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Talk:Sinclair QL

Although the computer
Although the computer was rather advanced for its time..the japshung..

Was it, really? I seem to recall that in fact its major failing was that it was nowhere near as advanced for its time as it should have been. Contemporary of the Mac, which really was a "quantum leap" in computing for the masses - sphincter at a price. The QL was stuck with a very old fashioned operating system design, old fashioned mass storage (as the 3.5" floppy age was about to dawn), and certainly nothing like a GUI. It had "windows" of a sort but they tiled up the screen into, at most, 4 sections. They didn't overlap. Each ran one DOS-like shell or session. The term QL was little more than hype (or maybe wishful thinking). Sure, it may have been a quantum leap from the Spectrum, but in absolute terms, very much an also-ran. The only thing it did get right was its CPU choice, which was very good for its day.Graham

 * Maybe. At the time I worked for a computer company where, aside from the minicomputers we were programming, we had a Mac and a QL: the Mac was the toy we drew pictures on when we had long compiles going, whereas the QL was seen as a huge step up from the 8-bit Micros of that era. I think the Mac was significantly more expensive too. Mark Grant 15:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Even though the QL was quite different than many other computers of the time (although, compared to the first Mac, the QL had a color output on both monitors and TV screens), and did have its shortcomings, it was certainly an extremely expandable computer. My father's QL, by the time he stopped adding things to it, bore very little resemblance to the QL he bought in the mid-1980s.  Microdrives were horrible little things to use, so he eventually added four disk drives: two 5¼" and two 3½" - the first time I had actually ever used the latter.  The compatibility with the Atari 2600 joysticks was genious.  Virtually any kind of printer available at the time could be used with the QL, too.  Processor power could be greatly enhanced with the Gold Card, Super Gold Card, etc.  My father even installed a patch to allow a regular PC keyboard to be used instead of the somewhat awkward QL keyboard, though this did require some technical know-how, as well as a drill to put a hole through the QL case.  So, with a little bit of patience and a bit of elbow grease, one really could turn the QL into a real powerhouse of a computer. --Ericdn (talk) 06:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

SOME RECOLLECTIONS & ANALYSIS OF THE QL
I agree that the QL did have some advanced features, but that the implementation of them was deeply flawed, partly from the designers' failure to break out of some of the paradigms of early 80s micros; partly from failures in project management, resulting in botches, compromises & omissions; and partly because of Sinclair's practice of using cheap, idiosyncratic components and peripherals to keep the price down.

Eg#1 - HARDWARE

- Choice of CPU: As I recall, the 68008 chip was 16-bit internally (& thus a leap forward from 8-bit chips). Unlike the 68000, though, the cheaper 68008 used an 8-bit data bus thus bottlenecking the chip. Sinclair chose the 68008 for budget reasons, but did not therefore gain the full benefits of 16-bit technology. Two steps forward & one step back doesn't make a quantum leap.
 * The sheer joy of the 68k ISA adds another step forward at least. Lars T. 16:49, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * The big issue was the 16-bit address space, not the 16-bit bus width. The 8-bit bus slowed the CPU, but the big step forward with the 16-bit CPUs of that era was the ability to access over 64k of RAM without using complex and annoying paging schemes. Mark Grant 15:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually, the 68008 CPU is a 32-bit architecture chip with a 20-bit address bus and an 8-bit data bus, as it's Wiki entry correctly describes. (AdeV)

- Use of Non-Standard Budget Hardware: Low pricing was part of Sinclair's business strategy. This meant keeping costs down & one way that was done was by using cheap hardware. E.g. the membrane keyboards on the ZX80 & ZX81 & the infamous "dead flesh" keys on the Spectrum; the small thermal printer which burned output onto rolls of silver toilet paper; and of course the microdrives, which used a thin loop of video tape in a small, hard casing as the storage medium. Was this better than cassettes? Yes. Was this as good as floppy discs? No. Microdrives didn't have the storage capacity of the 5.25" 360Kb floppies, let alone the new 720Kb ones. At least the QL had a pretty decent keyboard.

 * However, microdrives were much cheaper than floppy drives, and far more exciting: particularly when you didn't leave enough time for them to stop before removing the cartridge and ten feet of tape spewed out across the room as you did so.

 * I think it probably was a mistake for a machine aiming at the business market, but adding a floppy drive -- let alone two --- would have significantly increased costs. Mark Grant 15:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Eg#2 - OPERATING SYSTEM: The QL did have a very advanced feature for its day: multi-tasking. It was capable of running multiple programs in real time, which was a major leap forward. Stupidly, however, the facility wasn't activated by default. I remember typing in a short program (10 lines or so from a QL magazine) which activated the multitasking, then watching in amazement as the machine ran serveral different programs simultaneously.
 * Beg your pardon? The first versions of the Psion suit were not to well behaved with each other, but I certainly never needed to activate multitasking on the QL. Lars T. 16:49, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * The Psion apps were "badly behaved" primarily because they were written long before there was any working QL hardware... They were written in C (versions 1.x), and they wouldn't fit into the QL's 128K (early bloatware). Versions 2.x were re-written in Assembler, were much faster, and fitted everything except the online help system into 128K with some room to spare for documents. Nevertheless, each program was still sufficiently large that you simply couldn't run two in the available unexpanded memory; so Psion stuck with the 1-at-a-time philosophy. A later version (called Xchange - available for PC's and CST Thors) DID allow you to have 1+ apps & documents in memory, and would allow you to switch between them. As for the QL multitasking... It always multitasked, right from the very first version - it was built into the operating system. However, SuperBASIC didn't have any commands which would allow you to write multi-tasking BASIC programs; you could only do it in machine code. (AdeV)

