- Grain Valley, Missouri
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grain Valley, Missouri
settlement_type =City
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Grain Valley, Missouri
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jackson
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 12.4
area_land_km2 = 12.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 4.8
area_land_sq_mi = 4.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 14,940 (as of 2007)
population_density_km2 = 415.0 (as of 2000)
population_density_sq_mi = 1075.0 (as of 2000)timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 242
elevation_ft = 794
latd = 39 |latm = 0 |lats = 31 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 12 |longs = 27 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 64029
area_code = 816
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 29-28090GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0718661GR|3
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footnotes =Grain Valley is a city in Jackson County,
Missouri , in theUnited States . The population was 5,160 at the 2000 census.Geography
Grain Valley is located at coor dms|39|0|31|N|94|12|27|W|city (39.008733, -94.207465)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8square mile s (12.5km² ), of which, 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 5,160 people. The city, however, extimates that currently there are approximately 18,000 people living in the city's 7,826 households.Fact|date=October 2007 Thepopulation density was 1,075.0 people per square mile (415.1/km²). There were 2,022 housing units at an average density of 421.2/sq mi (162.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.43% White, 0.56% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.There were 1,921 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 39.0% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,118, and the median income for a family was $57,240. Males had a median income of $37,436 versus $27,961 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,265. About 3.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.cityofgrainvalley.org/ Official City Website]
* [http://www.cityofgrainvalley.org/police/ City Police website]
* [http://www.grainvalleyweather.com/ Live Local Weather]
* [http://forums.grainvalleyweather.com/ Local Forums]
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