Leadington, Missouri

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Leadington, Missouri
Location of Leadington, Missouri
Location of Leadington, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°50′15″N 90°29′10″W / 37.8375, -90.48611
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Francois
Area
 - Total 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
 - Land 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 206
 - Density 302.5/sq mi (116.8/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 29-41024[1]
GNIS feature ID 0756286[2]

Leadington is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 206 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Leadington is located at 37°50′15″N, 90°29′10″W (37.837510, -90.486080)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 206 people, 92 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was 302.5 people per square mile (117.0/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 148.3/sq mi (57.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.20% White, 4.85% African American and 1.94% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 92 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% 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 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,722, and the median income for a family was $25,577. Males had a median income of $26,429 versus $30,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,336. About 10.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five 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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