Bonne Terre, Missouri

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official_name = Bonne Terre, Missouri
settlement_type = City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = St. Francois
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4039
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Bonne Terre is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,039 at the 2000 census. The community was originally settled by the French in 1720 after lead ore was discovered. It was called "La Bonne Terre", "the good earth."

Geography

Bonne Terre is located at coor dms|37|55|18|N|90|33|6|W|city (37.921635, -90.551763)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.70%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,039 people, 1,554 households, and 1,062 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,000.0 people per square mile (386.0/km²). There were 1,685 housing units at an average density of 417.2/sq mi (161.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.46% White, 0.30% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 1,554 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,929, and the median income for a family was $37,072. Males had a median income of $29,617 versus $18,310 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,062. About 11.7% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions

Bonne Terre is home to the [http://www.2dive.com/btm.htm Bonne Terre Mine] site. This mine is open for tours. However, this mine is also known as a Scuba diving attraction.

Bonne Terre is also home to [http://www.space-mo.org/ The Space Museum] . The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum has a flag that went to the moon with astronaut Eugene Cernan on Apollo 17.

References

External links

* [http://www.bonneterre.net/ City of Bonne Terre, Missouri]
* [http://www.space-mo.org/ The Space Museum]