Cobalt, Missouri
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Cobalt Village is a village
Village
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 which is located in Madison County, Missouri
Madison County, Missouri
Madison County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 11,800. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 12,276. Its county seat and largest city is Fredericktown...

 that had a population of 189 according to the 2000 United States Census, and 226 as of the 2010 United States Census.

Geography

Cobalt Village is located at 37°32′44"N 90°17′19"W (37.545564, -90.288726). According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 189 people, 79 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,300.8 people per square mile (486.5/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 612.5 per square mile (229.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 79 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $20,962, and the median income for a family was $21,923. Males had a median income of $19,792 versus $12,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $9,361. About 1.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those sixty five or over.
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