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As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 225 people, 80 households, and 55 families living in the village. The population density was 1,315.6 inhabitants per square mile (508.0/km 2).
Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County. Branson is in the Ozark Mountains. The community was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s. [7]
Thompson is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located six miles west of Mexico on Route 22. The ZIP Code for Thompson is 65285. [2] A post office called Thompson's Station was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Thompson in 1883. [3]
Orrin Thompson, real estate developer Orrin Thompson (August 26, 1913 – March 7, 1995) was one of the largest real-estate developers in the United States. In the 1950s, a time when the post World War II population was exploding and in need of housing, he built and sold thousands of one-family homes, primarily in Minnesota.
From 1922 to 1926, US 65 in Missouri was known as Route 3.US 65 originally followed Route 248 and US 160 between Branson and Springfield.Route 3 was originally planned on a shorter route between Springfield and Preston, with Route 71 on the longer alignment via Buffalo, but Route 3 was quickly shifted east, absorbing Route 71.
Route 165 and County Road 165 (CR 165) form a loop around the west side of Branson, Missouri, in Taney and Stone counties. The highway's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 (US 65) south of Branson, in Hollister. Even though the county road designation belongs to Taney County, it briefly enters Stone County at Table Rock State Park.
Branson West Airport, [10] also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, [11] [12] is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of the Branson West. [10] The airport is also known as Emerson Field, named for Robert Emerson, an aviator and former owner of the property. [12]
Rockaway Beach is located on the north shore of Lake Taneycomo and the White River. Forsyth is approximately three miles to the southeast on Missouri Route 176. [9]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km 2), of which 0.61 square miles (1.58 km 2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2) is water.