Creighton, Missouri

Creighton, Missouri
FIPS code		29-17164[4]
GNIS feature ID	2393667[2]

Creighton is a city in

.

Community

• Public education in Creighton is administered by the Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District, which operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Sherwood High School. All three schools share 1 facility, located on the North side of MO-7 Highway across from downtown Creighton.
• Creighton maintains one USPS full service location as well as a City Hall building for public works and city documents.
• The compact, rural hub has been home to a number of small businesses for well over a century. The oldest continually operating business is Sherwood Community Bank, and it was originally incorporated in 1902 as Farmer's & Merchant's (of Creighton).

History

Creighton was platted in 1855, and named after John B. Creighton, a pioneer citizen.^[5] A post office called Creighton has been in operation since 1887.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km²), all land.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	308		—
1900	360		16.9%
1910	400		11.1%
1920	335		−16.2%
1930	289		−13.7%
1940	272		−5.9%
1950	269		−1.1%
1960	228		−15.2%
1970	294		28.9%
1980	301		2.4%
1990	289		−4.0%
2000	322		11.4%
2010	349		8.4%
2020	327		−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2020 census

As of the

of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 139 households, of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 30.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 19.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 12.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 35.2 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 142 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 128 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.3% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $19,479 for females. The

, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Historic maps of Creighton in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri