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|name = Eldon, Missouri
|settlement_type = [[City]]
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 9.21
|area_land_km2 = 9.21
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States
|population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2921484&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Eldon city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total = 4416▼
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
▲|population_total = 4416
|population_density_sq_mi = 1242.19▼
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| blank2_info_sec2 = [[File:MO-52.svg|25px|link=Missouri Route 52]][[File:MO-87.svg|25px|link=Missouri Route 87]]
|website = {{URL|www.eldonmo.org}}
▲|population_density_km2 = 479.62
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'''Eldon''' is a city in [[Miller County, Missouri|Miller County]], [[Missouri]], United States, located {{convert|30|mi|km
==History==
Eldon was [[plat]]ted in 1881, and according to tradition, named after a railroad official.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_miller.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071356/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_miller.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= November 6, 2016}}</ref>
Since 1987<!-- Based on math -->, Eldon hosts a Turkey Festival held every year typically on the last Saturday of September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title=37th Annual Eldon Turkey Festival |url=https://www.lakeexpo.com/calendar/family_friendly/37th-annual-eldon-turkey-festival/event_8603f5b0-36b8-11ee-a59a-0b04c99f42e7.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=LakeExpo.com |language=en}}</ref>
===2019 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019}}
On the night of May 22, 2019, a tornado touched down west of Eldon. It came through Eldon damaging many homes and businesses.
==Geography==
Eldon is
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Eldon has a total area of {{convert|3.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city sits on high ground: the northwest side of the city drains toward [[South Moreau Creek]], part of the [[Moreau River (Missouri)|Moreau River]] watershed flowing to the [[Missouri River]], while the northeast side of the city is the source of Blythes Creek, a tributary of South Moreau Creek. The southeast side of Eldon drains into Saline Creek, a tributary of the [[Osage River]], which in turn flows northeasterly to the Missouri.
===Climate===
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== Education ==
Education in the city of Eldon is provided by two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. It also includes the Eldon Career Center, which provides
Eldon has a [[public library]], a branch of the Heartland Regional Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heartland.lib.mo.us/eldon-branch | title=Eldon Branch | publisher=Heartland Regional Library System | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
==Popular culture==
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* [[Christian Cantwell]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic]] shot-put [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|silver medalist]]
* [[Lloyd Dane]], early [[NASCAR]] champion
* [[Jim Golden]], baseball player
* [[Trevor Murdoch|William Mueller]], professional wrestler known under the names "Trevor Murdoch" and "Jethro Holiday"
* [[Harley Race]], professional wrestler
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==External links==
* {{Official|www.eldonmo.org}}
* Historic maps of Eldon in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138782 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]
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