Hopkins, Missouri

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Hopkins is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 579 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hopkins is located at 40°33′1″N, 94°49′3″W (40.550198, -94.817620)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 579 people, 235 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.5/km² (801.5/mi²). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 142.1/km² (366.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.96% White, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 235 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,194, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,932 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,378. About 12.6% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Hopkins was founded in 1872 and named after an official of the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Omaha Railroad. The railroad later became the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and finally the Burlington Northern before tracks were taken up in 1983. In September, 1933, the Missouri Highway Patrol cornered and killed Harold B. Thornbrugh a Kansas outlaw, who at the time was living in New Market, Iowa. Thornbrugh was wanted for bank and postal robbery, the murder of Omaha Police Officer Otto Peterson and the attempted murder of Frankin County, Kansas Sheriff William Wantland. The day Harold Thornbrugh was killed in Hopkins, his brother Cecil stood before Judge Hopkins in Topeka, Kansas on the same charges pending against Harold. One officer was seriously wounded in the head during the brief gun battle. During World War II Hopkins a town of less than 1,000 at the time lost fourteen men. This included two brothers Charles and George Russell who died within twenty-four hours of each other. Charles in the Pacific and George in Germany. George died April 5, 1945 while guarding prisoners of war. Carl Melvin went down with the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Each year the town celebrates the Hopkins Picnic the second weekend in July. This has been a yearly celebration since 1888.