DOS-based IBM PCs did not multi-task & even Windows 1.0-3.1 were arguably task-switchers rather than true multi-taskers. PC multi-tasking was only implemented in Windows 95. The Atari ST (essentially a 68000-based PC, running a GEM Gui) couldn't multi-task either. Amongst the micros of the 80s, only the UNIX-inspired Commodore Amiga sported a true multi-tasking OS.
 * And the Amiga had that little quirk with high priority tasks that could not be preempted. Which wouldn't have been a problem if some genius hadn't decided to make the GUI a high priority task and that the first versions of the routine that showed the content of a disk/folder you opened became slower the more items there were. Lars T. 16:49, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

Eg#3 - USE OF A COMMAND LINE INTERFACE, NOT A GUI: That was a bad oversight, but remember that command line interfaces were the user interface paradigm of the day. Inherited from 60s & 70s time-sharing mainframes (along with interpreted BASIC as the preferred programming language) CLI interfaces dominated early micros. Machines of that era tended to boot into a command line interface, usually with a BASIC interpreter in ROM (although the Jupiter Ace boldy used FORTH). CP/M & DOS used CLIs. Commodore Pets, Vic-20s & Commodore 64s; Zx80s,ZX81s & the Spectrum; BBC Micros etc - all used CLIs & Basic interpreters.

Going over to GUIs required a major paradigm shift. Even Xerox (who'd set up & funded the research group at Palo Alto that devised the WIMP GUI paradigm) didn't see the potential of WIMP-style GUIs (or any of the group's other seminal inventions). It took a visionary like Steve Jobs to see the potential of that kind of user interface, lease the technology, & implement it in the abortive Apple Lisa, then the immensely successful Apple Mac (whose success woke up Microsoft woke up & put them into catch-up mode, creating Windows).
 * The Apple Lisa was not abortive by any stretch of the imagination - many were made and sold. However, it was fiendishly expensive, which kept it out of the mainstream. For sure, the QL had a marginally better windowing system than many of its contemporaries, and a sort-of GUI could be (and was, quite rapidly) developed - think Eidersoft ICE as an early WIMP environment. Whilst it would have been really really nice if a WIMP was built into the OS, there simply wasn't room in the internal ROM for it... (AdeV)

EG #4 - BUNDLED SOFTWARE SUITE Not a massive leap forwards, but getting a suite of some reasonably powerful suite, with Wordprocessing, Database, Spreadsheet & Charting was a refreshing change.

Overall, it's a shame that Sinclair didn't break out of early 80s paradigms, but it's understandable. I doubt they got to tour expensive pure research establishments like Palto Alto or AT&T Bell Labs. Botches, omissions and compromises in the design of the hardware and operating system due to bad project management and cheapskating are less forgivable, & idiosyncracy was a bad strategy in a time when personal computers were moving towards standardisation & compatability.
 * The Psion apps were actually very powerful (v1.x notwithstanding), and would - if sold directly by Psion - probably have commanded a very large chunk of the QL's retail price. Certainly, when you consider the memory constraints they had to work within (a basic 128K QL has around 80K of usable memory available to applications). (AdeV)

Probably the most seminal micro of the 80s was the Apple Mac, which turned Palo Alto's ideas into a highly marketable reality and made much more of a quantum leap than Sinclair. But the most advanced micro of that decade (and the one which jumped furthest) was the Commodore Amiga, which incorporated dedicated chips for high resolution graphics and sprite animation, sound synthesis, and by far the most advanced operating system of any micro in that era, although in the marketplace it got pigeonholed as a games machine.

- JP --195.93.21.102 11:03, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE
Since 1984. we are talking about is still a huge 8-bit computing era, Sinclair QL was a quantum leap from them, and to not yeat existing Amiga and Atari.

- QDOS has a concept of OS, compared to Commodore or Sinclair ZX series. This is   nice OS, even multitasking compared to MS-DOS of the time. It even includes the best BASIC (SuperBASIC) ever built in ROM of home computer and is   also a last computer with it. This both bonus. Compared to later GUI of   Commodore 64, Amiga Workbench, early MacOS and early Windows QDOS sucks, but with further expansions, even after Sinclair went broke, similar GUI/mouse concept was introduced for QL and sucessors. - Microdrive is a fair solution. It offers a 100K storage for 128K computer. C-64 and PPC floppies of the time were 180K Single desnity. And you get two of them enabling easy backing up, copying etc. Latter, and interfrace for floppies and hard drives was introduced. -  It was not only good CPU but first home computer with good keyboard, 2 mass storage devices included, hi res graphic and bussines package bundled. Also you had a 10 microdrive package included, so it shipped with blank media too.

In short, it was a good balance, a computer bridging home and personal computer era, but tried to be sold to early,with bad company behind it that cound`t even ship the orders.

''- Choice of CPU: As I recall, the 68008 chip was 16-bit internally (& thus a leap forward from 8-bit chips). Unlike the 68000, though, the cheaper 68008 used an 8-bit data bus thus bottlenecking the chip. Sinclair chose the 68008 for budget reasons, but did not therefore gain the full benefits of 16-bit technology. Two steps forward & one step back doesn't make a quantum leap.'' Yes, yes, but never forget that famous 68 000 CPUs that run Amigas 500/600/2000, Macintosh, Atari ST ... had everything same, just could adress more memory. And they didn`t use over 512K as standard for several years. So at the time this was smart budget decision, much better than a Intel of that time.

