Raytown, Missouri
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Raytown is a city in Jackson County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. The population was 30,388 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
The area where Raytown now lies was added to the state of Missouri at a cost of $800 by a treaty signed in 1826. Jackson County, named after President Andrew Jackson, was formed in 1827. A large area of the county, Township 49, was accidentally not offered for sale when the other townships were, and so was called "The Lost Township". People moved into the township and squatted until the township was surveyed and the land sold in 1843.
The Rice-Tremonti Home, which still stands in Raytown today, was built on the Santa Fe Trail in 1844 by Archibald Rice and his family.
William Ray established a blacksmith shop on the Santa Fe Trail in Jackson County in about 1848.
In 1860, residents of Jackson County petitioned the county for a better road to connect southern Jackson County with Independence in northern Jackson County. The result was Raytown Road, which led north from High Grove Road, crossed the Little Blue River at the "rockford" (now apparently inundated by Longview Lake) and joined the Santa Fe trail at William Ray's blacksmith shop. Many portions of the original Raytown Road still are used today.
The settlement around the blacksmith shop was known first as "Ray's Town" and later as "Raytown".
There is now a historical marker in Raytown at the corner of 63rd Street and Raytown Road showing the location of William Ray's shop.
Source: History of Raytown
[edit] Geography
Raytown is located at (38.994873, -94.465444)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.7 km² (9.9 mi²). 25.7 km² (9.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.30%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 30,388 people, 12,855 households, and 8,304 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,183.9/km² (3,065.9/mi²). There were 13,309 housing units at an average density of 518.5/km² (1,342.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.22% White, 11.74% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.
There were 12,855 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,949, and the median income for a family was $50,952. Males had a median income of $33,828 versus $26,745 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,634. About 3.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- The City of Raytown web site
- Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce
- Raytown C-2 School District
- Raytown Historical Society History of Raytown
- The Raytown Tribune
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Metropolitan area of Kansas City |  |
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