Dearborn, Missouri

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Dearborn is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Dearborn is located at 39°31′21″N, 94°46′9″W (39.522464, -94.769183)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.15% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 529 people, 230 households, and 134 families residing in the city. The population density was 237.5/km² (615.9/mi²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² (300.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.22% White, 0.38% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 230 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,861, and the median income for a family was $47,727. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $24,808 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,537. About 4.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.