Sturgeon, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 944. Estimated population in July 2024: 913 (-3.3% change)
Males: 455 (48.2%), Females: 489 (51.8%)

Boone County

Zip code: 65284

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $33,173
Median house value: $59,700

Population by Race

Races in Sturgeon:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (17.1%), United States (16.8%), Irish (12.4%), English (8.9%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Elevation: 851 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sturgeon

• High school or higher: 73.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sturgeon city

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 57.8%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 14.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+12.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sturgeon:

• MOBERLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; MOBERLY, MO)
• BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 22 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
• COLUMBIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sturgeon:

• COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
• JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 46 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
• KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 61 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sturgeon:

• OMAR N BRADLEY (about 18 miles; MOBERLY, MO; Abbreviation: MBY)
• MEXICO MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; MEXICO, MO; Abbreviation: MYJ)
• ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL (about 34 miles; FULTON, MO; Abbreviation: FTT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sturgeon:

• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
• COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
• LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
• TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 100 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
• CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
• ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)

Schools

Public high school in Sturgeon:

• STURGEON HIGH (Students: 169; Location: 210 W PATTON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sturgeon:

• STURGEON ELEM. (Students: 183; Location: 210 W PATTON ST; Grades: KG – 04)
• STURGEON MIDDLE (Students: 152; Location: 210 W PATTON ST; Grades: 05 – 08)