Fortuna, Missouri

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
Census-designated place
Fortuna post office
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Coordinates: 38°34′04″N 92°47′49″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Moniteau
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	968 ft (295 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	130
• Density	656.57/sq mi (253.98/km2)
ZIP Code	65034
FIPS code	29-25300
GNIS feature ID	2804681[2]

History

A post office called Fortuna has been in operation since 1882.^[4] The community was named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune.^[5]

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	130		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]