| Green City, Missouri | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Green City, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sullivan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 657 |
| • Density | 481.4/sq mi (185.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63545 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-29134[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0735635[2] |
Green City is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 657 at the 2010 census.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.38%) is water.
Green City traces its beginnings to April, 1880 when Sullivan County farmer Henry Pfeiffer commissioned surveyor Thomas J. Dockery to lay out the town in what had previously been a cornfield. The town plat consisted of fifty lots, each 60-by-130 feet. The impetus for the town was the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific railway, which laid tracks close by in the early 1880s. A rail depot was built with donations from area farmers, and in 1881 C. B. Comstock built a store and warehouse. Around the same time a small frame building was moved from the nearby village of Kiddville by S.H. Davis who used it as a post office when he became Green Citys' first postmaster.[3] Green City was officially incorporated on February 10, 1882.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 477 |
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| 1910 | 844 | 76.9% | |
| 1920 | 905 | 7.2% | |
| 1930 | 783 | −13.5% | |
| 1940 | 697 | −11.0% | |
| 1950 | 673 | −3.4% | |
| 1960 | 628 | −6.7% | |
| 1970 | 632 | 0.6% | |
| 1980 | 719 | 13.8% | |
| 1990 | 671 | −6.7% | |
| 2000 | 688 | 2.5% | |
| 2010 | 657 | −4.5% | |
As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 657 people, 325 households, and 194 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.4 people per square mile (185.8/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 265.9 per square mile (102.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.24% White, 0.58% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.27% of the population.
There were 325 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $27,266. Males had a median income of $23,611 versus $19,609 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,677. About 11.9% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
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