Westphalia, Missouri
Westphalia, Missouri | |
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| City of Westphalia | |
Main Street in Westphalia | |
| Nickname: "The Pearl of Osage County" | |
Location of Westphalia, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′29″N 91°59′55″W / 38.44139°N 91.99861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Osage |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Incorporated | 1848 |
| Named after | Westphalia, Germany |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 378 |
| • Density | 1,013.40/sq mi (391.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 65085 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-78910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397284 |
| U.S. Routes | |
| State highways | |
Westphalia is a city in Osage County, Missouri, United States. The population was 378 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Westphalia is heavily influenced by the German heritage of the majority of its inhabitants. Many of the early settlers of the area came from the Westphalia region of Germany, hence the name. Many buildings are influenced by nineteenth-century German architecture, and streets are labeled in both English and German. The center of population of Missouri is located in Westphalia.