Stewartsville, Missouri

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Stewartsville, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°45′9″N 94°29′55″W / 39.7525, -94.49861
Country United States
State Missouri
County DeKalb
Area
 - Total 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
 - Land 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 965 ft (294 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 759
 - Density 779.5/sq mi (301.0/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 64490
Area code(s) 816
FIPS code 29-70738[1]
GNIS feature ID 0729660[2]

Stewartsville is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census. The community is named for Robert M. Stewart, a former Missouri governor.

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[edit] Geography

Stewartsville is located at 39°45'9" North, 94°29'55" West (39.752627, -94.498624)[3]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Stewartsville is located by US Route 36.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 759 people, 288 households, and 211 families residing in the city. The population density was 779.5 people per square mile (302.1/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 316.3/sq mi (122.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.84% White, 1.58% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 288 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,063, and the median income for a family was $40,789. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $19,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,509. About 7.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 19.6% 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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