Blue Eye, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Blue Eye is a village in Stone County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 129 at the 2000 census
, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Branson, Missouri
Micropolitan Statistical Area
. Blue Eye, Missouri is adjacent to Blue Eye, Arkansas
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 129 people, 49 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density
was 240.5 people per square mile (92.2/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 106.3 per square mile (40.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, and 0.78% Native American.
There were 49 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples
living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,183. There were 15.6% of families and 23.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Stone County, Missouri
Stone County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 32,202. Its county seat is Galena...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 129 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Branson micropolitan area
The Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Branson.As of the 2010 census, the μSA had a population of 83,877...
. Blue Eye, Missouri is adjacent to Blue Eye, Arkansas
Blue Eye, Arkansas
Blue Eye is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 36 at the 2000 census. Blue Eye, Arkansas, is adjacent to Blue Eye, Missouri.-Geography:Blue Eye is located at ....
.
Geography
Blue Eye is located at 36°30′0"N 93°23′48"W (36.499925, -93.396598).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 129 people, 49 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 240.5 people per square mile (92.2/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 106.3 per square mile (40.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, and 0.78% Native American.
There were 49 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $14,183. There were 15.6% of families and 23.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.