Ginger Blue, Missouri Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

2010 census

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Entity Changes. TXT. 2.census.gov. July 26, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri . United States Census Bureau . March 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: P1. Race – Ginger Blue village, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. March 29, 2024.
  4. Web site: Boundary Changes . Geographic Change Notes: Missouri . Population Division, United States Census Bureau . May 19, 2006 . July 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100806133317/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html . August 6, 2010 .
  5. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60,
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. July 26, 2017.