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Canalou is a city in northern New Madrid County, Missouri. It had a population of 338 at the 2010 census.
History
Canalou was settled in 1902 when the Gulf branch of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad was constructed through the region. Like many towns in Southeast Missouri, it prospered in its early years chiefly through the cutting and clearing of timber, with a major sawmill, owned by a gentleman named Stansfield, operating in the community for some time.[1] The origins of the name "Canalou" are not clear; one explanation attributes it to an old Indian term, but this is unproven.[2]
Geography
Canalou is located in northern New Madrid County at the western end of Route H, close to the border with Stoddard County. It is about ten miles southwest of Sikeston. Its exact coordinates are 36°45’16”N 89°41’13”W.
The city has a total area of 0.20 square miles, and an average elevation of 289 feet.[3] The Little River, draining much of Southeast Missouri, is about two miles west of Canalou.