Flint Hill, Missouri

Flint Hill, Missouri
City

Location of Flint Hill, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°51′34″N 90°51′52″W / 38.85944°N 90.86444°WCoordinates: 38°51′34″N 90°51′52″W / 38.85944°N 90.86444°W
Country United States
State Missouri
County St. Charles
Area[1]
 • Total 2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
 • Land 2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 548 ft (167 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 525
 • Estimate (2012[3]) 503
 • Density 212.6/sq mi (82.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 29-24688[4]
GNIS feature ID 0756061[5]

Flint Hill is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 525 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Flint Hill is located at 38°51′34″N 90°51′52″W / 38.85944°N 90.86444°W (38.859466, -90.864454).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.47 square miles (6.40 km2), all of it land.[1]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 525 people, 179 households, and 150 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.6 inhabitants per square mile (82.1/km2). There were 187 housing units at an average density of 75.7 per square mile (29.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 179 households of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.2% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the city was 38.8 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 379 people, 136 households, and 107 families residing in the city. The population density was 152.2 people per square mile (58.8/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 55.4 per square mile (21.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.10% White, 0.53% African American, 0.26% Asian, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 136 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $62,750. Males had a median income of $43,333 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,194. About 2.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

History

Flint Hill was officially founded in 1838 by Captain Taliferro P. Grantham.[7] Captain Grantham purchased 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land from Benjamin Pierce and then donated 10 acres (40,000 m2) for the town of Flint Hill. Settlers from Flinthill, Virginia, were moving west in 1833 and came upon this area. It so reminded them of their home in Virginia, that they settled the area and named it Flint Hill after the town they had left. It was not long and they realized the area could produce the crops they were accustomed to growing - tobacco.

Flint Hill was originally settled by people of the Methodist faith. Between 1848 and 1855, there were a number of Catholic families in the Flint Hill community. The nearest Catholic congregation was in Josephville and was organized in 1848. As early as 1854, a missionary priest would travel from St. Charles and say Mass in a Methodist home in Flint Hill for area Catholics. The Methodists opened their homes to the priest because their houses were more adaptable for the crowds than the Catholic homes. In the early 1880s, Reverend Theodore Krainhardt, pastor of St. Joseph's of Josephville, traveled to Flint Hill to say Sunday Mass for the growing Catholic population. Seeing a need, the first Catholic church in Flint Hill was completed in 1883 and name in honor of Father Theodore Krainhardt.

Schools

Flint Hill is home to St. Theodore Catholic School, a private school for grades K-8 and approximately 300-350 students as of the 2009-2010 school year.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 356.