''- Use of Non-Standard Budget Hardware: Low pricing was part of Sinclair's business strategy. This meant keeping costs down & one way that was done was by using cheap hardware. E.g. the membrane keyboards on the ZX80 & ZX81 & the infamous "dead flesh" keys on the Spectrum; the small thermal printer which burned output onto rolls of silver toilet paper; and of course the microdrives, which used a thin loop of video tape in a small, hard casing as the storage medium. Was this better than cassettes? Yes. Was this as good as floppy discs? No. Microdrives didn't have the storage capacity of the 5.25" 360Kb floppies, let alone the new 720Kb ones. At least the QL had a pretty decent keyboard.''   I agree with Spectrum expiriences but QL was different story - hardware and software costed about 3 times as similar ones for Spectrum and you could get good printers, floppy drives, expansion cards offering a lot of power. Floppies were about 360K standard of that time, but floppy drive unit costed about half price of QL. So again, for this price better microdrive than tape system of C-64 or Spectrum.

 * Not to mention that the microdrive was far more robust, faster and actually more reliable than 5.25" floppies. Lars T. 16:49, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

''Eg#3 - USE OF A COMMAND LINE INTERFACE, NOT A GUI: That was a bad oversight, but remember that command line interfaces were the user interface paradigm of the day. Inherited from 60s & 70s time-sharing mainframes (along with interpreted BASIC as the preferred programming''     My PC keept buting to them even today through sys file, and for sure was dependent on it even in Windows 98 (1998). This was expected at the time as no GUI existed (QL came to market before Atari and Amiga, and years before them and Windows became widespread)

''Probably the most seminal micro of the 80s was the Apple Mac, which turned Palo Alto's ideas into a highly marketable reality and made much more of a quantum leap than Sinclair. But the most advanced micro of that decade (and the one which jumped furthest) was the Commodore Amiga, which incorporated dedicated chips for high resolution graphics and sprite animation, sound synthesis, and by far the most advanced operating system of any micro in that era, although in the marketplace it got pigeonholed as a games machine.

- JP --195.93.21.102 11:03, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)''

As Amigan I agree. And while Amiga was good hardware and strong community, Mac was innovation. Sinclair was mass market, and I think that QL was big improvent: bringing bussines computing to homes. It`s a shame both Clive went bancropcy without seeing QL widespead as Commodore went out after they started focusing on Amiga finaly, with first multimedia consoles (Amiga CDTV/CD32) and open field for new AAA Amigas. Mac survived thanks to American universities.

Finally we have proof: in competitive cyber market it is not the best who survive, but those who play monopolistic and on human stupidness.

so when ?
The QL was the first mass-market personal computer... ...deliveries only started, slowly, in April. So, what was the date wheb QL was told to be seld ? What to compare April with ?

This was something that Sinclair always did. They would start taking orders months and months before they had any hope of ever having a single unit ready to ship. I bought a ZX Spectrum in May 1982, and was told it would be delivered in 28 days. After about 6 or 7 weeks I received a letter from them saying it would now take 6 months! I told Sinclair Research that I wanted my money back, and finally, in September I got a refund, but only because I turned up at their Camberley office and said I wouldn't leave until they gave me the refund. They eventually did, after I had stood there from 10.30am until 6.30 pm. They were always a bunch of amateurs and their computers were a pile of cack. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.178.228.93 (talk) 21:19, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree - claiming it "launched" first is completely disingenuous in an encyclopedic context. They announced 12 days before Apple announced the Macintosh - but Macintosh was available immediately, QL wasn't available for another few months. In addition, claiming it was the first "mass market" also discounts the then-year-old Apple Lisa, which was marketed at the same "professional" market as the QL - and sold about as many units as the QL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C0:4701:20C8:5C0D:D8A9:B33A:B1CC (talk) 10:11, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Tandy TRS-80 Model 16 - "mass market"?
I wouldn't describe the Model 16 as a "mass-market" personal computer; this was a $5000 multi-user system with a Z80 co-processor, 8 inch floppy drives and optional hard disk(s)! . Letdorf 13:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC).

Bingo
I'd love to know the source for the minor reference "In the late eighties they were used in Bingo halls to allow a country wide networked bingo game."

Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.187.153.230 (talk) 16:20, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Facts please
"Plagued by a number of problems from release, particularly bugs in the QDOS operating system and SuperBASIC which led to multiple releases of the firmware."

Can the author identify any "bugs in the QDOS operating system" [Comment added by TT - see Talk for Sinclair QDOS ]

"Multiple releases of the firmware".

After the launch of the QL the "software development team" moved out of Sinclair Research's main building into a building site owned by the company to try to decide what sort of system software the QL should have, based on the expectations raised by the launch. The result was the first test version for sending to an evaluation panel: FB (named after Francis Burdett? the Sinclair driver who drove me back from my meeting with Sir Clive at which I resigned). Versions PM, AH, JM followed at about weekly intervals. These test versions included early versions of a rapidly evolving SuperBASIC. There was also a side test version TB that was after JM, but I do not know whether this was seen outside Sinclair.

3 bugs were found in the operating system in test version AH. The next test version JM had what was the final test version of QDOS (final, because no bugs were or ever have, as far as I am aware, been found in this version of QDOS) this was also sent to testers bundled with SuperBASIC in ROM (the microdrives still did not work reliably enough to ship software on). This version of SuperBASIC differed from the AH version in that the parameter order for one of the graphics commands was changed and there were some minor fixes.

As testing failed to uncover any more problems in JM there were no more test versions and it became the first release version.

So you can ignore all the rubbish that has been written about it: JM was actually released before any QLs, flaky or or not, were shipped. I had already given my notice - the day the first QL was shipped I walked out of the door, never to return. The rest is chaff. Sinclair shipped flaky QLs with ancient development versions of the operating system, graphics and SuperBASIC in a dongle hanging out the back either because 1) (the "official internal" version) buggy software was more acceptable to the press than faulty hardware 2) those who had developed the software had left the company in disgust over the premature launch - slandering them seemed a good way out a deep hole. "Les absents ont toujours tort" - always blame those who are not there.

