Cainsville, Missouri

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Cainsville is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Cainsville is located at 40°26′20″N, 93°46′22″W (40.438992, -93.772723)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 370 people, 168 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The population density was 104.3/km² (269.2/mi²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 60.9/km² (157.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.65% White, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 168 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $26,944. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $17,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,046. About 16.7% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 26.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Cainsville, once a top team in the HDC Conference, had become a doormat during the 80's and 90's. One two year stretch in the late 80's saw the boys basketball team fail to win a single game. A string of one and done coaches were hired, none finding success. Then in 1994, the brilliant Bill Best was hired to coach the Redmen and Redettes. There was immediate success and the teams rose back to the top of the HDC. During his helm, Best guided the Cainsville teams to back to back conference titles in girls basketball, a conference title in track (with only 4 girls on the track team!) and a 4th place state finish in boys softball. His Redette girls basketball teams had winning records in all 5 years of his tenure, topped off by the 26-3, Conference Champion, District Champion and Regional Championship team of 1998-99.