Steelville, Missouri

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Steelville is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Steelville is located at 37°58′7″N, 91°21′19″W (37.968509, -91.355163)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,429 people, 616 households, and 349 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.2/km² (548.8/mi²). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 107.5/km² (278.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.09% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 616 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 74.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,596, and the median income for a family was $26,765. Males had a median income of $23,913 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,550. About 20.2% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.