South Fork, Missouri

South Fork is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.^[2] It is located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of West Plains on U.S. Route 160. As of the 2010 census, South Fork had a population of 241.^[3]

South Fork, Missouri
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°37′40″N 91°57′45″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Howell
Area [1]
• Total	3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2)
• Land	3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,119 ft (341 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	212
• Density	60.42/sq mi (23.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	417
FIPS code	29-68762[3]
GNIS feature ID	2587113[2]

A post office called South Fork was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1960.^[4] The community was named after the nearby South Fork of the Spring River.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	212		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]