Also known as Ava, Missouri, Ava, MO
city in and county seat of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Douglas
- Mayor
- Kirk Pueppke
- Total
- 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km )
- Land
- 3.32 sq mi (8.60 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft (390 m)
- Density
- 871.1/sq mi (336.34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-02674
- Website
- avamissouri.org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ava is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri, United States, that is the only incorporated city in the county. The population was 2,894 at the 2020 census. The city was founded in 1871. It was renamed Ava in 1881, the town's original name having been Militia Springs.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ava” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.