Pontiac, Missouri

Census-designated place in the American state of Missouri

Census-designated place in Missouri, U. S. A.

36°30′56″N 92°36′14″W / 36.51556°N 92.60389°W / 36.51556; -92.60389^[1]CountryU. S. A.StateMissouriCountyOzark CountyArea

^[2]

• Total3.29 sq mi (8.51 km²) • Land2.50 sq mi (6.49 km²) • Water0.78 sq mi (2.02 km²)Elevation

^[1]

823 ft (251 m)Population

(2020)

• Total123 • Density49.10/sq mi (18.96/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip Code

65729

FIPS code29-59060

Pontiac is a census-designated place in southern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.^[3] It lies six miles south of Isabella and 18.5 miles southwest of Gainesville,^[4] on the northeast shore of Bull Shoals Lake.

A post office called Pontiac has been in operation since 1887.^[5] The community was named in honor of the Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac, perhaps via Pontiac, Michigan.^[6]

The town is on a ridge above the lake at an elevation of about 820 feet. The lake has a normal surface elevation of 654 feet.^[1] The town consists of a post office, a marina and campgrounds on the lake, a restaurant, and a church. Pontiac is accessed via Missouri Route W from Missouri Route 5 south of Gainesville.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	123		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Isabella, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pontiac Census Designated Place
^ Moser, Paul, A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Ozark County, Missouri
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.