Diehlstadt, Missouri

Diehlstadt, Missouri
—  Village  —
Location of Diehlstadt, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°57′32″N 89°25′53″W / 36.95889°N 89.43139°W / 36.95889; -89.43139Coordinates: 36°57′32″N 89°25′53″W / 36.95889°N 89.43139°W / 36.95889; -89.43139
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Scott
Area
– Total	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
– Land	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	325 ft (99 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	163
– Density	2,149.4/sq mi (829.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	29-19486[1]
GNIS feature ID	0716891[2]

Diehlstadt is a village in Scott County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 163. Diehlstadt was founded by John Kirkpatrick^[3]

Geography

Diehlstadt is at 36°57′32″N 89°25′53″W / 36.95889°N 89.43139°W / 36.95889; -89.43139 (36.958930, -89.431397)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 163 people, 61 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,149.4 people per square mile (786.7/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 817.6 per square mile (299.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.39% White and 0.61% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 61 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $26,667. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,164. About 8.3% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 55.6% of those sixty five 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. ^ Edison Shrum (1984). The History of Scott County, Missouri. Sikeston, Missouri: Scott County Historical Society. p. 265. 
4. ^ "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.