Goodnight, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Goodnight, Missouri
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Goodnight, Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Polk
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:February 24, 2003
Extinct Title:Disincorporated
Extinct Date:December 12, 2016
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:1.86
Area Land Km2:1.81
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:0.72
Area Land Sq Mi:0.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2010
Population Est:18
Pop Est As Of:2016
Population Total:18
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:37.4517°N -93.2311°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:65725
Area Code:417
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-27900[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2398177
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]

Goodnight was a village in southern Polk County, Missouri, United States. Located on Route 215, the community is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Goodnight was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of J. H. Goodnight, the proprietor of a local mill.[4] The village incorporated in 2003.[5] The village was disincorporated, effective December 12, 2016.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 0.72sqmi, of which 0.7sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi is water.[7]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 18 people, 8 households, and 5 families residing in the village. The population density was 25.8PD/sqmi. There were 11 housing units at an average density of 15.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.

There were 8 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 37.5% 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 2.25 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the village was 40.5 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 61.1% male and 38.9% female.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071416/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_polk.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: Boundary Changes . 2016-11-13 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225903/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/partnerships/bas/2000-2010entitychanges.txt . dead .
  6. Web site: Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) New Incorporations, Mergers, Consolidations, and Disincorporations: 2010-2019. U.S. Census Bureau. December 13, 2021.
  7. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . 2012-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . 2012-01-25 .