| New Bloomfield, Missouri | |
| Official Name: | City of New Bloomfield |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Callaway |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Terry Shaw |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 687 |
| Population Density Km2: | 171.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 444.66 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 869 |
| Coordinates: | 38.7169°N -92.0914°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 65063 |
| Area Code: | 573 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-51680[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395185 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | U.S. Routes |
New Bloomfield is a city in Cedar Township, Callaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 669 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1827, a 'Round Prairie Post Office' was opened northwest of New Bloomfield, near what became Guthrie almost 50 years later, and near the southern border of a much larger historic Round Prairie Township (subdivided around 1890 to create what then became the northern portion of Guthrie Township).[4] [5]
In 1836, a historic town of 'Bloomfield', next to or containing the Round Prairie Post Office, was first surveyed.[4]
In 1841, the Round Prairie Post Office was shut down and moved about 1/2 mile southward, clearly into Cedar Township, and was renamed 'New Bloomfield Post Office', around which today's town of New Bloomfield formed.[6] [7] The official establishment of the town of Guthrie as 'Bigbee' and a new Guthrie Post Office (closed in 1954) followed in 1872 and 1874. The Chicago & Alton Railroad went from the Missouri riverport at Cedar City, through Holts Summit, then New Bloomfield and Guthrie, then veered northeast toward Carrington, then Fulton, then McCredie, Auxvasse, and into Audrain County and the city of Mexico, and thereafter toward Illinois and Chicago to the east, or to Kansas City to the west. Connection to St Louis was made via locations across the Mississippi River in Illinois until the MKT railroad was built in the 1890s. A ferry boat connected the Cedar City railway station to Jefferson City until a bridge was built in 1896.[4] [5] The New Bloomfield railroad station was located in what is now the New Bloomfield City Park. Details of relevant township boundary changes are given in the articles on both Round Prairie Township and Cedar Township.
New Bloomfield is located along U.S. Route 54. Town Creek flows past the east side of the city and Hillers Creek is about two miles to the east.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.56sqmi, of which 1.53sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi is water.[9]
As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 669 people, 256 households, and 173 families living in the city. The population density was 437.3PD/sqmi. There were 283 housing units at an average density of 185/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 1.0% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 256 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the city was 34.2 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
As of the census in 2000, there were 599 people, 237 households, and 158 families living in the city. The population density was 1261.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 253 housing units at an average density of 532.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% White, 0.50% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 237 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,969, and the median income for a family was $41,023. Males had a median income of $25,556 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,180. About 6.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.