Center, MO

Center is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 528 residents. Center is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. Center was originally spelled "Centre" and under the latter name was platted in 1871. The town has a lending library, the Ralls County Library. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Center, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Center, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community was so named on account of its location near the county's geographical center. Center is located on Missouri Route 19 approximately six miles east of the Clarence Cannon Dam on the Salt River and Mark Twain Lake. New London lies approximately eight miles to the northeast.