Carrollton is a city and the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...

of Carroll County,

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

, United States. Carrollton won the 2005

All-America City Award The All-America City Award is a community recognition program in the United States given by the National Civic League. The award recognizes the work of communities in using inclusive civic engagement to address critical issues and create stron ...

, given out annually by the

National Civic League The National Civic League is an American nonpartisan, non-profit organization founded in 1894 as the "National Municipal League”; it adopted its new name in 1986. Its mission is to advance civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communit ...

. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.

History

Carrollton was established in 1833. It obtained its post office in 1834. Carrollton's growth can be documented through

Sanborn maps Sanborn maps are detailed maps of U.S. cities and towns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally published by The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn), the maps were created to allow fire insurance companies to assess their total liability in urbaniz ...

, several of which are available online. The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail,

United States Post Office The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal serv ...

, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

Geography

Carrollton is located in south central Carroll County at the intersection of US routes 24 and US Route 65. The

Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...

is five miles south of the city. According to the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...

, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Climate

Demographics

Education

Carrollton R-VII School District, which covers the municipality, operates Carrollton Area Career Center, Carrollton High School; grades 9-12, Carrollton Junior High School; grades 7–8, and Carrollton Elementary School; grades Pre-1 and 2–6. The town has a lending library, the Carrollton Public Library.

Notable people

Amanda Austin Amanda Petronella Austin (1859 – 1917) was an American painter and sculptor. Biography A native of Carrollton, Missouri, Austin studied from 1877 to 1879 at the University of Missouri, becoming a favored pupil of George Caleb Bingham, to w ...

, painter and sculptor * Leon E. Bates, UAW leader * Roscoe P. Conkling, Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court *

James Johnson Duderstadt James Johnson Duderstadt (December 5, 1942 – August 21, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served as the 11th President of the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996. Duderstadt was elected a member of the National Academy of ...

, President of the University of Michigan. 1988-1996 *

James Fergason James Lee Fergason (January 12, 1934 – December 9, 2008) was an American inventor and business entrepreneur. A member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Fergason is best known for his work on an improved liquid crystal display, or LCD. He ...

, graduated Carrollton High School in 1952. American inventor and business entrepreneur. * Robert P. Foster, WWII U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, President of

Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University (NW Missouri) is a public university in Maryville, Missouri, United States. It has an enrollment of 9,152 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, its campus is based on the design for Forest Park (St. ...

* Francis Doyle Gleeson, Roman Catholic bishop * John B. Hale, U.S. House Representative from Missouri, Civil War Colonel * William Claude Jones, American politician, poet, and fabulist * Ralph F. Lozier, U.S. House Representative from Missouri, circuit court judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit of Missouri *

Jack Marshall Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 – 30 August 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending twelve years ...

, Negro Leagues pitcher and manager * Don Martin, NFL football player and coach *

Joe Don McGaugh Joe Don McGaugh (born November 29, 1983) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, ...

, Missouri House Representative * John C. McQueen, Major general, USMC; Decorated veteran of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

William Rock Painter William Rock Painter (August 27, 1863 – July 1, 1947) was an American politician. He was a Democrat politician from Missouri. He was the state's 28th Lieutenant Governor and later a State Senator. Personal history William R. Painter was born in ...

, 28th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and Missouri State Senator * William E. Schreiber, American college football player and coach and athletic administrator * William A. Shanklin, University President of

Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa University (UIU) is a private university in Fayette, Iowa, United States. It enrolls around 3,000 students and offers distance education programs that include centers in the U.S., an online program, an independent study program, an ...

and

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...

* James Shields, Civil War general and United States Senator * Robert Simpson was an American hurdler and track and field coach. * Claude T. Smith, American band conductor, composer, and educator. *

John H. Stringfellow John H. Stringfellow (November 14, 1819 – July 24, 1905) was an early physician of Kansas, one of the founders of Atchison, and speaker of the house in the first territorial legislature, the pro-slavery Bogus Legislature. He was born in Culpep ...

, One of the founders of

Atchison, Kansas Atchison is a city in, and the county seat of, Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator ...

and speaker of the house in the first territorial legislature * Jewell Wallace, TCU Football player and Head Coach of the

University of Houston The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in ...

References

External links

* * Historic maps of Carrollton in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Univers ...

{{Authority control Cities in Carroll County, Missouri County seats in Missouri Cities in Missouri