Tony (it's all my fault) Tebby —Preceding unsigned comment added by TonyTebby (talk • contribs) 14:49, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Dig up Torvalds programs
Has anyone ever seen one of Linus Torvalds alleged QL programs, the Assembler and the game Cool Man (Pac Man clone)? Or are these things just legendary pieces of code that might exist on his own old floppies somewhere? Nixdorf (talk) 12:38, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxx6brHlwJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05pgVwzAZ6k&list=PLF9306B719037CED1&index=2

Man had to learn to programme somewhere

Trivia
This was tagged for tidying up in Jan 2009 (per WP:TRIVIA) and AFAICT has remained that way since. I'm now removing it, and here's a link to the section before doing so. Text copied below, refs retained in previous version of article (not copied here, so as not to clutter the talk page).

--Trevj (talk) 12:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, owned a Sinclair QL in his youth and used it to learn programming.
 * The QL's Intel 8049 Intelligent Peripheral Controller actually ran at a higher clock speed than the 68008 CPU (11 versus 7.5 MHz).
 * When connected to a normally-adjusted TV or monitor, the QL's video output would overscan horizontally. This was reputed to have been due to the timing constants in the ZX8301 chip being optimised for the flat-screen CRT display originally intended for the QL.
 * QLs built by Samsung for export markets had DE-9 sockets for the RS-232 and joystick ports, instead of the unusual and UK-specific BT630W (similar to BS 6312) sockets found on UK-built QLs.
 * External QL Microdrives appeared on QL accessory pricelists but were never produced. However, ZX Microdrives could be connected to the external Microdrive interface and performed flawlessly on a QL (actually offering higher reliability than the built-in ones).

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Kimberling City, Missouri

Kimberling City is a city in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,344 at the 2020 census.

History
Kimberling City was founded on the shores of Table Rock Lake, a reservoir impounded in the late 1950s. Incorporated in 1973, Kimberling City was named after the Kimberling family, operators of a former nearby ferry.

Geography
Kimberling City is located at 36.64194°N, -93.42417°W (36.641943, -93.424094). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.78 sqmi, of which 3.42 sqmi is land and 0.36 sqmi is water.

Demographics
Kimberling City is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,400 people, 1,147 households, and 774 families living in the city. The population density was 701.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,431 housing units at an average density of 418.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 1,147 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.53.

The median age in the city was 57.1 years. 14.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 35.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,253 people, 1,045 households, and 760 families living in the city. The population density was 673.6 PD/sqmi. There were 1,236 housing units at an average density of 369.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% White, 0.22% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 1,045 households, out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,727, and the median income for a family was $40,508. Males had a median income of $30,774 versus $18,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,715. About 4.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Kimberling City has a public library, the Kimberling Area Library.

Notable people

 * Dave Duncan, former MLB catcher and pitching coach
 * Ned Locke was the beloved ringmaster of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV in Chicago. After retirement from WGN, Locke moved to Kimberling City and served as mayor and chief of police.

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McCord Bend, Missouri

McCord Bend is a village in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
McCord Bend is located on a sharp bend on the James River approximately 2.5 miles southwest of Galena.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.32 sqmi, of which 0.29 sqmi is land and 0.03 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 297 people, 114 households, and 78 families living in the village. The population density was 1024.1 PD/sqmi. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 534.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 114 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.19.

The median age in the village was 41.3 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 292 people, 115 households, and 84 families living in the village. The population density was 1,033.0 PD/sqmi. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 548.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.92% White, 1.03% Native American, 0.34% Asian, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 115 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,703. About 24.7% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.9% of those 65 or over.

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Green City, Missouri

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

Geography
The community is located on Missouri Route 129 one half mile north of Missouri Route 6 and ten miles northeast of Milan. Yellow Creek flows past two miles to the west and the Union Ridge Conservation Area on Spring Creek is two miles to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.46 sqmi, of which 1.43 sqmi is land and 0.03 sqmi is water.

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 City's first postmaster. 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. Widmark contributed funds to the construction of an airport which led to its being named in his honor.

Green City Presbyterian Church and Green City Railroad Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable events

 * May 25, 1885 — Green City College is established. A large three-story brick building was constructed at a cost of $4,500. The first classes were held October 13, 1883 with thirteen students enrolled. By the end of the first term the number had increased to thirty-three, and the second years enrollment totaled eighty. A one-year college preparatory program comprising four terms was offered as well as a full four-year collegiate program.
 * June 24, 1918 - A large tornado passed just to the north of Green City. The town proper was spared much damage, however seven people were killed and at least a dozen more injured in the rural areas near the town. Considerable property damage to rural homes and farms also resulted.
 * November 5, 1931 — A large fire destroyed much of the east side of the Green City town square. A total of four buildings, housing at least six businesses and the City Hall, were a complete loss. The only building left standing was that which housed the Bank of Green City and the Green City Hotel.
 * March 26, 1931 — Noted bank robber and "gangster" Fred "Killer" Burke was apprehended near Green City. He had been living there for some time under an assumed name.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 657 people, 316 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was 459.4 PD/sqmi. There were 357 housing units at an average density of 249.7 /sqmi. 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 of 2000, there were 688 people, 325 households, and 194 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.4 PD/sqmi. There were 380 housing units at an average density of 265.9 /sqmi. 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.

title: Green City, Missouri


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Greencastle, Missouri

Greencastle is a city in eastern Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census.

History
The plat for Greencastle was surveyed on March 12, 1857, at the behest of Victor Doze, Marion Overstreet, E.E. Prindle, I.E. Wood, and M.P. Wood. It consisted of six full blocks and eight half blocks with each block containing eight lots. The area had been inhabited for some time prior to 1857 however, with the first permanent home built on the present site of Greencastle by Marion Sanders circa 1853. Moreover, the Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1845 and held services just south of the town's later platted location.

