Official Name: | Ginger Blue, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Ginger Blue |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McDonald |
Established Title: | Incorporation |
Established Date: | January 21, 1965[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.68 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.68 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 37 |
Population Density Km2: | 54.78 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 141.76 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 843 |
Coordinates: | 36.59°N -94.4597°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 64854 (Noel) |
Area Code: | 417 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-27100 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2398965 |
Ginger Blue is an incorporated village[4] in McDonald County, Missouri, United States. The population was 37 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 61 in 2010.
Ginger Blue is in southwestern McDonald County on Missouri Route 59, which leads 2miles north to Lanagan and 4miles south to Noel. It is on the northwest side of a sharp meander in the Elk River.[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.26sqmi,[2] including the Elk River where it curves through the southern part of the village. Via the Elk River, the village is within the Neosho River watershed, a tributary of the Arkansas River.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 61 people, 28 households, and 17 families residing in the village. The population density was 234.6PD/sqmi. There were 40 housing units at an average density of 153.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 88.5% White, 1.6% African American, 1.6% Pacific Islander, 6.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.
There were 28 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.71.
The median age in the village was 40.6 years. 16.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.4% were from 25 to 44; 36% were from 45 to 64; and 4.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.