Map of Steele city, Missouri

Steele is a city in southern Pemiscot County in the Missouri Bootheel of southeastern Missouri, United States. The population was 1,853 at the 2020 census.

Steele city overview:
Name:	Steele city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Pemiscot County
Elevation:	259 ft (79 m)
Total Area:	2.19 sq mi (5.67 km²)
Land Area:	2.16 sq mi (5.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	1,853
Population Density:	857.08/sq mi (330.85/km²)
ZIP code:	63877
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2970558

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History

The Steele post office was in operation from 1896 to 2017. The community has the name of L. L. Steele, an early settler. The community was a point along the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. In 1912, Steele contained seven general stores, three cotton gins, a sawmill and a gristmill.

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Geography

Steele is located in southern Pemiscot County, approximately five miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. The community is on Missouri Route 164 and U.S. Route 61. Interstate 55 passes just to the east of the city. Caruthersville is on the Mississippi River, eleven miles northeast of Steele.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.87 square miles (4.84 km), of which 1.84 square miles (4.77 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water.