Steele (Missouri)
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Pemiscot County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 5 ′ N , 89 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,263 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 461.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 80 m |
| Postcodes : | 63877 |
| Area code : | +1 573 |
| FIPS : | 29-70558 |
| GNIS ID : | 0727049 |
Steele is a city in Pemiscot County in the Bootheel mentioned (boot heel) extreme southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri . The city with 2263 inhabitants is not far from the western bank of the Mississippi River .
geography
Steele is at 36 ° 05'08 "north latitude and 89 ° 49'46" west longitude. The city extends over 4.9 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Steele is 15 km west of the Mississippi River, which forms the border between Missouri and Tennessee .
US Highway 61 leads through Steele , from which Missouri Route 164 branches off in the city center . Interstate 55 runs 2 km east of the town and runs from Chicago via St. Louis and Memphis to New Orleans .
The Missouri- Arkansas border is 12 km south of the city . The distance from Steele to Memphis is 135 km, and St. Louis is 331 km.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 2263. These were distributed to 887 households in 582 families. The population density was 464.8 / km². There were 971 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 199.4 / km².
The population in 2000 was 80.87% white , 17.41% African American , and 0.93% other. 0.75% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.81% of the population was Hispanic from any of the above groups.
29.7% were under 18 years of age, 8.8% between 18 and 24, 23.8% between 25 and 44, 21.8% between 45 and 64 and 16.0% 65 and older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 84.7 men, 79.0 among the over 18 year olds.
The median income per household was $ 20,958 and the median family income was $ 29,125. The average income for men was $ 30,595 and that for women was $ 19,286. The per capita income was $ 13,695. Around 25.5% of families and 31.3% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .