Waynesville, Missouri

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Waynesville is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,507 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pulaski County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Registered historic places
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[edit] Geography

Waynesville is located at 37°49′13″N, 92°12′49″W (37.820218, -92.213661)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.2 km² (6.2 mi²). 16.1 km² (6.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.16% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,507 people, 1,428 households, and 922 families residing in the city. The population density was 217.3/km² (563.3/mi²). There were 1,591 housing units at an average density of 98.6/km² (255.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.70% White, 10.98% African American, 0.94% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 3.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.11% of the population.

There were 1,428 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,205. Males had a median income of $31,435 versus $23,640 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,117. About 9.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.