Warrensburg (Missouri)
| Warrensburg | |
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1855 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Johnson County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 46 ′ N , 93 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 16,340 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 749.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 22.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.8 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 263 m |
| Postal code : | 64093 |
| Area code : | +1 660 |
| FIPS : | 29-77092 |
| GNIS ID : | 0728362 |
| Website : | www.warrensburg-mo.com |
Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County in the US state of Missouri . Warrensburg had 16,340 inhabitants at the 2000 census . It is the seat of the University of Central Missouri (UCM) with 12,000 students.
Demographics
The 16,340 inhabitants of Warrensburg determined in the census in 2000 lived in 5951 households; including 3,035 families. The population density was 748 per square kilometer. 6380 residential units were recorded in the village. Among the population were 86.9 percent white, 6.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent American Indian, 2.8 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent of other races; 2.3 percent said they belonged to several ethnic groups.
Of the 5951 households, 26.6 percent had children under the age of 18; 30.8 percent were single households. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
The population was split into 18.0 percent under 18 years of age, 36.5 percent from 18 to 24 years of age, 22.8 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 12.9 percent from 45 to 64 years of age and 9.7 percent of 65 years old or older. The median age was 23 years.
The median household income was 29,332 $ , the median family income 45 845 $. The per capita income in Warrensburg was $ 14,714. 24.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Sidney Toler (1874–1947), actor
- Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974), industrialist and entrepreneur
- Gene Watts (* 1936), trombonist
- Mary Fallin (* 1954), politician
- Kimberly Wyatt (* 1982), singer and dancer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fast Facts ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UCM website, accessed on January 29, 2014.
- ^ Warrensburg city, Missouri , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
