Drexel, Missouri

Drexel, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Drexel, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°28′50″N 94°36′28″W / 38.48056°N 94.60778°W / 38.48056; -94.60778Coordinates: 38°28′50″N 94°36′28″W / 38.48056°N 94.60778°W / 38.48056; -94.60778
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Cass, Bates
Area
– Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,090
– Density	1,454.6/sq mi (561.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	64742
Area code(s)	816
FIPS code	29-20134[1]
GNIS feature ID	0729875[2]

Drexel is a city in Bates and Cass Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,090 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Drexel is located at 38°28′50″N 94°36′28″W / 38.48056°N 94.60778°W / 38.48056; -94.60778 (38.480611, -94.607725)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 439 households, and 303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,454.6 people per square mile (561.1/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 611.2 per square mile (235.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.44% White, 0.46% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 439 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,219, and the median income for a family was $44,659. Males had a median income of $37,404 versus $22,404 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,207. About 4.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.