Plattsburg, Missouri

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Plattsburg is a city in Clinton County, Missouri, along the Little Platte River. The population was 2,354 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County^GR6.

Originally, the city was called Concord, which is currently still the name of the man-made lake and surrounding housing developement there. Later the city was re-named Springfield until it was discovered there was already a Springfield, MO. The name "Plattsburg" was borrowed from Plattsburgh, NY. There are also "Plattsburgs" in Indiana and Mississippi.

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[edit] Geography

Plattsburg is located at 39°33′52″N, 94°27′12″W (39.564311, -94.453395)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²). 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.84%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,354 people, 918 households, and 631 families residing in the city. The population density was 256.7/km² (665.1/mi²). There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of 109.3/km² (283.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.21% White, 6.24% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 918 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,417, and the median income for a family was $41,360. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $25,372 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,212. About 9.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.