Prairie Home, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Prairie Home is a town, with legal status as a city, in Cooper County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 220 people, 104 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The population density
was 562.2 people per square mile (217.8/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 301.6 per square mile (116.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.91% White, 0.45% Native American, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.
There were 104 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,182. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five or over.
Cooper County, Missouri
Cooper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the population was 17,601. Its county seat is Boonville. The county was organized in 1818 and is named for Sarshall Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Indians near Arrow Rock in 1814.-Geography:According to the 2000...
, 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 220 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Prairie Home is located at 38°48′47"N 92°35′23"W (38.813012, -92.589786), along Missouri Route 87 and near its intersection with Route J. According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 220 people, 104 households, and 61 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 562.2 people per square mile (217.8/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 301.6 per square mile (116.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.91% White, 0.45% Native American, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.
There were 104 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% 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, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,375 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 $15,182. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five or over.
Notable residents
- A.M. CarpenterAllie May "A.M." CarpenterAllie May "A.M." Carpenter, born January 4, 1887 at Prairie Home, Missouri, died in July 1978 at Denver, Colorado was a Twentieth Century artist and art educator. She worked in a wide variety of media, including oils, pastels, watercolor, printmaking, design, etching, china painting, interior...
, artist and art educator - Marion HedgepethMarion HedgepethMarion Hedgepeth – also known as the Handsome Bandit, the Debonair Bandit, the Derby Kid and the Montana Bandit – was a famous Wild West outlaw.-History:...
, thief and outlaw