| Official Name: | Blairstown, Missouri |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.64 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 95 |
| Population Density Km2: | 147.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 381.53 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 784 |
| Coordinates: | 38.5581°N -93.9578°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64726 |
| Area Code: | 660 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-06238[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2394187 |
Blairstown is a village in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. A post office, and a firearms store are located there.
Blairstown got its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office called Blairstown has been in operation since 1886.[4] The city was named after railroad magnate John Insley Blair.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 97 people, 41 households, and 25 families living in the city. The population density was 388PD/sqmi. There were 60 housing units at an average density of 240/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 89.7% White and 10.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 41 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 38.8 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 141 people, 56 households, and 38 families living in the city. The population density was 569.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 69 housing units at an average density of 278.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.74% White, 0.71% African American, 1.42% Native American, 2.13% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% of the population.
There were 56 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $21,500. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,613. There were 13.6% of families and 21.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 28.8% of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64.