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| ==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
| ] serves the community with air service; even though it's on ], it is jointly run by the cities of ] and ] and is available for civilian use by private pilots and scheduled commercial passenger service. | |||
| The major east-west route is ] ]; before that, the main highway was ] '']'', which still exists as a scenic route through the area and passes through ], ], ], ], and ]. Names for ] vary - at different places, it's called Teardrop Road, Highway Z, Old Route 66, Historic Route 66, and Highway 17. State-posted signs mark most of the alignment of the road. | |||
| Major north-south routes near Swedeborg include: | Major north-south routes near Swedeborg include: | ||
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* ] runs north from ] exit 145 about two miles east of ] to ], ], ], and about two miles west of ], then north out of the county. | ||
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| == Media == | |||
| ] has one daily and three weekly print newspapers, as well as an online internet daily newspaper. The county also has two internet discussion sites, the Pulaski County Web and Pulaski County Insider. | |||
| ] and its AM sister station, ], are the dominant news radio providers in the ] area, which includes ], ], and ]. These stations compete with the only other station broadcasting from Pulaski County, ] Radio, owned by the Lebanon Daily Record and working locally from the ] offices of the Pulaski County Mirror weekly newspaper. | |||
| The Daily Guide, commonly known as the Waynesville Daily Guide but based in ] and serving the entire county, is owned by Gatehouse Media and is the central printing plant for three other Gatehouse newspapers in nearby counties, the daily Camden Lake Sun Leader and Rolla Daily News as well as the weekly St. James Leader-Journal. | |||
| The content of the weekly Fort Leonard Wood Guidon is produced under the auspices of Army Public Affairs at ] but printed under contract by the Springfield News-Leader, a Gannett-owned newspaper which produces and sells advertisements in the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. | |||
| The Pulaski County Daily News internet newspaper is privately owned by a ] resident. | |||
| The Pulaski County Insider is run by a group of ] and ] residents and maintained and hosted by a ] resident. | |||
| The Pulaski County Web is run and maintained by a ] resident and former ] businessman. | |||
| The other county weekly newspapers are the Pulaski County Mirror and Dixon Pilot, but neither routinely cover Swedeborg. | |||
| == School Districts == | |||
| ] is in ] and a high percentage of military personnel live off post in surrounding communities, especially ] and ] but also the farther-out cities of ], ], and ], and the unincorporated communities of ], ] and ], all of which have a lower housing cost than nearer housing in ] and ]. Military personnel assigned to training areas on the south end of the post sometimes choose to live in the unincorporated areas of ] and Palace in ], or the northern ] communities of ] and ]. | |||
| Seven main school districts are fully or partly within the borders of ], not counting two small districts which are mostly within other counties and only have only a few dozen residents within ]. All seven school districts have a high percentage of ] military dependents, and over two-thirds of ] students fall into that category. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] crosses ] at exit 153 at ], runs east through ], turns north to ], and then runs north out of the county to Iberia. | ||
| ] is served by the Swedeborg R-III School District. Swedeborg is the county's last remaining K-8 district and most of its high school students attend Richland High School though some attend Crocker High School or Waynesville High School; all others serve students running from kindergarten through high school. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] runs north from ] at ] to ], where it meets and ends at ] about halfway between ] and ]. | ||
| Other Pulaski County school districts include the Laquey R-V School District, Richland R-IV School District, Crocker R-III School District, and Dixon R-I School District. Although located in northern Texas County, the Plato R-V School District serves Pulaski County residents living south of Fort Leonard Wood. | |||
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Swedeborg is an unincorporated community in northwestern Pulaski County, Missouri. It is about five miles northeast of Richland on Route 133.
37°54′50″N 92°19′55″W / 37.91389°N 92.33194°W / 37.91389; -92.33194
Swedeborg was a Swedish immigrant settlement on the railroad road between Crocker and Richland. It's best known in Pulaski County county for being the home of the Swedeborg R-III School District., which is the county's last remaining K-8 district. Along with Laquey, it is one of only two unincorporated communities in Pulaski County to retain its own school district. The community no longer has its own post office; mail is addressed either to Richland or Crocker.
Transportation
Major north-south routes near Swedeborg include:
- Route 133 runs north from Interstate 44 exit 145 about two miles east of Hazelgreen to Richland, Swedeborg, Crocker, and about two miles west of Dixon, then north out of the county.
- Route 17 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 153 at Buckhorn, runs east through Waynesville, turns north to Crocker, and then runs north out of the county to Iberia.
- Highway T runs north from Highway 17 at Waynesville to Swedeborg, where it meets and ends at Highway 133 about halfway between Richland and Crocker.
| Municipalities and communities of Pulaski County, Missouri, United States | ||
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| County seat: Waynesville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |