Medill is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 82.
Location The community is on US Route 136, three miles west of Kahoka.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 16 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad passes through the community, as did the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.Medill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrngle, USGS, 1951
History Medill was laid out in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office was established at Medill in 1889, and remained in operation until 1975.
Demographics
Medill first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
Transportation Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which operates between Los Angeles and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Fort Madison, to the northeast.
Education It is in the Clark County R-1 School District of Clark County, Missouri. - Text list The district's comprehensive high school is Clark County High School.
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