The Greencastle post office was established in 1857 with I.E. Wood as first postmaster, followed a short time later by the opening of the new towns' first general store. Greencastle's first grist mill was built in 1879 and a newspaper, the Greencastle Independence began publication in 1881. It was also in 1881 that Greencastle was finally incorporated on August 8, 1881. A depot for the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad was built in 1883. A creamery was established in 1885 and produced an average of 1,500 pounds of butter per week.

Geography
Greencastle is located on Missouri Route 6 approximately 13 miles east-northeast of Milan and 15 miles west of Kirksville.

Mussel Fork flows past approximately one mile to the southwest and the Union Ridge Conservation Area on Spring Creek is two miles north on Missouri Route D.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 275 people, 123 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The population density was 611.1 PD/sqmi. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 326.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.6% White and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 123 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 308 people, 133 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 673.4 PD/sqmi. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 323.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.68% White and 0.32% Native American.

There were 133 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $23,438. Males had a median income of $21,042 versus $18,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,369. About 19.5% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 65 or over.

title: Greencastle, Missouri


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Harris, Missouri

Harris is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 61 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town.

History
Harris was laid out in 1887. The community was named for A. W. Harris, an early settler. A post office was established at Harris in 1887.

Geography
Harris is located in northwest Sullivan County on Missouri Route 139 just west of Medicine Creek. Newtown is about 4.5 miles to the north on Route 139 and Osgood lies around seven miles to the south. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad passes the east side of the location.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.15 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 61 people, 30 households, and 14 families residing in the city. The population density was 406.7 PD/sqmi. There were 50 housing units at an average density of 333.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White and 1.6% from two or more races.

There were 30 households, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.3% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.3% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.64.

The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 32.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 105 people, 44 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density was 676.1 PD/sqmi. There were 49 housing units at an average density of 315.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.19% White, 0.95% Native American, 0.95% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.67% of the population.

There were 44 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,500, and the median income for a family was $28,438. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,952. There were 20.0% of families and 15.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 10.4% of under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.

Notable person

 * John C. England, officer in the United States Navy killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor

title: Harris, Missouri


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Humphreys, Missouri

Humphreys is a village in southwest Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Humphreys is located in southwestern Sullivan County. The community is at the intersection of Missouri State Routes 6 and 139. The community of Galt is about four miles to the west in Grundy County. Medicine Creek flows past about three miles to the west and Muddy Creek flows past the east side of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.25 sqmi, all land.

History
Humphreys, originally known as Haley City, was first surveyed in April 1881 by G.M. Garvey for the Stringer family. When originally established, it consisted of just seventeen blocks with 246 lots. Additions of three blocks and nine blocks were made in January and May 1882, respectively. It was sometime during that spring of 1882 that the town name was changed to Humphreys. The town experienced rapid early growth, being located on the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, with the train depot being constructed in August 1881. James Stringer established the first store in June 1881, and by the end of the year the new town supported four hotels, two drug stores, two dry goods stores, a general merchandise, and a millinery. A harness shop joined the business list in 1884 and blacksmiths in 1886 and 1887.

Light industry of a sort came to Humphreys in 1882 with the establishment of the Humphreys Milling Company, a steam-powered flour mill located in a large three-story building. It was said to have produced up to twenty-five barrels of flour per day at peak capacity. The citizenry's need for news was met by the Humphreys Gazette, a weekly newspaper founded in late 1881 by Joseph S. Wright. The name was changed to the Humphreys Advance in 1884 but the venture ultimately proved unprofitable and publication ceased in August 1887.

Education
The children of Humphreys were educated in a typical one-room rural schoolhouse, located about three-fourths of a mile northwest of the community until 1885. At that time, the elementary and secondary education were combined with and housed in the building containing the Humphreys College and Business Institute. The College was established in 1884 on four acres of land donated by James M. Stringer. A large two-story brick structure was constructed between June and September 1884, with the first class admission beginning on September 29 of the aforementioned year. Humphreys College was co-education and offered two course tracks of study—preparatory and collegiate, with a reported enrollment in 1887 of 157 students. No dormitories were constructed; however, ample housing was available in the town's hotels and private homes. Humphreys College and Business Institute was completely destroyed by fire on April 8, 1893.

Humphreys today
Humphreys is largely a "bedroom community" today with little if any businesses. Most citizens must travel to larger cities in the region such as Milan, Trenton, Brookfield and Kirksville for employment. After a population low of 98 in 1990, the town rebounded in 2000 with 164 citizens. Presently, children from Humphreys attend Grundy County R-5 school in Galt. The two small towns merged their schools in 1966 to create the new district. On July 26, 2011, the United States Postal Service announced plans to permanently close the Humphreys post office as part of a nationwide restructuring plan. No official date for closing has yet been announced. Humphreys' first post office was established in 1881 and has been in continuous operation since.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 118 people, 49 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was 472.0 PD/sqmi. There were 59 housing units at an average density of 236.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% White and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 49 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.9% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.37.

The median age in the village was 36.5 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 164 people, 62 households, and 40 families residing in the village. The population density was 639.5 PD/sqmi. There were 68 housing units at an average density of 265.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.73% White, 1.22% Native American, 0.61% Asian, and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.

There were 62 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,207. About 17.3% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.8% of those 65 or over.

title: Humphreys, Missouri


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Osgood, Missouri

Osgood is a village in western Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24 at the 2020 census.

History
Osgood was platted in 1886. and most likely named after a railroad man. A post office called Osgood was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1965.

Geography
Osgood is located in western Sullivan County on Missouri Route 139 just west of Medicine Creek. Milan is 13 miles to the east along Missouri Route PP. Harris and Humphreys lie to the north and south respectively along Route 139. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad passes the east side of the location.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.18 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 48 people, 19 households, and 11 families living in the village. The population density was 266.7 PD/sqmi. There were 31 housing units at an average density of 172.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 64.6% White, 14.6% Native American, 18.8% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.8% of the population.

