Dexter, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Stoddard County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 7,356 (Change since 1990: -2.7%)
• Founded: July 4, 1873 by the Cairo, Arkansas and Texas Railroad Co.
• Name origin: Racehorse named Dexter
• Previously known as: Dexter City

Geography

• Located near junction of US 60 and MO 25
• Latitude: 36°47'48" N   (+36.7967)
• Longitude: 89°57'45" W   (-89.9625)
• Civil township: Liberty
• Land area: 6.1 square miles
• Water area: 0.13 square miles (82.3 acres)

As the crow flies, Dexter is...

• 4.0 miles E of Stoddard
• 5.6 miles W of Essex
• 5.9 miles NE of Pyletown
• 6.5 miles SE of Redd
• 6.5 miles S of Bloomfield
• 7.0 miles SE of Aid
• 7.2 miles E of Dudley
• 7.3 miles SW of Idalia
• 7.5 miles W of Penermon
• 8.7 miles N of Bernie
• 42.2 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 127.1 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named after a racehorse owned by a Mr. Webb named "Dexter". This horse was named after Dex Creek, which was named after a Mr. Dex.

Previous names

Name shortened from Dexter City to simply Dexter in 1887.

Demographics