Fortuna, Missouri
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fortuna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 130.[3]
Fortuna, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Fortuna post office | |
  Fortuna  Fortuna | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′04″N 92°47′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Moniteau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 656.57/sq mi (253.98/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 65034 |
| FIPS code | 29-25300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804681[2] |
A post office called Fortuna has been in operation since 1882.[4] The community was named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune.[5]
Fortuna is in western Moniteau County and is bordered to the southwest by Morgan County. Missouri Route 5 passes through the community, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Tipton and south 11 miles (18 km) to Versailles. California, the Moniteau county seat, is 17 miles (27 km) to the northeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fortuna CDP has an area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.[1] The town sits on a ridge which drains southeast to the Straight Fork of North Moreau Creek and northwest to Little Richland Creek. North Moreau Creek is an east-flowing tributary of the Moreau River, which joins the Missouri River near Jefferson City, while Little Richland Creek is a northwest-flowing tributary of the Lamine River, which runs north to the Missouri west of Boonville.
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