Champ, Missouri
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Champ is a village in St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Missouri
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, Missouri
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, United States
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. The population was 13 at the 2010 census.

History

Champ was founded in 1959 by Bill Bangert, a former track and field
Track and field
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 athlete who was once mayor of Berkeley, Missouri
Berkeley, Missouri
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. Bangert was the mayor of Champ for 18 years, and later moved to California.

Geography

Champ is located at 38°44′37"N 90°27′5"W (38.743529, -90.451309).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 12 people, 4 households, and 4 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 14.4 people per square mile (5.5/km²). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 66.67% White, and 33.33% from two or more races.

There were 4 households out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 140.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $75,487, and the median income for a family was $75,487. Males had a median income of $75,487 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $18,762. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
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