Concordia, Missouri

Concordia, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Concordia, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°59′2″N 93°34′8″W / 38.98389°N 93.56889°W / 38.98389; -93.56889Coordinates: 38°59′2″N 93°34′8″W / 38.98389°N 93.56889°W / 38.98389; -93.56889
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Lafayette
Area
– Total	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
– Land	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,360
– Density	1,404.0/sq mi (542.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	64020
Area code(s)	660
FIPS code	29-16102[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716186[2]

Concordia is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,360 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Concordia is located at 38°59′2″N 93°34′8″W / 38.98389°N 93.56889°W / 38.98389; -93.56889 (38.983927, -93.568776)^[3]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,360 people, 929 households, and 614 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,404.0 people per square mile (542.4/km²). There were 1,006 housing units at an average density of 598.5 per square mile (231.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.42% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 929 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $43,605. Males had a median income of $30,302 versus $20,068 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,813. About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

• Concordia, Kansas is named after Concordia, Missouri.

This city contains St. Paul Lutheran High School—the only residential high school affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in the United States [1].

Notable natives

• Kathryn Kuhlman, Bible teacher and evangelist

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