Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe, Missouri | ||
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FIPS code 29-13690[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2393517[1] | |
Website | www.chillicothecity.org |
Chillicothe is a city in the state of Missouri and the
History of Chillicothe and Livingston County
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This territory was originally settled by
In the early 19th century, European-American migration to Missouri increased. The original survey of Chillicothe by United States citizens was filed for record August 31, 1837, and a resurvey of the same was filed August 5, 1859.
Livingston was settled by emigrants from the older counties and others from the
The
The Missouri Training School for Girls
The Missouri Training School for Girls (1889-1981) was the correctional facility of the Missouri Division of Youth Services. It opened in 1889. In 1956, the school received all of the black girls after the Missouri Training School for Negro Girls in Tipton closed.[8] The school closed in 1981.[9]
Geography
Chillicothe is located in central Livingston County. The Grand River flows past approximately one mile south of the city and the confluence of the Thompson River with the Grand is about three miles to the southwest. The city is served by U.S. Route 36, U.S. Route 65 and Missouri Route 190.[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.03 square miles (18.21 km2), of which 7.02 square miles (18.18 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[11]
Climate
Climate data for Chillicothe 2S, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
77 (25) |
86 (30) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
100 (38) |
95 (35) |
81 (27) |
75 (24) |
110 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.0 (15.0) |
65.3 (18.5) |
77.3 (25.2) |
84.1 (28.9) |
89.6 (32.0) |
94.4 (34.7) |
98.2 (36.8) |
97.7 (36.5) |
92.1 (33.4) |
85.7 (29.8) |
73.7 (23.2) |
62.9 (17.2) |
99.9 (37.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.5 (1.4) |
39.8 (4.3) |
52.0 (11.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
73.5 (23.1) |
83.1 (28.4) |
87.3 (30.7) |
85.7 (29.8) |
78.3 (25.7) |
66.1 (18.9) |
51.4 (10.8) |
39.2 (4.0) |
62.9 (17.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
41.4 (5.2) |
52.4 (11.3) |
63.3 (17.4) |
73.1 (22.8) |
77.2 (25.1) |
75.1 (23.9) |
66.7 (19.3) |
54.5 (12.5) |
41.3 (5.2) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
52.6 (11.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
41.4 (5.2) |
53.2 (11.8) |
63.1 (17.3) |
67.1 (19.5) |
64.4 (18.0) |
55.1 (12.8) |
42.8 (6.0) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
42.3 (5.7) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −3.1 (−19.5) |
2.0 (−16.7) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
39.3 (4.1) |
51.1 (10.6) |
57.4 (14.1) |
54.9 (12.7) |
40.6 (4.8) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
2.9 (−16.2) |
−7.7 (−22.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−17 (−27) |
−6 (−21) |
11 (−12) |
31 (−1) |
44 (7) |
50 (10) |
41 (5) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
−9 (−23) |
−26 (−32) |
−26 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.26 (32) |
1.80 (46) |
2.90 (74) |
3.75 (95) |
5.36 (136) |
5.21 (132) |
4.71 (120) |
4.61 (117) |
4.39 (112) |
3.22 (82) |
2.29 (58) |
1.69 (43) |
41.19 (1,047) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.7 (12) |
4.5 (11) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.4 (6.1) |
13.9 (34.96) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.3 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 108.9 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
Source: |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1860 | 994 | — | |
1870 | 3,978 | 300.2% | |
1880 | 4,078 | 2.5% | |
1890 | 5,717 | 40.2% | |
1900 | 6,905 | 20.8% | |
1910 | 6,265 | −9.3% | |
1920 | 6,772 | 8.1% | |
1930 | 8,177 | 20.7% | |
1940 | 8,012 | −2.0% | |
1950 | 8,694 | 8.5% | |
1960 | 9,236 | 6.2% | |
1970 | 9,519 | 3.1% | |
1980 | 9,089 | −4.5% | |
1990 | 8,804 | −3.1% | |
2000 | 8,968 | 1.9% | |
2010 | 9,515 | 6.1% | |
2020 | 9,107 | −4.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] |
2020 census
The
Of the 3,608 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18; 40.0% were married couples living together; 34.4% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 35.5% consisted of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.8.
