Matthews, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Matthews is a city in New Madrid County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.
The former actor
Conlan Carter
, who appeared on the television series The Law and Mr. Jones
with James Whitmore
and Combat! with Rick Jason
and Vic Morrow
, both on ABC
, was reared in Matthews. He was the 1952 Missouri champion pole vaulter.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 605 people, 252 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density
was 548.6 people per square mile (212.4/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 252.1 per square mile (97.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85% White, 0.17% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.99% from other races
, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 252 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples
living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,083, and the median income for a family was $30,655. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,426. About 7.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
New Madrid County, Missouri
New Madrid County is a county located in the Bootheel of southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the county's population was 19,760. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 17,589. The largest city and county seat is New Madrid...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.
The former actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Conlan Carter
Conlan Carter
Chester Conlan Carter is a former film and television actor best known for the role of "Doc", featured in sixty-six episodes of the Rick Jason and Vic Morrow ABC World War II television series Combat!...
, who appeared on the television series The Law and Mr. Jones
The Law and Mr. Jones
The Law and Mr. Jones is a 45-episode half-hour television crime drama starring James Whitmore. The series aired on ABC in two nonconsecutive seasons from October 7, 1960, to September 22, 1961, and again from April 19 to July 5, 1962...
with James Whitmore
James Whitmore
James Allen Whitmore, Jr. was an American film and stage actor.-Early life:Born in White Plains, New York, to Florence Belle and James Allen Whitmore, Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York, before graduating from The Choate School in...
and Combat! with Rick Jason
Rick Jason
Rick Jason , born Richard Jacobson, was an American actor, born in New York City, and most remembered for his role as 2nd Lt. Gil Hanley in the ABC television drama Combat! .-Biography:...
and Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow
Victor "Vic" Morrow was an American actor whose credits include a starring role in the 1960s TV series Combat!, prominent roles in a handful of other television and cinema dramas, and numerous guest roles on television...
, both on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, was reared in Matthews. He was the 1952 Missouri champion pole vaulter.
Geography
Matthews is located at 36°45′28"N 89°35′12"W (36.757706, -89.586662).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 605 people, 252 households, and 179 families residing in the city. 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 548.6 people per square mile (212.4/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 252.1 per square mile (97.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85% White, 0.17% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.99% 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 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 252 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% 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, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,083, and the median income for a family was $30,655. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $15,417 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 city was $13,426. About 7.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.