La Grange

History

La Grange was founded in 1830. A post office called La Grange has been in operation since 1833. In 1885, the Supreme Court ruled against the city in Cole v. La Grange. The court found that the city could only use eminent domain powers for public purposes and not to specifically benefit the La Grange Iron and Steel Company. In 1858 the Southern Baptists opened the LaGrange Male and Female Seminary. It later became LaGrange College, with a two-year junior college program. In 1928 it moved to Hannibal as Hannibal–LaGrange College (now Hannibal–LaGrange University). In 2001, the Mark Twain Casino opened in a stationary riverboat. The First Presbyterian Church, William Gray House, Dr. J.A. Hay House, Joseph Hipkins House, John McKoon House, Fred Rhoda House, and A.C. Waltman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

La Grange is located at (40.042347, -91.500440). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,930
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,613
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,559
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,415
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,388
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,215
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,196
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,180

Largest nearby schools

• CANTON ELEM.
  Elementary · CANTON · 264 students · 10.6:1 ratio
• CANTON HIGH
  High · CANTON · 230 students · 11.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.59 — 2022-12-05
  4 km SW of Madison, Missouri
• M 2.9 — 2004-02-08
  6 km SSW of Stoutsville, Missouri