Bowling Green (Missouri)

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Bowling green
Pike County Missouri Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bowling Green Highlighted.svg
Location in Missouri
Basic data
Foundation : 1819
State : United States
State : Missouri
County : Pike County
Coordinates : 39 ° 21 ′  N , 91 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 21 ′  N , 91 ° 12 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,260 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 652 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 272 m
Postcodes : 63334
Area code : +1 573
FIPS : 29-07660
GNIS ID : 0714585

Bowling Green is the administrative seat of Pike County in the northeast of the US state Missouri .

geography

Bowling Green is 39 ° 20'30 "north latitude and 91 ° 12'00" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​5 km², which consists exclusively of land.

US Highways 61 and 54 intersect in Bowling Green . Highway 61 is 137 km south-southeast to St. Louis and 52 km north to Hannibal , Missouri.

The city is 12 miles west of the Mississippi River , over which Highway 54 in Louisiana crosses a bridge to the neighboring state of Illinois .

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 3260. These were distributed over 1,290 households in 798 families. The population density was 648.8 / km². There were 1,420 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 282.6 / km².

The population in 2000 was 90.64% White , 7.67% African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.18% Asian, and 0.21% other. 1.17% stated that they descended from at least two of these groups. 0.74% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.

27.2% were under 18 years of age, 8.6% between 18 and 24, 26.6% between 25 and 44, 19.3% between 45 and 64 and 18.3% 65 and older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 85.9 men, and 80.6 among those over 18.

The median income per household was $ 27,287 and the median family income was $ 36,619. The average income for men was $ 28,871 and that for women was $ 18,873. The per capita income was $ 14,670. Around 10.5% of families and 13.1% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ^ Find a County
  3. ↑ Google Maps
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Bowling Green, Missouri

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