The Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in northeast Missouri

Missouri

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, anchored by the city of Hannibal

Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...

.

As of 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...

, the μSA had a population of 37,915 and as of 2010 census, the population was 38,948.

Communities

• Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
  • Hannibal
    Hannibal, Missouri
    Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Monroe City
    Monroe City, Missouri
    Monroe City is a city in Marion, Monroe, and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri. The population was 2,588 at the 2000 census.The Marion and Ralls County portions of Monroe City are part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
     (partial)
  • New London
    New London, Missouri
    New London is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States located at the intersection of US Route 61 and Missouri Route 19. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ralls County....
    
    
  • Palmyra
    Palmyra, Missouri
    Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,467 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :Palmyra is located at...
    
    
  • Vandalia
    Vandalia, Missouri
    Vandalia is a city in Audrain and Ralls Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,529 at the 2000 census.Col. Aaron McPike, who founded Vandalia in 1874, called Vandalia "Queen of the Prairie". Vast rolling prairies had underlying coal and refractory types of clay...
    
     (partial)

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Center
    Center, Missouri
    Center is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 644 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Center is located at ....
    
    
  • Perry
    Perry, Missouri
    Perry is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 666 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Perry is located at ....
    
    
  • Rennselaer
    Rensselaer, Missouri
    Rensselaer is a village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rensselaer is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Missouri
    Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in western Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located about ten miles west of Palmyra on Route 168. It was named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.There is a small school...
    
    
  • Saverton
    Saverton, Missouri
    Saverton is an unincorporated community in eastern Ralls County, Missouri, United States. It is located on the Mississippi River about ten miles southeast of Hannibal. The community was founded in 1819 and is named for the Saverton family....
    
    
  • Taylor
    Taylor, Missouri
    Taylor is an unincorporated community in northeastern Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the northern junction of U.S. Routes 24 and 61. It is about five miles west of Quincy, Illinois and eight miles north of Palmyra....
    
    
  • West Quincy
    West Quincy, Missouri
    West Quincy is a small commercial area in northeastern Marion County, Missouri, United States, on U.S. Route 24. It has no permanent residents.-History:...
    
    

Marion County

• Fabius
• Liberty
• Mason
• Miller
• Round Grove
• South River
• Union
• Warren

Ralls County

• Center
• Clay
• Jasper
• Saline
• Salt River
• Saverton
• Spencer

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 37,915 people, 14,802 households, and 10,307 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.45% White, 3.73% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $34,434, and the median income for a family was $41,623. Males had a median income of $29,537 versus $20,415 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 μSA was $16,710.

See also

• Missouri census statistical areas
  Missouri census statistical areas
  The United States Census Bureau has defined 3 Combined Statistical Areas , 8 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 20 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Missouri...
  
  
• Quincy, IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area
  Quincy micropolitan area
  The Quincy Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county in western Illinois and one county in northeast Missouri, anchored by the city of Quincy....
  
  
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