Green City, Missouri

Green City, Missouri
City

Location of Green City, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°16′0″N 92°57′16″W / 40.26667°N 92.95444°W / 40.26667; -92.95444Coordinates: 40°16′0″N 92°57′16″W / 40.26667°N 92.95444°W / 40.26667; -92.95444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Sullivan
Area[1]
  Total 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
  Land 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)
  Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation 1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 657
  Estimate (2012[3]) 639
  Density 459.4/sq mi (177.4/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63545
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-29134[4]
GNIS feature ID 0735635[5]

Green City is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 657 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.78 km2), of which, 1.43 square miles (3.70 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[1]

History

Green City traces its beginnings to April, 1880 when Sullivan County farmer Henry Pfeiffer commissioned surveyor Thomas J. Dockery to lay out the town in what had previously been a cornfield. The town plat consisted of fifty lots, each 60-by-130 feet. The impetus for the town was the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific railway, which laid tracks close by in the early 1880s. A rail depot was built with donations from area farmers, and in 1881 C. B. Comstock built a store and warehouse. Around the same time a small frame building was moved from the nearby village of Kiddville by S.H. Davis who used it as a post office when he became Green Citys' first postmaster.[6] Green City was officially incorporated on February 10, 1882.

Green City, Missouri, is the site of Widmark Airport (FAA LID: MO83). Towns the size of Green City, whose population numbered only 688 inhabitants in 2000, usually do not have airports, but Richard Widmark owned a cattle ranch in the area during the 1950s and 1960s. Richard Widmark contributed funds to the construction of an airport which led to its being named in his honor.

Notable events

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890318
190047750.0%
191084476.9%
19209057.2%
1930783−13.5%
1940697−11.0%
1950673−3.4%
1960628−6.7%
19706320.6%
198071913.8%
1990671−6.7%
20006882.5%
2010657−4.5%
Est. 2014625[11]−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 657 people, 316 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was 459.4 inhabitants per square mile (177.4/km2). There were 357 housing units at an average density of 249.7 per square mile (96.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 3.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

There were 316 households of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.7% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the city was 45.8 years. 20.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 688 people, 325 households, and 194 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.4 people per square mile (185.8/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 265.9/sq mi (102.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.24% White, 0.58% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 1.60% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.27% of the population.

There were 325 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.8% 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 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $27,266. Males had a median income of $23,611 versus $19,609 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,677. About 11.9% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  4. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. 1 2 "Sullivan County History-Green City". Sullivan County Missouri.com/Bill Sterling. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  7. History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam and Schuyler Counties by The Goodspeed Publishing Co., Chicago, 1888.
  8. The Green City Press. 6 July 1972.
  9. "Fred "Killer" Burke". My Al Capone Museum. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  10. "Gangster Connections" (PDF). The Chariton Collector. Spring 1981. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  11. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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