Owensville, Missouri

Owensville, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Owensville, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°20′48″N 91°30′0″W / 38.34667°N 91.5°W / 38.34667; -91.5Coordinates: 38°20′48″N 91°30′0″W / 38.34667°N 91.5°W / 38.34667; -91.5
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Gasconade
Area
– Total	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
– Land	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,500
– Density	1,237.5/sq mi (477.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65066
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-55640[1]
GNIS feature ID	0723913[2]

For communities with a similar name, see Owensville.

Owensville is a city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,500 at the 2000 census. The city's current mayor is Dixon Somerville.

Geography

Owensville is located at 38°20′48″N 95°30′3″W / 38.34667°N 95.50083°W / 38.34667; -95.50083 (38.346591, -91.499878).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,500 people, 1,059 households, and 655 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,237.5 people per square mile (477.8/km²). There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 595.0 per square mile (229.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.44% White, 0.08% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 1,059 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% 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 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,913, and the median income for a family was $33,109. Males had a median income of $30,162 versus $20,068 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,208. About 11.0% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Friendship city

Owensville is a friendship city with:

• Altena, Germany

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 Owensville in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri