Moberly, Missouri
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Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,945 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated 1868. The Moberly Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Randolph County.
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[edit] Geography
Moberly is located at (39.420398, -92.438831)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.1 km² (11.6 mi²). 29.9 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.
[edit] Transportation
Moberly is served by a municipal airport. Commercial service is available 33 miles to the south in Columbia.
The city is serviced by U.S. Highway 63 to the east on a bypass. The old route is designated as Business 63 and goes through town. U.S. Highway 24 goes through town as well. Route M (formerly Route 3) also skirts the edge of town.
[edit] Education
The town is home to two colleges; Central Christian College of the Bible and Moberly Area Community College.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,945 people, 5,001 households, and 3,090 families residing in the city. The population density was 399.3/km² (1,033.8/mi²). There were 5,812 housing units at an average density of 194.3/km² (503.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.51% White, 6.71% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 5,001 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,519, and the median income for a family was $37,488. Males had a median income of $27,152 versus $19,508 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,478. About 11.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] July 4, 1995 Tornado
On Independence Day of 1995, a tornado ripped through downtown Moberly. There were no reported deaths, but there was a large amount of structural damage.
[edit] Recreation
- Moberly Midget League has provided a summer baseball program for the local youth since 1950.
[edit] Notable residents
- Omar Bradley, general
- Brent Briscoe, Actor, writer and director[1]
- Jack Conroy, writer, [2] became famous for his realistic fiction and nonfiction works about the lives of American workers
- Melvin B. Tolson, poet
- Mike Wilson, filmmaker
[edit] External links
- 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
- Moberly, Missouri
- Central Christian College of the Bible
- Moberly Area Community College
- Moberly Public Schools
- Little Dixie Regional Libraries
- Unofficial site of Moberly Midget League
