Pineville, Missouri

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Pineville is a city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States. The population was 768 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McDonald County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Pineville is located at 36°35′33″N, 94°22′57″W (36.592580, -94.382491)^GR1. The Elk River is formed at Pineville by the confluence of Big and Little Sugar Creeks.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 768 people, 309 households, and 207 families residing in the town. The population density was 423.6/km² (1,094.0/mi²). There were 350 housing units at an average density of 193.1/km² (498.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.70% White, 2.60% Native American, 0.39% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 309 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,886, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $23,182 versus $20,515 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,414. About 19.3% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.8% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.