Vista, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Vista, Missouri
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Clair
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.34
Area Land Km2:0.34
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.13
Area Land Sq Mi:0.13
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:36
Population Density Km2:106.40
Population Density Sq Mi:274.81
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:853
Coordinates:37.9892°N -93.6636°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64776
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-76390[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2400076

Vista is a village in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 36 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

Vista was platted in 1885, and named after Vista Dawson, the daughter of a first settler.[4] A variant name was "Decherd". A post office called Decherd was established in 1887, the name was changed to Vista in 1889, and the post office closed in 1973.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.13sqmi, all land.[6]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 54 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the village. The population density was 415.4PD/sqmi. There were 25 housing units at an average density of 192.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.

There were 22 households, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.38.

The median age in the village was 37 years. 35.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

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. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 27, 2021. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071333/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_clair.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 27, 2016 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . November 27, 2016.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. July 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. January 25, 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. July 8, 2012.