Morrisville, Missouri

Morrisville, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Morrisville, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°28′51″N 93°25′38″W / 37.48083°N 93.42722°W / 37.48083; -93.42722Coordinates: 37°28′51″N 93°25′38″W / 37.48083°N 93.42722°W / 37.48083; -93.42722
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Polk
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	1,165 ft (355 m)
Population (2009)
– Total	376
– Density	1,125.5/sq mi (434.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	65645, 65710
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-50078[1]
GNIS feature ID	0735730[2]

Morrisville is a city in Polk County, Missouri, United States. The population was 376 at the 2009 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Morrisville is located at 37°28′51″N 93°25′38″W / 37.48083°N 93.42722°W / 37.48083; -93.42722 (37.480875, -93.427084)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town 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 344 people, 130 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,125.5 people per square mile (428.4/km²). There were 137 housing units at an average density of 448.2 per square mile (170.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.84% White, 0.29% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 130 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,906, and the median income for a family was $30,357. Males had a median income of $22,813 versus $20,556 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,440. About 16.3% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 37.1% 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 Morrisville in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri