Dearborn, Missouri

Dearborn, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Dearborn, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°31′21″N 94°46′9″W / 39.5225°N 94.76917°W / 39.5225; -94.76917Coordinates: 39°31′21″N 94°46′9″W / 39.5225°N 94.76917°W / 39.5225; -94.76917
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Buchanan, Platte
Area
– Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
– Land	0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	529
– Density	615.9/sq mi (237.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	64439
Area code(s)	816
FIPS code	29-18658[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716775[2]

Dearborn is a city in Buchanan and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.

The Platte County portion of Dearborn (the majority of the city) is part of the Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Buchanan County portion is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The city was named for Henry Dearborn, Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War.^[3]

Geography

Dearborn is located at 39°31′21″N 94°46′9″W / 39.5225°N 94.76917°W / 39.5225; -94.76917 (39.522464, -94.769183)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it is land and 1.15% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 529 people, 230 households, and 134 families residing in the city. The population density was 615.9 people per square mile (237.5/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 300.4 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.22% White, 0.38% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 230 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.02. The city also seats many old and prominent families such as the Smith's, the Marshall's, and the Darr's.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,861, and the median income for a family was $47,727. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $24,808 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,537. About 4.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 18.8% 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. ^ "Profile for Dearborn, Missouri". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20234. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 
4. ^ "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. 

External links

• Historic maps of Dearborn in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri