Wright City, Missouri

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wright City, Missouri
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Wright City, Missouri


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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area_total_km2 = 6.5
area_land_km2 = 6.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 2.5
area_land_sq_mi = 2.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1532
population_density_km2 = 236.6
population_density_sq_mi = 612.7

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 223
elevation_ft = 732
latd = 38 |latm = 49 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 91 |longm = 1 |longs = 27 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 63390
area_code = 636
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blank_info = 29-81124GR|2
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blank1_info = 0736368GR|3
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Wright City is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Interstate 70 at mile marker 200 approximately 50 miles west of downtown St. Louis. Wright City is a small, semi-rural community area with primarily single-family housing, with some multi-family dwellings. As of 2005, the population was approximately 2,500 residents. It has a number of small stores and restaurants. It has various types of light to heavy industrial businesses.

Geography

Wright City is located at coor dms|38|49|40|N|91|1|27|W|city (38.827878, -91.024280)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 608 households, and 403 families residing in the city. The population density was 236.6/km² (612.7/mi²). There were 661 housing units at an average density of 102.1/km² (264.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.77% White, 6.27% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 2.74% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.20% of the population.

There were 608 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $35,563. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,153. About 12.5% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Wright City R-2 School District operates one elementary school for students in preschool through fourth grade, one middle school for students in the fifth through eighth grades, and one high school, grades nine through twelve.

Wright City also has one private school, the Liberty Christian Academy, for students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

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