Kirbyville, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Kirbyville, Missouri
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Kirbyville, Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kirbyville, Missouri
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Taney
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:June 4, 2001
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:3.63
Area Land Km2:3.63
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.40
Area Land Sq Mi:1.40
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:195
Population Density Km2:53.66
Population Density Sq Mi:138.99
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:965
Coordinates:36.6258°N -93.1556°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:65679
Area Code:417
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-39008[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID=
Blank1 Info:2398359

Kirbyville is a village in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 195 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Kirbyville has been in operation since 1871.[5] One Mr. Kirby, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[6]

The Snap Balds where the Bald Knobbers were organized in 1883 are located just to the northwest of the village.[7]

Kirbyville incorporated on June 4, 2001.[8]

Geography

Kirbyville is located approximately seven miles east of Branson on Route 76 at the intersection of Route 76 and Missouri Route J.[9] The farming and residential community is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kirbyville's has the ZIP code 65679.[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.34sqmi, all land.[11]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 207 people, 77 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density was 155.1PD/sqmi. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 65.2/mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 88.4% White, 0.5% African American, 2.4% Asian, 7.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

There were 77 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.28.

The median age in the village was 38.8 years. 28.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

Education

Accessible educational options include Kirbyville Elementary (pre-school to 3rd grade) and Kirbyville Middle School (4th to 8th grade), Branson High School, Hollister High School, Forsyth High School, College of the Ozarks and Trinity Christian Academy.

Notes and References

  1. Hollister, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 2, 2021. data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . December 27, 2016.
  6. Web site: Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071824/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_taney.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 27, 2016 .
  7. Branson, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989
  8. Web site: Boundary Changes . July 10, 2017 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225903/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/partnerships/bas/2000-2010entitychanges.txt . dead .
  9. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62,
  10. http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/data/County/taney.htm Postal History, Taney County
  11. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. July 9, 2017. February 12, 2011.