Hume, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Hume is a city in Bates County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 337 at the 2000 census
, at which time it was a town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 337 people, 122 households, and 92 families residing in the town. The population density
was 494.2 people per square mile (191.3/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 206.8 per square mile (80.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.28% White, 4.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.78% from other races
, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.
There were 122 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples
living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $11,176. About 8.9% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
The elementary school and the high school are accredited by the Missouri Department of Education.
Bates County, Missouri
Bates County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,653. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1833 and named after Frederick Bates, the second governor of Missouri....
, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 337 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.
Geography
Hume is located at 38°5′26"N 94°35′4"W (38.090514, -94.584325).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 337 people, 122 households, and 92 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 494.2 people per square mile (191.3/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 206.8 per square mile (80.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.28% White, 4.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.78% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.
There were 122 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% 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, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $17,292 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 $11,176. About 8.9% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Hume has a preschool, elementary school, and a high school. The mascot for Hume is the Hornets, with red and white as school colors.The elementary school and the high school are accredited by the Missouri Department of Education.
Hume Area History till founding
The area of Hume till the founding of the town, was an area bathed in the beauty of nature and heinous Border Wars. Indians lived in this area early and were thought to have buried their dead in a mound structure approximately 1 mile due north of Hume. The first known white settler in the Hume area was Peter Duncan in 1835. The Bleeding Kansas affair and the upcoming Civil War brought John Brown, the famous liberator, to this area with an attack on the Lawrence farm, 5 miles south of Hume, in which slaves were freed. Border warfare fighting began soon after which cost many lives. The Civil War began in 1861, and within a 40-mile radius of Hume, two battles occurred. The battles were the Battle of Mine Creek and the Battle of Drywood Creek. The war came to a head when Order 11 was signed by Gen. Thomas Ewing and lead to a burning of settlements in the Hume area.Hume's Early Period 1880-1930
It took many years after Order 11 for the Hume area to recover. A plat was drawn up by Leroy Taylor in 1880 for the town of Howard. Howard was not meant to be, due to the Post Office who had a town of Howard Mills, MO registered, and fearful of confusion, Howard had to change its name. The name, even today, is still debated upon. Tradition is that Hume got its name from a whiskey bottle falling off a train; however on Taylor's original plat, he had a Hume Street drawn on it. The population was about 1,000 at the beginning. Noah Little had to redraw Taylor's Plat and designed the town of Hume. Hume has many catalpa trees, due to a nurseryman in trouble for public intoxication who had to plant the trees as part of his punishment. Two railroads lines used to run through, now only one of these exists to this day. As for celebrations, the Hume Stock Show began in 1905, eventually the Hume Stock Show morphs into the Hume Fair, which exists today. Hume was known for being the White City on the Border due to local journalist Lewis Moore who advocated painting fences white in Hume. Many people did paint their fences white after this campaign.Hume's Middle Period 1930-1980
Hume grew by leaps and bounds due to the coal mining industry. The most prominent coal company in the area was the Hume Sinclair Coal Company. The first public water system was developed in the 1950s, and was hailed as an achievement in Hume history. "The Drawing",an entertainment show on Saturdays in the bandstand, where local school bands played music and prize drawings were held. This did not last past the 1950s. Coal mining did not last forever, and with the loss of coal mines, businesses vanished and people left.Hume's Later Period 1980-Now
The population of Hume has been reduced now to about 300 by the early 1990s. The old Hume high school was torn down in May 1989 and a new high school wing added to the elementary was completed in 1991. In 2008, the local bank Hume Bank was one of several banks to collapse that year, although the reasons had nothing to do with the subprime home loan crisis; Security Bank of Rich Hill, Missouri assumed the insured deposits and opened that bank back up as a branch of Security Bank. The bank scandal in 2008 was completely caused by fiscal mismanagement. Hume put in a new water system in 2009. The town is between US 69 in Kansas and US 71 in Missouri. US 71 has been proposed to interstate standards to be called I-49. It has yet to be seen whether this highway to interstate change will affect the town's growth.External links
- Historic maps of Hume 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...