Wakenda, Missouri

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Wakenda, Missouri
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CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Area
 • Total32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2)
 • Land31.7 sq mi (82.0 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total467
 • Density14.7/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64687
Area code660
FIPS code29-76552Template:GR
GNIS feature ID0766424Template:GR

Wakenda is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route B about eight miles southeast of Carrollton. The community was founded in 1869 and is named after the Siouan name for God or the Great Spirit.

The community was destroyed in the summer of 1993 during the Great Missouri River Flood. A simple stone marker alongside Route B honors the fallen great city. There is still currently a grain elevator for the local grain growers and a household of three. There is also a small auto repair shop and the remnents of the old city jailhouse.

39°18′51″N 93°22′38″W / 39.31417°N 93.37722°W / 39.31417; -93.37722

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