Meadville, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Meadville, Missouri
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Linn
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.40
Area Land Km2:1.40
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.54
Area Land Sq Mi:0.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:415
Population Density Km2:296.95
Population Density Sq Mi:768.52
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:761
Coordinates:39.7881°N -93.2992°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64659
Area Code:660
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-47036[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2395078

Meadville is a city in southwest Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 415 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

A post office called Meadville has been in operation since 1869.[4] The community was named for Charles Mead, superintendent of the St. Joseph Railroad.[5]

Geography

Meadville is located in southwestern Linn County on Missouri Route 139 one half mile north of US Route 36. Laclede is seven miles to the east and Wheeling is four miles west in adjacent Livingston County. Parson Creek flows past one mile to the west.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.54sqmi, all land.[7]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 462 people, 183 households, and 131 families living in the city. The population density was 855.6PD/sqmi. There were 204 housing units at an average density of 377.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 183 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 457 people, 185 households, and 120 families living in the city. The population density was 1118.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 209 housing units at an average density of 511.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.91% White, 0.44% African American, 0.22% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 185 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,841, and the median income for a family was $38,929. Males had a median income of $24,250 versus $17,386 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,427. About 1.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and 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. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2022-01-13. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 29 October 2016.
  5. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 188.
  6. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 22
  7. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. 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.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08.