Altenburg, Missouri

Altenburg
Sign to Altenburg
Location in Missouri
Altenburg
Basic data
Foundation :	1870
State :	United States
State :	Missouri
County :	Perry County
Coordinates :	37 ° 38 ′  N , 89 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 38 ′  N , 89 ° 35 ′  W
Residents :	352 (as of 2010)
Population density :	140.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	2.5 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height :	178 m
Postal code :	63732
Area code :	+1 573
FIPS :	29-00928
GNIS ID :	713250

Altenburg is a city in Perry County , Missouri .

Demographic data

According to the United States Census 2000 , there were 309 people in Altenburg, spread over 126 households and 86 families in the town. The population density was 323.4 people per square mile (124.3 / km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 56.3 per square kilometer.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,417 and the median income for a family was $ 46,136. Males had a median income of $ 33,125 versus $ 20,208 for women. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,174. None of the families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line .

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1870	200		-
1880	234		17%
1890	183		-21.8%
1900	222		21.3%
1910	279		25.7%
1920	313		12.2%
1930	289		-7.7%
1940	264		-8.7%
1950	272		3%
1960	260		-4.4%
1970	277		6.5%
1980	280		1.1%
1990	307		9.6%
2000	309		0.7%
2010	352		13.9%
2017 estimate	341		-3.1%
US Decennial Census

Origin of name

The name of the city of Altenburg came from the Thuringian city of Altenburg . Emigrants from other German cities also named the surrounding villages of Dresden (today Uniontown ), Johannisburg and Seelitz after their hometowns.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates. Retrieved March 24, 2018 . 
2. ^ Census of Population and Housing. (No longer available online.) Census.gov, archived from the original on April 26, 2015 ; Retrieved June 4, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Information about Altenburg