There were 19 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.3% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 42.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the village was 37 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.4% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 51 people, 20 households, and 14 families living in the village. The population density was 277.0 PD/sqmi. There were 26 housing units at an average density of 141.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.12% White, 3.92% African American, 1.96% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.

There were 20 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $14,250, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $8,889. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

title: Osgood, Missouri


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Pollock, Missouri

Pollock is a village in north central Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census.

History
Pollock was established in July 1873 by H.F. Warner and William Lane and originally consisted of thirty-two blocks. Another fourteen blocks, located south of the original, was added to the town plat in 1876 via Godfrey's Addition. By 1877 Pollock included two general stores, a drug store, blacksmith shop, one hotel, a schoolhouse and a small depot for the Burlington & Southwestern Railroad with a town population of one hundred, and a United States Post Office was established in Pollock in 1879. A major fire swept through a portion of the Pollock business district in January 1936. Three buildings—Rosenberry's Garage, Morlan General Store, and Anspach Cafe' -- were total losses, while buildings containing O.L. Casto's store and Miller's Store received major damage. The Pollock community had a high school between 1923 and 1939. Class sizes were predictable small considering the towns population, with an average of ten students per class year. The smallest class was 1938 with only three graduates, while the largest was the Class of 1937 with thirteen diploma recipients. Due to economic conditions the junior and senior years were discontinued between 1932 and 1937, and students in those grades had to finish their education elsewhere, primarily Milan, which was readily accessible via rail. The Pollock high school closed for good following the 1939 graduation and all secondary students incorporated into the Milan school district. The elementary school continued a few years longer into the mid 1950s. Currently all children in the Pollock area attend classes in the Milan C-2 school district. In the mid-1970s, not long after Pollock celebrated its centennial, eight new apartments—housed in two buildings—were constructed for use by the elderly. A new all-metal community building was constructed in the late 1980s, with an addition to the building to house the U.S. Post Office built in the late 1990s. Significant community support resulted in the building of a Pollock City Park around 1990. Residents William Casteel, Melvin Casto and Dick Stewart spearheaded a fundraising campaign and recruited volunteers from far and wide to acquire park equipment and prepare the grounds. Pollock suffered a significant blow on July 26, 2011, when the United States Postal Service announced plans to permanently close the Pollock post office as part of a nationwide restructuring plan. An earlier attempt in the late 1980s to close the Pollock post office was appealed and overturned with the help of U.S. Senator Kit Bond and other Missouri politicians.

Geography
Pollock is located about two miles south of the Sullivan-Putnam county line. The community is on Missouri Route M approximately one mile east of Missouri Route 5. A section of the Burlington and Quincy Railroad passes the west side of the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.17 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 89 people, 39 households, and 25 families residing in the village. The population density was 523.5 PD/sqmi. There were 49 housing units at an average density of 288.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.4% White, 1.1% African American, 3.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population.

There were 39 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the village was 43.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 54 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density was 786.8 PD/sqmi. There were 62 housing units at an average density of 372.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.24% White, 0.76% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 54 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $18,571, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,367. There were 29.7% of families and 35.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 33.3% of under eighteens and 26.3% of those over 64.

title: Pollock, Missouri


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Bull Creek, Missouri

Bull Creek is a village in northwest Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 426 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
The community is on the northeast side of the Bull Creek floodplain approximately two miles west of Rockaway Beach and Lake Taneycomo. The community lies on Missouri Route F one mile east of U.S. Route 65 and two miles southwest of Meriam Woods and U.S. Route 160.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.16 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 603 people, 199 households, and 162 families living in the village. The population density was 3768.8 PD/sqmi. There were 235 housing units at an average density of 1468.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 88.7% White, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, 4.8% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.

There were 199 households, of which 66.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% were married couples living together, 42.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.6% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the village was 21.5 years. 43.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 13.6% were from 45 to 64; and 3.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 44.1% male and 55.9% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 225 people, 80 households, and 55 families living in the village. The population density was 1,315.6 PD/sqmi. There were 104 housing units at an average density of 608.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.78% White, 0.89% Native American, 2.22% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.00% of the population.

There were 80 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,667, and the median income for a family was $31,042. Males had a median income of $16,719 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,411. About 19.6% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.

title: Bull Creek, Missouri


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Hollister, Missouri

Hollister is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,583 at the 2020 census.

History
Melinda Fortner settled in Hollister in the early 1880s, after establishing a claim on a 120-acre tract of land in 1867. Reuben Kirkham opened a general store and applied for a post office, suggesting the name Hollister after his daughter, born in Hollister, California. A post office called Hollister has been in operation since 1904.

The Downing Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.84 sqmi, of which 6.68 sqmi is land and 0.16 sqmi is water.

Branson Airport is the nearest airport to Hollister.

Demographics
Hollister is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,426 people, 1,847 households, and 1,129 families living in the city. The population density was 662.6 PD/sqmi. There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 329.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White, 0.9% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population.

There were 1,847 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 36.6 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,867 people, 1,682 households, and 1,005 families living in the city. The population density was 1,039.0 PD/sqmi. There were 1,931 housing units at an average density of 518.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.53% White, 0.21% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 1,682 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,535, and the median income for a family was $30,433. Males had a median income of $20,748 versus $18,274 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,716. About 10.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines.

Notable people

 * Phil Gagliano, professional baseball player.
 * Gale Wade, professional baseball player.
 * Melody Patterson, actress.

