Cole Camp, Missouri

Cole Camp, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Cole Camp, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°27′34″N 93°12′16″W / 38.45944°N 93.20444°W / 38.45944; -93.20444Coordinates: 38°27′34″N 93°12′16″W / 38.45944°N 93.20444°W / 38.45944; -93.20444
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Benton
Area
– Total	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
– Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,028
– Density	1,050.6/sq mi (405.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65325
Area code(s)	660
FIPS code	29-15436[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716089[2]

Cole Camp is a small city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census.

The town is known for the annual street fair in September. It also hosts a Maifest in May, an Oktoberfest in October and a Christbaumfest in late November that all highlight the town's German heritage.

Cole Camp was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil War, when the local pro-Union Home Guard company was attacked by a Missouri State Guard force on June 19, 1861. At this battle of Cole Camp, the Home Guard were defeated with a loss of 35 men killed or wounded.

Geography

Cole Camp is located at 38°27′34″N 93°12′16″W / 38.45944°N 93.20444°W / 38.45944; -93.20444 (38.459489, -93.204398)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land. Chelsey was here :)

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,028 people, 451 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,050.6 people per square mile (405.0/km²). There were 493 housing units at an average density of 503.8 per square mile (194.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.93% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 451 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,190, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $26,827 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,280. About 2.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Matt Bohon - bull rider on the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series
• Luke Goosen - actor, three time defending champion of NEC Swedish Meatball Eating Competition, and 2011 World's Strongest Man participant (finished 10th out of 10 contestants)
• Chris Walker - Guinness World Record holder for most t-shirts worn at one time (121 T-Shirts)

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. 

External links

• Cole Camp, Missouri web site
• Camp Cole in the Civil War years
• Historic maps of Cole Camp in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri