Longtown, Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | April 1874 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Perry County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 40 ′ N , 89 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 102 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 300 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.34 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.34 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 197 m |
| Postal code : | 63775 |
| Area code : | +1 573 |
| FIPS : | 29-43940 |
| GNIS ID : | 1699793 |
Longtown (until 1874 Abernathy ) is a village in Perry County in the state of Missouri in the United States . At the last census in 2010 , Longtown had 102 residents. The village belongs to the Union Township .
location
Longtown is located in southeast Missouri, about ten kilometers southeast of Perryville and about 115 kilometers south of St. Louis .
history
The area around Longtown was first settled between 1817 and 1820 by settlers of European descent who had come to Missouri from North Carolina and settled in the region around Longtown and Brazeau . In 1826 the settlers erected a log cabin in the Longtown area, this house was demolished in 1836 and replaced by the York Methodist Chapel. The settlement initially received the name Abernathy , derived from the family name of the first settlers in the place. In 1834 the village received a United States Postal Service post office , which was closed only two years later. From 1866 there was a post office again in the village.
In April 1874, the settlement was incorporated as a Village and renamed Longtown. The new name of the village is also derived from the family name of a settler in the village. The Protestant residents of Longtown initially belonged to a parish in Friedenberg , due to the poor accessibility of the local church from Longtown and the steady growth of the Lutheran parish in Longtown, a Lutheran church was established in the school of Longtown in 1881. In the same year, the Lutheran parish of Longtown moved to a building outside the village, which existed until 1898. In 1897 another Lutheran congregation was founded and the Zion Lutheran Church was built, a wooden church that was replaced by a brick building in 1912.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Longtown had two churches, a school, a bank, a pub, three general stores, and a mill. Most of the town's residents lived from agriculture. On April 20, 1936, part of Longtown was destroyed by fire. The Longtown post office closed in 1966.
population
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 108 | - | |
| 1910 | 158 | 46.3% | |
| 1920 | 162 | 2.5% | |
| 1930 | 150 | -7.4% | |
| 1940 | 138 | -8th % | |
| 1950 | 139 | 0.7% | |
| 1960 | 113 | -18.7% | |
| 1970 | 113 | 0% | |
| 1980 | 121 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 107 | -11.6% | |
| 2000 | 76 | -29% | |
| 2010 | 102 | 34.2% | |
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2010 Census
At the 2010 United States Census, Longtown had 102 residents, spread across 39 households and 30 families. 99.02% of the population were white and 0.98% were of other race. Hispanics and Latinos made up 1.96% of the total population. There were married couples in 74.4% of the households, 2.6% of the households were inhabited by single men. There were children under 18 years of age in 33.3% of households and seniors over 65 years of age in 2.6% of households.
The median age at the time of the census was 36.7 years. 26.5% of the residents were under 18 years of age at the time of the census, 2.8% were between 18 and 24, 31.3% between 25 and 44, 26.5% between 45 and 65 and 12.7% of the population were older than 65 years. 50.0% of the population were male and 50.0% female.
Census 2000
In the 2000 United States Census , Longtown had 76 residents in 31 households and 23 families. 98.68% of the population were white and 1.32% were of other ethnicities. 1.32% of the population were Hispanics or Lations. There were married couples in 71.0% of households, children under the age of 18 lived in 22.6% of households and residents over 65 lived in 3.2% of households.
At the time of the census, the median income per household and per family in Longtown was $ 55,000. The average per capita income was $ 22,724. 14.3% of families and 7.9% of the residents of Longtown lived below the poverty line , of these residents no residents were younger than 18 years and 66.7% were over 65 years old.
Infrastructure
Longtown is on US Highway 62 , which connects the village to Perryville and Jackson . Six kilometers west of Longtown as the crow flies there is a connection to Interstate Highway 55 to St. Louis. Longtown is part of the Perryville School District.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert A. Campbell (ed.): Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. St. Louis 1875, p. 425.
- ^ A b Post Offices in Perry County, MO. In: missouripostalhistory.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013 ; accessed on October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ PERRY COUNTY PLACE NAMES. The State Historical Society of Missouri, accessed October 5, 2019.
- ^ Cross Lutheran Church | Longtown, Perry County, Missouri. St. Louis County Library, accessed October 5, 2019.
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. United States Census Bureau, accessed October 5, 2019.
