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Topographic map of the bootheel and surrounding areas of Missouri and neighboring states.. The Missouri Bootheel is a salient (protrusion) located in the southeasternmost part of the U.S. state of Missouri, extending south of 36°30′ north latitude, so called because its shape in relation to the rest of the state resembles the heel of a boot.
Kennett is a city in and the county seat of Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.The city is located in the southeast corner (or "Bootheel") of Missouri, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Arkansas and 20 miles (32 km) from the Mississippi River.
John Hardeman Walker (March 3, 1794 – April 30, 1860) was an early landowner in southeast Missouri, most famous for convincing the United States Congress to place the Bootheel in Missouri instead of Arkansas. Walker was born in Fayette County, Tennessee.
[4] [5] Route K was extended southeastward one year later, intersecting the newly designated Route M. [5] [6] Route C was extended east of Gideon in 1935, [7] [8] and its section from Clarkton to Gideon was paved one year later. [8] [9] The section of Route C east of Gideon was paved by 1949, [10] [11] and the route was extended eastward by ...
Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,577. [1] The largest city and county seat is Charleston. [2] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named after the Mississippi ...
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A salient, panhandle, or bootheel is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state. While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is most often not surrounded by water on three sides.
The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older.