Wardsville, Missouri
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| Wardsville, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cole |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²) |
| - Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 976 |
| - Density | 402.4/sq mi (155.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65101 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-77002[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0728346[2] |
Wardsville is a village in Cole County, Missouri, United States. The population was 976 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Wardsville is located at (38.490408, -92.173616)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.62%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 976 people, 343 households, and 276 families residing in the village. The population density was 402.4 people per square mile (155.1/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 143.1/sq mi (55.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.59% White, 0.10% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 343 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $57,813, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $37,361 versus $28,482 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,925. About 1.5% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
[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
- Wardsville, Missouri is at coordinates Coordinates:
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