Garden City, Missouri

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Garden City, Missouri
Location of Garden City, Missouri
Location of Garden City, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°33′31″N 94°11′21″W / 38.55861, -94.18917
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cass
Area
 - Total 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
 - Land 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,500
 - Density 869.0/sq mi (335.5/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 64747
Area code(s) 816
FIPS code 29-26434[1]
GNIS feature ID 0718333[2]

Garden City is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,500 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Garden City is located at 38°33′31″N, 94°11′21″W (38.558731, -94.189231)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,500 people, 595 households, and 399 families residing in the city. The population density was 869.0 people per square mile (334.8/km²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 365.0/sq mi (140.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.73% White, 0.20% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.33% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.

There were 595 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,461, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,848 versus $20,486 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,695. About 7.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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