Diehlstadt, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Diehlstadt, Missouri
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Scott
Government Type:Mayoral
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rodney Seiler
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.19
Area Land Km2:0.19
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.07
Area Land Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:157
Population Density Km2:816.66
Population Density Sq Mi:2121.62
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:325
Coordinates:36.9583°N -89.4308°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-19486[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0716891

Diehlstadt is a village in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census. Diehlstadt was founded by John Kirkpatrick.[3]

History

Diehlstadt was platted in 1868.[4] The original plat of Dielstadt filed on June 15, 1870, consisted of 40 acres. The community of Diehlstadt was founded by Tennessee-born John Kirkpatrick (1829-1903) who was one of the community's first merchants and served as Diehlstadt's postmaster between May 11, 1876, and July 30, 1890.[5] The community was named after one H. J. Deal (also spelled Diehl), a German merchant, with the German-language suffix "stadt" meaning town.[6] A post office called Diehlstadt was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1977.[7]

Geography

The village is in southeast Scott County, approximately six miles southeast of the Mississippi River and nine miles northeast of Sikeston. It is located on Missouri Route 77, 2.5 miles north of U.S. Route 62.[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.07sqmi, all land.[9]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 161 people, 56 households, and 50 families living in the village. The population density was 2300PD/sqmi. There were 63 housing units at an average density of 900/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.76% White and 1.24% from two or more races.

There were 56 households, of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 10.7% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 36.5 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 163 people, 61 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was 2149.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 62 housing units at an average density of 817.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.39% White and 0.61% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 61 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $26,667. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,164. About 8.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under the age of 18 and 55.6% of those 65 or over.

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. Book: Edison Shrum . 1984 . The History of Scott County, Missouri . Scott County Historical Society . Sikeston, Missouri . 265.
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 363.
  5. Book: Edison Shrum . 1984 . The History of Scott County, Missouri . Scott County Historical Society . Sikeston, Missouri . 265.
  6. Web site: Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071919/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scott.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 24, 2016.
  7. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . December 24, 2016.
  8. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 68,
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . July 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . July 2, 2012 .
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. July 8, 2012.

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