Gallatin, Missouri
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United States
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. The population was 1,789 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat
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of Daviess County.
History
The Gallatin Election Day Battle took place in 6 August 1838, when about 200 people attempted to forcibly prevent MormonMormon
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s from voting
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in the newly created county
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's first election
Election
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. The skirmish is often cited as the opening event of the 1838 Mormon War.
The Daviess County Rotary Jail (Squirrel Cage Jail) and Sheriff
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's Residence, the A.T. Ray Home and the Daviess County Courthouse are on the National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
Gallatin is located at 39°54′43"N 93°57′43"W (39.912073, -93.961930). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) of it is land and 0.36% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,789 people, 771 households, and 477 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 640.1 people per square mile (246.7/km²). There were 905 housing units at an average density of 323.8 per square mile (124.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.27% White, 0.06% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.06% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 771 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,234, and the median income for a family was $40,398. Males had a median income of $26,974 versus $18,929 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $17,092. About 12.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
- Joshua Willis Alexander - US Secretary of Commerce, 1919–1921, under PresidentPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... - Conrad BurnsConrad BurnsConrad Ray Burns is a former United States Senator from Montana. He is only the second Republican to represent Montana in the Senate since the passage in 1913 of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and is the longest-serving Republican senator in Montana history.While in...
- SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,... - Alexander Monroe DockeryAlexander Monroe DockeryAlexander Monroe Dockery was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri....
- Missouri Governor - William Thornton Kemper, Sr.William Thornton Kemper, Sr.William Thornton Kemper, Sr. , aka William T. Kemper, is the patriarch of the Missouri Kemper family who developed both Commerce Bancshares and United Missouri Bank to become major a banking family in the Midwest. He also founded the Kemper Grain Company and the Kemper Loan and Investment Company...
- Patriarch of the Missouri Kemper financial family - Johnny RingoJohnny RingoJohn Peters "Johnny" Ringo was an outlaw Cowboy of the American Old West who was affiliated with Ike Clanton and Frank Stilwell in Cochise County, Arizona Territory during 1881-1882.-Early life:...
- outlaw who briefly lived in the town - Walter PageWalter PageWalter Sylvester Page , nicknamed "Hoss," was an African American jazz bassist and leader of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils jazz orchestra from 1925–1931...
- Jazz bassist
External links
- Historic Gallatin Missouri
- Gallatin Rotary Club
- Historic maps of Gallatin in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of MissouriUniversity of MissouriThe University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...