Steele, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Pemiscot County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 2,263 (Change since 1990: -5.5%)
• Name origin: Mr. L. L. Steele

Geography

• Located at intersection of US 61 and MO 164
• Latitude: 36°05'08" N   (+36.0854)
• Longitude: 89°49'46" W   (-89.8294)
• Civil township: Cooter
• Land area: 1.9 square miles

As the crow flies, Steele is...

• 2.4 miles SE of Gibson
• 2.9 miles NW of Cooter
• 3.0 miles NE of Holland
• 3.1 miles SE of Covington
• 3.3 miles W of Acorn Corner
• 3.5 miles E of Denton
• 4.0 miles SW of Micola
• 4.8 miles E of Samford
• 4.9 miles E of New Survey
• 6.0 miles SE of Oakville
• 85.9 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 176.7 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for L. L. Steele, merchant

Timeline

Oct. 9, 1901

Steele incorporated

Demographics