910.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 455 | -- |
| 1910 | 445 | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 582 | +30.8% |
| 1960 | 524 | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 582 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 722 | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 783 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 697 | -11.0% |