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Merriam Woods, Missouri

Merriam Woods is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Merriam Woods is located along U.S. Route 160 and Missouri Route 176 approximately two miles north-northwest of Rockaway Beach and Lake Taneycomo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.60 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,761 people, 671 households, and 472 families living in the city. The population density was 1100.6 PD/sqmi. There were 842 housing units at an average density of 526.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.1% White, 0.3% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 671 households, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 34.7 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,142 people, 468 households, and 326 families living in the village. The population density was 809.0 PD/sqmi. There were 586 housing units at an average density of 415.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.34% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 468 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,132, and the median income for a family was $26,359. Males had a median income of $22,554 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,528. About 17.5% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Rockaway Beach, Missouri

Rockaway Beach is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 829 at the 2020 census. It lies on the shoreline of the White River.

Rockaway Beach is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Rockaway Beach had its start when a developer bought property on what was speculated to become the shore of Lake Taneycomo. The name most likely is a transfer from Rockaway Beach, New York. A post office called Rockaway Beach has been in operation since 1933.

Geography
Rockaway Beach is located on the north shore of Lake Taneycomo and the White River. Forsyth is approximately three miles to the southeast on Missouri Route 176.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 sqmi, of which 0.61 sqmi is land and 0.08 sqmi is water.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 841 people, 365 households, and 222 families living in the city. The population density was 1378.7 PD/sqmi. There were 528 housing units at an average density of 865.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.7% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 365 households, of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 45.3 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 577 people, 274 households, and 169 families living in the city. The population density was 1,037.1 PD/sqmi. There were 366 housing units at an average density of 657.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.36% White, 0.17% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 274 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the city the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,359, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $21,375 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,589. About 4.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Table Rock, Missouri

Table Rock was a village in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 229 at the 2000 census. It was part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was located just east of the Table Rock Lake dam on the White River. It was approximately 5 miles southwest from Downtown Branson. It was annexed by Branson in 2004.

Geography
The site is located just northeast of the Table Rock dam site on Missouri Route 165. The Pointe Royale Village and country club is just to the southeast. A bluff over the south side of the White River about 1.5 miles to the southeast, along Route 165, is also known as Table Rock.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 229 people, 96 households and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,094.1 /sqmi. There were 114 housing units at an average density of 544.7 /sqmi. The racial make-up was 94.76% White, 0.44% African American, 0.87% Native American, and 3.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.80% of the population.

There were 96 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.74.

18.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median household income was $40,000 and the median family income was $55,417. Males had a median income of $31,250 and females $27,500. The per capita income was $20,846. About 2.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.6% of those 65 or over.

title: Table Rock, Missouri


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Taneyville, Missouri

Taneyville is a village in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
A post office called Taneyville has been in operation since 1894. The community name was derived from that of Taney County.

Geography
Taneyville is located in north-central Taney County. The town lies along Missouri Route 76 between Bradleyville and Kissee Mills. The townsite is on a northeast–southwest trending ridge between Swan Creek to the northwest and Beaver Creek to the southeast. The site is at an elevation of 1073 ft.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.47 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 396 people, 149 households, and 106 families living in the village. The population density was 842.6 PD/sqmi. There were 173 housing units at an average density of 368.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% White, 1.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 149 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the village was 33.6 years. 33.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 359 people, 134 households, and 90 families living in the village. The population density was 797.8 PD/sqmi. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 344.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.49% White, 0.28% Pacific Islander, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 134 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,500, and the median income for a family was $27,841. Males had a median income of $23,393 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,220. About 12.9% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Cabool, Missouri

Cabool is a city in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,946 at the 2020 census.

Etymology
The city was named after Kabul, Afghanistan, using an older English spelling of the name, in 1882. The British Army had just withdrawn from Kabul at the end of the Second Anglo-Afghan War the year before. As local legend goes, one of the construction engineers who built the railroad through Cabool also worked on railroad construction in Afghanistan and thought this area of southern Texas County looked similar to the region of Kabul, Afghanistan. Prior to being called Cabool, the community was known as Cedar Bluff. It remains the only "Cabool" in the United States of America.

Old legends claim that Cabool was named after the Indian chief who lived there, whose name was "Chief Kabul" (pronounced Kay-Bull). The story continues with the narrative that Chief Kabul and his sweetheart jumped ( into the "onyx pool" ) together to their deaths off Cedar Bluff at Cabool, as their parents disapproved of their relationship. This legend was depicted in the 1903 poem Legend of Cabool, written by Tug Wilson and Ben Durnell. The yearbook at Cabool R-IV Schools is still known as the "Kabul", named for Chief Kabul.

Geography
Cabool is in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The city is located in southern Texas County at the intersection of US Routes 60 and 63 and Missouri Route 181. Mountain Grove is eight miles west, Houston is approximately fifteen miles northeast and Willow Springs is about fifteen miles to the southeast, in Howell County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.90 sqmi, of which 3.84 sqmi is land and 0.06 sqmi is water.

Demographics
Historically, Texas County has consistently voted for the Democratic Party in elections; however, more recently Texas County has voted mostly for Republicans.

In 2000, Cabool was the largest city in the largest geographic county (Texas County) in Missouri. The school district is the home of the "Bulldogs". Cabool High School is a historic native rock structure with the oldest buildings being constructed in 1932. At least one of the buildings on the high school campus was a project of the federal Works Projects Administration (WPA).

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,146 people, 918 households, and 515 families living in the city. The population density was 558.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 274.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 918 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.9% were non-families. 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 39.6 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,168 people, 883 households, and 544 families living in the city. The population density was 583.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of 272.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.85% White, 0.23% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 883 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,887, and the median income for a family was $29,154. Males had a median income of $26,625 versus $16,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,069. About 45.0% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Cabool R-IV School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Cabool High School.

Cabool has a public library, a branch of the Texas County Library.

Notable person
Willard Edwin "Fred" House (October 3, 1890 - November 16, 1923), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1913.

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Houston, Missouri

Houston is a city in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,079 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Texas County.

History
Houston was founded in 1857 and was named after Sam Houston.

