Pleasant Hill, Missouri
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| Pleasant Hill, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cass |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²) |
| - Land | 4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,582 |
| - Density | 1,242.3/sq mi (479.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64080 |
| Area code(s) | 816 |
| FIPS code | 29-58394[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0724514[2] |
Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Pleasant Hill is located at (38.790481, -94.266056)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,582 people, 2,070 households, and 1,509 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,242.3 people per square mile (480.0/km²). There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of 490.1/sq mi (189.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.21% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 2,070 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,915, and the median income for a family was $52,799. Males had a median income of $40,394 versus $24,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,623. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Pleasant Hill is home for the Kansas City/Pleasant Hill National Weather Service Forecast Office, which serves 37 counties in northern and western Missouri and 7 counties in extreme east-central Kansas.
[edit] Education
Pleasant Hill is the strongest contributor to the Pleasant Hill R-3 School District, which also includes students from the surrounding areas of Strasburg, East Lynne, and portions of unincorporated Cass County.
- Elementary Schools (K-4)
- Pleasant Hill
- Intermediate School (5-6);
- Pleasant Hill
- Middle School (7-8)
- Pleasant Hill Middle School
- High Schools:
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Pleasant Hill, Missouri is at coordinates Coordinates:
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