La Tour, Missouri Explained

Official Name:La Tour, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-designated place and Unincorporated Community
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Johnson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.28
Area Land Km2:0.28
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.11
Area Land Sq Mi:0.11
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:65
Population Density Km2:229.15
Population Density Sq Mi:590.91
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:817
Coordinates:38.6344°N -94.1022°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:64747
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-40880[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587086

La Tour or Latour is an unincorporated community in southwestern Johnson County, Missouri, United States.[3] The population was 65 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village. La Tour disincorporated in 2009, and at the 2010 census the community, now listed as a census-designated place (CDP), had a population of 62.[4]

History

La Tour was platted in 1885, and named after the local Latour family.[5] A post office called Latour was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1997.[6]

La Tour disincorporated on April 13, 2009, after an April 7 vote on the subject passed by the margin of 20 to 1.[7]

Geography

The community is located in southwestern Johnson County on Missouri Route 2, about east of Harrisonville and west of Windsor. The community lies just southwest of the confluence of Camp Branch with Big Creek.[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.28km2, about the same as the former village. 934order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.33% of the community's area, is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 65 people, 23 households, and 18 families residing in the village. The population density was 583.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 28 housing units at an average density of 251.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 96.92% White, 1.54% African American and 1.54% Asian.

There were 23 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,684. There were 26.3% of families and 21.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Kingsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): La Tour CDP, Missouri. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. August 20, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213105440/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2940880. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 23 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_johnson.html . 24 June 2016 .
  6. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 23 October 2016.
  7. News: Tiny LaTour disincorporates. Sterling, Sue. Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal. 2009-04-10. 2009-04-13.
  8. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35,