18.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 67.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 60.9 males.
The 2016-2020 5-year
2010 census
As of the
There were 3,612 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 39.6 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 41.3% male and 58.7% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 3,608 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. school districts. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,053, and the median income for a family was $40,163. Males had a median income of $29,070 versus $19,745 for females. The
Education
The Chillicothe R-II School District provides preschool through 12th grade education as well as some other educational programs to students in and around Chillicothe.[18][19]
- PK-12th grade
- Chillicothe Early Learning Center (PK)
- Chillicothe Elementary School (K-01)
- Field Elementary School (02-03)
- Dewey Elementary School (04-05)
- Chillicothe Middle School (06-08)
- Chillicothe High School (09-12)
- Other programs and campuses
- Garrison School - headquarters for Title I Preschool, Even Start Family Literacy, Parents as Teachers, adult GED classes, and Early Intervention Assistance
- Grand River Technical School[20]
- Litton Agri-Science Learning Center
- Private schools
- Bishop Hogan Memorial School (PK-8), operated by St. Columban Catholic Church, Chillicothe[21]
- Public library
The town has a lending library, the Livingston County Library.[22] The town has a children library, the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library.
Media
- Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, established in 1889
- KCHI Radio- KCHI-AM transmission on 1010 kHz and KCHI-FM on 102.5 MHz.
- KRNWRadio (88.9-an FM repeater station which co-broadcasts Northwest MO State University's flagship station KXCV's programming-NPR affiliated)
- KULH Radio (105.9 The Wave) Christian Radio station
In popular culture
- Chillicothe is known as "The Home of Sliced Bread".[23] On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company began selling pre-sliced bread "at quality grocers in the area", marking the first time sliced bread was available commercially in the world. They used the Rohwedder Bread Slicer, a machine created by Iowa inventor, Otto Frederick Rohwedder.[24]
Notable people
- governor of Idaho
- Bower Slack Broaddus, judge
- Courtney W. Campbell, congressman
- Ray and Faye Copeland, serial killers
- William Lincoln Garver, architect, author, and socialist politician
- Claude B. Hutchison, botanist and politician
- Mike Lair, politician and teacher
- Jerry Litton, congressman
- Charles H. Mansur, congressman
- Shirley Collie Nelson, country music artist/actress
- Henry Moses Pollard, congressman
- John Quinn, politician
- William Y. Slack, Civil War general and politician
- Stephen J. Stein, American historian of religion
- Clarence Edwin Watkins, publisher
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chillicothe, Missouri
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "History of Livingston County", from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, 1886; posted by Livingston County Library, accessed 23 Dec 2009
- ^ Graham, Harry W. (June 24, 1916). "Chillicothe, Old and New". The Chillicothe Constitution.
- ^ a b c HARRY W. GRAHAM, " 'THE HIGHWAY CITY': CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI", "CHILLICOTHE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI", Compiled by J.D. Smith, The Chillicothe Constitution, 24 Jun 1916, accessed 23 Dec 2009
- ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014" (Archive). Missouri Division of Youth Services. Retrieved on December 19, 2015. p. 32.
- ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014" (Archive). Missouri Division of Youth Services. Retrieved on December 19, 2015. p. 34.
- ^ Chillicothe, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Chillicothe 2S, MO". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Chillicothe R-II School District". Retrieved November 28, 2015. Official website
- ^ "Chillicothe R2 District Map" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ "Grand River Technical School". Retrieved November 28, 2015.Official website
- ^ "Bishop Hogan Memorial School". Retrieved November 28, 2015. Official website
- ^ "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- KCUR. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "The Home of Sliced Bread". Chillicothe History. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
External links
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- Official website
- "Livingston County History", Livingston County Library
- Grand River Historical Society Museum, Official Website
- Chillicothe, Missouri profile
- Historic maps of Chillicothe in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri