Battlefield, Missouri

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Battlefield is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,385 at the 2000 census. The town has no post office of its own, and hence no ZIP code. The name "Battlefield" is considered acceptable by the U.S. Postal Service, but its ZIP code (65619) is Brookline's.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Battlefield is located at 37°7′13″N, 93°22′5″W (37.120151, -93.367963)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,385 people, 857 households, and 719 families residing in the city. The population density was 465.1/km² (1,202.4/mi²). There were 885 housing units at an average density of 172.6/km² (446.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.11% White, 0.17% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 857 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,788, and the median income for a family was $51,204. Males had a median income of $32,297 versus $26,028 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,656. About 1.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.