- Noel, Missouri
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Noel, Missouri — City — Location of Noel, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°32′36″N 94°29′10″W / 36.54333°N 94.48611°WCoordinates: 36°32′36″N 94°29′10″W / 36.54333°N 94.48611°W Country United States State Missouri County McDonald Area – Total 2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2) – Land 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 833 ft (254 m) Population (2009) – Total 1,615 – Density 739.7/sq mi (285.6/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 64854 Area code(s) 417 FIPS code 29-52742[1] GNIS feature ID 0723397[2] Noel is a city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States, along the Elk River. The population was 1,615 at the 2009 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area.
Noel is one of a few "Christmas Cities" in America, along with North Pole, Alaska, Christmas, Michigan, Santa Claus, Indiana and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Each year, tens of thousands of Christmas cards and letters are sent to the USPS Noel Post Office during the holiday season to be stamped with a postmark reading, "Noel, Mo. - 'The Christmas City in the Ozark Vacation Land.'" This practice became popular by the late 1940s when Kate Smith, a radio and television singer, began telling the "Noel Story" during her broadcasts.[3]
In 1925 Marx Cheney bought a club house and changed the name to Shadow Lake. He brought in bands and the place blossomed with business. Shadow lake established a national reputation in 1938 when the movie "Jesse James" was filmed here in McDonald County. Shadow Lake was the headquarters for stars: Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott.
The area is also known for beautiful Ozarks geography, and cliffs that overhang sections of US Highway 71.
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Geography
Noel is located at 36°32′36″N 94°29′10″W / 36.54333°N 94.48611°W (36.543361, -94.486238)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.91%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,480 people, 566 households, and 354 families residing in the city. The population density was 739.7 people per square mile (285.7/km²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 314.9 per square mile (121.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.42% White, 0.34% African American, 2.16% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 22.97% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.49% of the population.
There were 566 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 109.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,386, and the median income for a family was $32,159. Males had a median income of $18,819 versus $16,848 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,166. About 15.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
See also
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Noel Christmas Postmarks Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ "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.
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Municipalities and communities of McDonald County, Missouri Cities Anderson | Goodman | Lanagan | Noel | Pineville | Southwest City
Villages Unincorporated
communitiesCaverna | Longview | Powell | Rocky Comfort | Tiff City
Categories:- Cities in McDonald County, Missouri
- Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan area
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