Marquand, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Madison County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 251 (Change since 1990: -9.7%)
• Founded: 1804 by Capt. Henry Whitener
• Name origin: W. G. Marquand
• Previously known as: Whitener Settlement

Geography

• Located on Route A just east of the intersections with Route M and Route DD
• Latitude: 37°25'43" N   (+37.4287)
• Longitude: 90°10'02" W   (-90.1672)
• Elevation: 571 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 32 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
• Civil township: Marquand
• Land area: 0.24 square miles (155.1 acres)

As the crow flies, Marquand is...

• 3.3 miles E of Klondike
• 5.0 miles NW of Grisham
• 5.8 miles NW of Bessville
• 6.0 miles SW of Tallent
• 6.1 miles S of Cornwall
• 7.5 miles N of Lodge
• 7.6 miles NE of Allbright
• 7.8 miles E of Zion
• 8.6 miles W of Hurricane
• 8.6 miles SE of Cherokee Pass
• 35.0 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 82.8 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for W. G. Marquand, railroad administrator who donated $1,000 for the construction of a church in 1869.

Previous names

Before 1869, Marquand was known as Whitener Settlement after Capt. Henry Whitener, who built the first house on the town site in 1804.

Timeline

1804

Community first settled by Capt. Henry Whitener and Michael Mouser

1869

Name changed to Marquand with the coming of the railroad

1906

Marquand incorporated as a town

1924

Highway bridge constructed across the Castor River

Demographics