Wayland, Missouri

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Wayland, Missouri
Location of Wayland, Missouri
Location of Wayland, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 91°34′55″W / 40.39528, -91.58194
Country United States
State Missouri
County Clark
Area
 - Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
 - Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 528 ft (161 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 425
 - Density 1,549.6/sq mi (598.3/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63472
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-77920[1]
GNIS feature ID 0735902[2]

Wayland is a city in Clark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Wayland is located at 40°23′43″N, 91°34′55″W (40.395196, -91.581877)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 425 people, 196 households, and 111 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.6 people per square mile (607.8/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 802.1/sq mi (314.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.53% White, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 196 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,034, and the median income for a family was $25,179. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,227 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,240. About 15.9% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 14.0% 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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