Higbee, Missouri

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Higbee, Missouri
Location of Higbee shown in Missouri
Location of Higbee shown in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°18′23″N 92°30′50″W / 39.30639, -92.51389
Country United States
State Missouri
County Randolph
Area
 - Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
 - Land 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 623
 - Density 1,453.6/sq mi (561.2/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 65257
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-31924[1]
GNIS feature ID 0719507[2]

Higbee is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Higbee is located at 39°18′23″N, 92°30′50″W (39.306451, -92.513791)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 623 people, 264 households, and 170 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,453.6 people per square mile (559.4/km²). There were 300 housing units at an average density of 699.9/sq mi (269.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.79% White, 2.25% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 264 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,813, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,709. About 10.2% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 13.4% 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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