Park Hills, Missouri

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Park Hills is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,861 at the 2000 census.

The city was formed in an unusual four-way merger that took place in January 1994, in which the cities of Flat River, Elvins, Esther, and the village of Rivermines joined to form the new city of Park Hills. The formerly incorporated village of Fairview Acres had previously merged with Flat River on November 8, 1983.

It is home to Mineral Area College, formerly known as Flat River Junior College. The town is located in Old Lead Belt, formerly a large lead mining district.

[edit] Geography

Park Hills is located at 37°50′40″N, 90°30′40″W (37.844538, -90.511038)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 52.2 km² (20.1 mi²). 51.9 km² (20.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,861 people, 3,181 households, and 2,070 families residing in the city. The population density was 151.5/km² (392.5/mi²). There were 3,520 housing units at an average density of 67.9/km² (175.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.62% White, 0.32% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 3,181 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,277, and the median income for a family was $30,663. Males had a median income of $26,900 versus $17,613 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,048. About 17.6% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.