Laurie, Missouri

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Laurie is a village in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 663 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Laurie is located at 38°12′13″N, 92°49′45″W (38.203669, -92.829235)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 13.6 km² (5.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 663 people, 299 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was 48.7/km² (126.0/mi²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 24.1/km² (62.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.29% White, 0.45% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 299 households out of which 17.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.8% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the village the population was spread out with 14.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 40.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,333, and the median income for a family was $35,357. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,023. About 8.6% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.