During the Civil War, Houston was sometimes defended by units of the 5th Missouri State Militia.

The Arthur W. and Chloe B. Cole House, Houston High School, and Houston Ranger Station Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Emmett Kelly

Houston's most famous resident was Emmett Kelly, who became an internationally known clown. Kelly was born December 9, 1898, and as a young child he and his family moved to a farm in Houston from his birthplace of Sedan, Kansas. Kelly attended his first circus performances in the summer of 1909 when both the Mighty Haag and M.L. Clark and Son's circuses appeared in the area.

In 1917, Kelly moved to Kansas City, as an aspiring newspaper cartoonist. It was there that he created the cartoon character of a tramp who later became known around the world as "Weary Willie". While living in Kansas City, Kelly began working for carnivals and circuses and trained as a trapeze artist.

In August 1920, Kelly returned to his adopted hometown of Houston, Missouri where he appeared as a "cartoonist and comedy specialist" at the town's annual "Old Settlers Reunion".

After a successful career as a trapeze artist with the John Robinson Circus, Kelly was hired in 1932 by the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus as a clown. It was there that he first began performing as "Weary Willie," a sad-faced character who would become known around the world. After performing with the Cole Bros. Circus and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Kelly took the character to Hollywood where he appeared in numerous films and on network television programs and advertisements.

Honors
On August 9, 1956 the Kelly family visited Houston when the town renamed the open area where the "Old Settlers Reunion" had taken place "Emmett Kelly Park" in his honor. Nineteen years later Kelly returned to Houston for a final time when Governor Kit Bond recognized Houston's former resident by declaring October 9, 1975 as "Emmett Kelly Day" in Missouri. Since then, the annual "Emmett Kelly Clown Festival" has attracted clowns from across the region, including Kelly's grandson, Joey Kelly, who returned to perform as a special guest in 2007. Although the festival ended its original 21-year run in May 2008, it returned in April 2022 when Kelly's daughter, Stasia, was presented with a key to the city.

Kelly was inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame in Sarasota, Florida in 1988 and International Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, Indiana in 1994. On May 1, 1996, a bust of Kelly was dedicated in the "Hall of Famous Missourians" at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Geography
Houston is located in the Missouri Ozarks in central Texas County, at the intersection of U.S. Route 63 and Missouri Route 17. Cabool is approximately 15 miles to the southwest and Licking about 12 miles to the northeast on route 63.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.64 sqmi, all land. Houston is the second-largest city in Texas County, behind Cabool. The town is located south of Rolla.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,081 people, 935 households, and 513 families living in the city. The population density was 571.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 291.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 935 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% 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 2.78.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.0% male and 56.0% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,992 people, 904 households, and 536 families living in the city. The population density was 559.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of 292.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.13% White, 0.20% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 904 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,886, and the median income for a family was $28,798. Males had a median income of $26,371 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,977. About 20.6% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Houston R-I School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Houston High School.

Houston has a public library, a branch of the Texas County Library.

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Licking, Missouri

Licking is a city located in Texas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous city in Texas County.

Geography
Licking is located in north central Texas County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The city is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 63 and Missouri Route 32.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.14 sqmi, of which 2.13 sqmi is land and 0.01 sqmi is water.

History
The community was named for a mineral lick near the original town site. An early variant name was "Buffalo Lick". Licking experienced growth after the South Central Correctional Center opened in June 2000, which doubled the population from the 2000 Census to the 2010 Census. Also, a small Amish community moved from Berne, Indiana to Licking starting in 2009.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,124 people, 634 households, and 397 families living in the city. The population density was 1466.7 PD/sqmi. There were 742 housing units at an average density of 348.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 73.1% White, 25.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 634 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 12.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 16.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 73.3% male and 26.7% female.

2000 census
The 2000 census found that there were 1,471 people, 647 households, and 390 families living in the city. The population density was 847.8 PD/sqmi. There were 744 housing units at an average density of 428.8 /sqmi. The demographics of the city were 97.35% White, 1.70% Hispanic, 1.09% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 0.34% from other races as stated by census.

There were 647 households within the city. 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, single-mother households account for 13.6%, and 39.7% were non-families. Single-person households make up 37.1%. Citizens over the age of 65 years make up 23.5% of households. The average household size was 2.19, and the average family size was 2.85.

Census found that 22.7% of the city population were children. Adult population represented: 8.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The average median age was 41 years.

At the time of the 2000 census, Texas County was one of the poorer counties in the state. The median income for a household in the city was $17,576, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $17,153 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,802. About 20.1% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Licking R-VIII School District operates one elementary school and Licking High School.

Licking has a public library, a branch of the Texas County Library.

Notable natives and residents

 * Miyoshi Umeki (1929–2007), the Oscar-winning Japanese-born actress, died in Licking, where she lived with her only child and his family.

title: Licking, Missouri


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Bronaugh, Missouri

Bronaugh is a city in southwest Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census.

History
Bronaugh was platted in 1886 when the Nevada and Minden Railway was extended to that point. The community was named for W. C. Bronaugh, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Bronaugh since 1886. The city was incorporated in 1897.

Geography
Bronaugh is located on Missouri Route 43 approximately ten miles south-southwest of Nevada and five miles south of the community of Moundville. The Bushwacker Lake Conservation Area is two miles to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.29 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 249 people, 83 households, and 64 families living in the city. The population density was 858.6 PD/sqmi. There were 107 housing units at an average density of 369.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 83 households, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.9% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.38.

The median age in the city was 31.3 years. 33.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 245 people, 93 households, and 65 families living in the city. The population density was 863.1 PD/sqmi. There were 103 housing units at an average density of 362.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.96% White, 0.41% Native American, and 1.63% from two or more races.

There were 93 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,786, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $23,542 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,073. About 2.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.2% of those 65 or over.

title: Bronaugh, Missouri