Caruthersville, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Pemiscot County, Missouri
• Legal status: Third-class city
• Population: 6,760 (Change since 1990: -8.5%)
• Founded: 1857 by John H. Walker and George W. Bushey
• Name origin: Sam Caruthers
• Previously known as: Little Prairie

Geography

• Located on the Mississippi River southeast of Hayti near I-155 and MO 84
• Latitude: 36°11'05" N   (+36.1847)
• Longitude: 89°39'41" W   (-89.6614)
• Elevation: 282 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Little Prairie
• Land area: 5.2 square miles
• Water area: 0.01 square miles (5.7 acres)

As the crow flies, Caruthersville is...

• 2.2 miles E of Stubtown
• 4.3 miles N of Kinfolks Ridge
• 5.1 miles NE of McCarty
• 5.9 miles E of Shade
• 5.9 miles SE of Hayti
• 6.9 miles SE of Hayti Heights
• 7.5 miles E of Gill
• 7.8 miles NE of Micola
• 8.6 miles N of Cottonwood Point
• 9.0 miles NE of Acorn Corner
• 77.9 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 171.2 miles S of St. Louis

History

Timeline

1794

Francois Le Sieur established a fort at Little Prairie.

1811

New Madrid earthquakes destroyed Little Prairie.

1857

Caruthersville founded on the site of Little Prairie by John H. Walker and George W. Bushey.

1899

Pemiscot County seat moved from Gayoso to Caruthersville.

Demographics