Claycomo, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Claycomo, Missouri
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clay
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.74
Area Land Km2:6.74
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.60
Area Land Sq Mi:2.60
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1343
Population Density Km2:199.37
Population Density Sq Mi:516.34
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:807
Coordinates:39.1986°N -94.4789°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64119
Area Code:816
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-14554[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2397638

Claycomo is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States, as part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its name is a portmanteau of "Clay County, MO".[3] The population was 1,343 at the 2020 census.[4] Ford Motor Company owns the Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) in Claycomo.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.55sqmi, all land.[5]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[6] of 2010, 1,430 people, 672 households, and 369 families resided in the village. The population density was 560.8PD/sqmi. The 759 housing units averaged 297.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.0% of the population.

Of the 672 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were not families. About 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the village was 45 years. Around 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, 1,267 people, 596 households, and 345 families resided in the village. The population density was 506sp=usNaNsp=us. The median income for a household in the village was $39,271, and for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $23,990 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,000. About 4.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

North Kansas City School District is the area school district.[7] Gracemore, Maplewood, and Ravenwood elementaries include sections of Claycomo. All of Claycomo is zoned to Maple Park Middle School, and Winnetonka High School.[8]

Claycomo has a public library, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.[9]

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . September 19, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070710/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clay.html . June 24, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 27, 2021. data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . July 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . January 25, 2012 .
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. July 8, 2012.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clay County, MO. https://web.archive.org/web/20220910024336/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29047_clay/DC20SD_C29047.pdf . September 10, 2022 . live. U.S. Census Bureau. September 9, 2022.
  8. Web site: District Attendance Areas. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021806/https://www.nkcschools.org/cms/lib/MO49000025/Centricity/Domain/76/DistrictMap_4x3_4.pdf . April 22, 2021 . live. North Kansas City School District. September 9, 2022.
  9. Web site: Locations . Mid-Continent Public Library . March 17, 2018.