Chillicothe, Missouri
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| Chillicothe, Missouri | |
| Nickname: Chilli ; Home of Sliced Bread; The Highway City | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Livingston |
| Town (Large) | March 1st, 1855 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6.6 sq mi (17.0 km²) |
| - Land | 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,968 |
| - Density | 1,370.9/sq mi (529.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64601 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-13690[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0715783[2] |
| Website: www.chillicothecity.org | |
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States.[3] The population was 8,968 at the 2000 census. The name "Chillicothe" is a Shawnee word.
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[edit] Geography
Chillicothe is located at (39.793045, -93.551957)[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (16.9 km²) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,968 people, 3,608 households, and 2,197 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,370.9 people per square mile (529.4/km²). There were 4,060 housing units at an average density of 620.7/sq mi (239.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.86% White, 3.69% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 3,608 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 75.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,053, and the median income for a family was $40,163. Males had a median income of $29,070 versus $19,745 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,172. About 9.6% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
- Chillicothe High School
- Chillicothe Middle School
- Garrison School-is headquarters for Title I Preschool, Even Start Family Literacy, Parents as Teachers, adult GED classes, and Early Intervention assistance.
- Dewey School-provides students in Kindergarten and first grade individualized attention.
- Field Elementary School-hosts the educational development for second and third grade students.
- Central Accelerated School-Fourth and fifth grade students
- Bishop Hogan Memorial School
- Grand River Technical School
- Litton Agri-Science Learning Center
[edit] Popular Culture
- City of Chillicothe a.k.a. Chili is the name of a spaceship in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Methuselah's Children. See Missouri References by Heinlein
- Chillicothe is known as The Home of Sliced Bread See
[edit] History of Chillicothe, and Livingston County
[2] The original survey of Chillicothe was filed for record August 31st, 1837, and a resurvey of the same was filed August 5th, 1859."
Chillicothe was incorporated as a city by an act of the General Assembly, approved March 1st, 1855. It was selected as the County seat by commissioners and the first term of the county court began on May 7th, 1838. In August of that year an order was made to. erect the first Court House, to cost not to exceed $5,000, in the Public Square; The first circuit court for the trial of civil and criminal causes was held on the 3d of July 1887.
This county, Livingston, was settled by hardy and resolute emigrants from the older counties. and others from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and other states. Prior to the completion of the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad in 1859, the improvements, with but few exceptions, were cheap frame houses, without any pretence of architectural beauty or design. The building. materials being hewed and sawed from the oak and walnut timber surrounding the town, as timber originally covered the site. Railroad communication at once gave an impetus for town improvements and soon two and 3-story brick business buildings were constructed on the ashes of the former frame structures. From 1865 to 1870, the city improved rapidly, then a lull lasted until 1875, when the erection of the beautiful three-story, $36,000 School building was started, now known as "Central School." From that time on Chillicothe made a slow, steady growth up to 1886 when The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad was built through here and "Water Works" and electric lights were introduced; then the city took on modernized improvement and has progressed most wonderfully during the years from 1906 to 1916.
[edit] Train Accident
On February 4, 2007, an ICE Train lost its brakes & derailed downtown, spilling propane, pesticide, & other combustible materials. It took 9 days to put the fire out because of the chemicals. After the fire was put out, the residents were allowed to return. The mess took 3 months to clean up.
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[edit] External links
- Chillicothe, Missouri is at coordinates Coordinates:
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- History from the county library
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