Creighton, Missouri

Creighton, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Creighton, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°29′44″N 94°4′23″W / 38.49556°N 94.07306°W / 38.49556; -94.07306Coordinates: 38°29′44″N 94°4′23″W / 38.49556°N 94.07306°W / 38.49556; -94.07306
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cass
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	322
– Density	1,086.7/sq mi (419.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	29-17164[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716483[2]

Creighton is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Creighton is located at 38°29′44″N 94°4′23″W / 38.49556°N 94.07306°W / 38.49556; -94.07306 (38.495498, -94.073148)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 322 people, 128 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,086.7 people per square mile (414.4/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 465.7 per square mile (177.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.76% White, 0.31% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 128 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,369. About 8.9% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 19.5% 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. 

External links

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