Eldon, Missouri
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Miller County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 21 ′ N , 92 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 4,895 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 556.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 8.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 282 m |
| Postal code : | 65026 |
| Area code : | +1 573 |
| FIPS : | 29-21484 |
| GNIS ID : | 0729476 |
| Website : | www.eldonmo.org |
| Mayor : | Ronald Bly |
Eldon is a town of 4,895 residents in Miller County , Missouri, in the United States according to the 2000 census .
Geographical location
The place is located on US Highway 54 , the geographic location of Eldon is 38 ° 21 ' N , 92 ° 35' W . According to the records of the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi² ), no water areas are designated.
economy
There are some industrial companies in the village, including the vehicle seat manufacturer Keiper Automobile and Faso Electric Motors.
There are two newspapers in town, on the one hand "The Eldon Weekly Standard", which is distributed free of charge weekly to all 2194 households, and on the other hand "The Eldon Advertiser", which is obtained from a smaller group of subscribers, but also from the area dedicated around the place.
Demographic data
The 4895 inhabitants found in the 2000 census lived in 2194 households, including 1,270 families. The settlement density was thus 559 inhabitants per km². 2396 residential units were determined. The local population is 98.1% of European descent, 0.3% of African descent, 0.3% of Native American descent, 0.2% of Asian ancestry, 0.3% of other ancestry, and 0.8% Ancestors from several areas. The proportion of residents with Latin American or Spanish-speaking parents is 1.2% of the population.
Children under the age of 18 live in 26.5% of the 2194 households, married couples in 41.8%, single women in 12.5% and no families in 42.1%. 38.1% of all households are inhabited by single residents and 20.6% of the households have residents over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.18 people and the average family size was 2.88 people / family.
23.2% of the population are under the age of 18, 8.7% between 18 and 24, 24.5% between 25 and 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64 and 22.7% 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 female residents there are 83.1, for those over 18 years of age 75.6 male residents.
The median household income was 27,103 US $ and the median family income 34 621 $. Males had a median income of $ 27,818 compared to $ 17,690 for women. The per capita income for the local residents was $ 15,015. 15.8% of the population and 12.0% of families live below the poverty line, 22.5% of the population under the age of 18 and 16.4% of the population over the age of 65 were affected.
Notable residents
The town is home to the writer Michael Patrick, who wrote the books We Are a Part of History (1990), Orphan Trains to Missouri (1970) and The Black West in Story and Song (2006).