Marceline, Missouri

Marceline is a city in Chariton and Linn counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.

It ran through southeast Linn County, prompting new towns such as Marceline.

The completed line was absorbed into the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.

[7] The town was named after Marcelina, the wife of a railroad man.

[9] Marceline is most famous as the boyhood home of Walt Disney and for the original Main Street, U.S.A.

[11] At the 2010 census there were 2,233 people, 970 households, and 606 families living in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 2,558 people, 1,079 households, and 690 families living in the city.

Public education is administered by the Marceline R-V School District.

Map of Missouri highlighting Chariton County
Map of Missouri highlighting Linn County