Kennett, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°14′25″N 90°02′53″W / 36.24028°N 90.04806°W / 36.24028; -90.04806
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Kennett, Missouri
City
FIPS code
29-38306[3]
GNIS feature ID2395508[2]
Websitecityofkennettmo.com

Kennett is a city in and the county seat of

2020 census
. Kennett is the largest city in the Bootheel, a mostly agricultural area.

History

Settlers built log cabins in the area in the first half of the 19th century, naming their settlement Chilletecaux in honor of a

St. Louis, Luther M. Kennett.[4]

In the 1890s, a railroad reached the area, stimulating growth in the town. In that same period, the state began construction of a massive drainage program in the St. Francis River basin, which was floodplain and wetlands. In the 20th century, after timber clearing, the area was developed for cultivation of cotton and other commodity crops.[5]

Geography

Kennett is located at 36°14′25″N 90°02′53″W / 36.24028°N 90.04806°W / 36.24028; -90.04806 (36.2403403, -90.0480886).[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.96 square miles (18.03 km2), all land.[6]

As part of the southern extremity of Missouri, Kennett has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with cool winters and hot, humid summers, ample precipitation through much of the year, and is part of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7.[7] The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 35.3 °F (1.8 °C) in January to 80.7 °F (27.1 °C) in July. On average, there are 4.9 days annually with 100 °F (38 °C)+ highs, 63 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs, 9.4 days where the temperature does not rise above freezing, and 4.8 days with 10 °F (−12 °C) or lower minima.

Climate

Climate data for Kennett, Missouri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.9
(7.2) 		50.2
(10.1) 		60.4
(15.8) 		71.3
(21.8) 		80.1
(26.7) 		88.9
(31.6) 		91.6
(33.1) 		91.5
(33.1) 		84.5
(29.2) 		73.6
(23.1) 		59.9
(15.5) 		47.5
(8.6) 		70.4
(21.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 25.8
(−3.4) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		37.9
(3.3) 		47.9
(8.8) 		57.8
(14.3) 		66.5
(19.2) 		69.8
(21.0) 		67.7
(19.8) 		59.1
(15.1) 		47.1
(8.4) 		38.3
(3.5) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		48.0
(8.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.67
(93) 		4.04
(103) 		4.54
(115) 		4.87
(124) 		5.49
(139) 		3.53
(90) 		3.57
(91) 		2.32
(59) 		3.32
(84) 		4.49
(114) 		4.40
(112) 		4.90
(124) 		49.14
(1,248)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.1
(7.9) 		2.7
(6.9) 		.5
(1.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		trace .9
(2.3) 		7.2
(18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.5 8.3 9.1 9.2 9.7 7.4 7.0 5.4 6.5 7.4 8.4 8.6 94.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) .9 1.5 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .6 3.1
Source: NOAA[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880171—
189030276.6%
19001,509399.7%
19103,033101.0%
19203,62219.4%
19304,12814.0%
19406,33553.5%
19508,68537.1%
19609,0984.8%
197010,09010.9%
198010,1450.5%
199010,9417.8%
200011,2602.9%
201010,932−2.9%
202010,515−3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

The Kennett

Micropolitan
Statistical Area consists of Dunklin County.

As of 2000 the

median household income was $26,088 and the median family income was $34,167. Males had a median income of $29,958 versus $18,770 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,397. Living below the poverty line were 26.1% of the population and 20.5% of families. Those living below the poverty line were 37.5% of those under the age of 18 and 24.0% of those 65 and older.

2020 census

The

Latino
of any race was 5.7% (575) of the population.

Of the 4,252 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18; 38.9% were married couples living together; 31.6% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 29.1% consisted of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.8.

23.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 84.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 82.6 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year

poverty line
, including 31.1% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those ages 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 4,377 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

Government

Kennett is located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri and is the county seat of Dunklin County, Missouri.[13]

The city of Kennett is governed by a city council with 10 elected city council members with the mayor acting as the presiding officer.[14]

Mayor Took office Left office Additional information
Theophilus Robb c. 1917–1918
Paul Caruthers Jones
(1901–1981)
 1933 1935[15] U.S. Representative, Missouri senator, Missouri state representative[16]
John Warren Karsten
(1887–1964)
 c. 1943 1951
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.
(1892–1974)
 1951 1951
John Warren Karsten
(1887–1964)
 1952 1952[17] (He previously served as mayor.)
Lee A. Pickard, Sr.[18]
(1892–1974)
 1953 1954 (He previously served as mayor.)
Arthur Oscar Billington
(1911–1985)
 1955 1963
Sol Astrachan
(1929–2022)
 1963 1971 Born in the Free City of Danzig.[19] He was responsible for paving the streets and implementing zoning ordinances.[20]
Harry E. Goddard
(1907–1980)
 1971 1975
John Warren Karsten, Jr.
(1922–1994)[17]
 1975 c. 1991 He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Charles B. Brown[21][22][23]
(1940–2020)
 c. 1991 c. 1999
Donald Parker[24] c. 2005–2006
Roger Wheeler, Sr.[25] c. 2008–2011
Jake Crafton[26] 2011 2015 He previously served as a councilman for 4 years.[27]
Bob Hancock[28] 2015 2019 He previously served as mayor pro-tem and councilman.
Chancellor P. Wayne, DC[29] 2019 2023 Chiropractor
Jake Crafton[30] 2023 (He previously served as mayor.)

Education

Kennett has six public schools operated by the Kennett School District 39. The pre-school is called Kennett Early Learning Center. The elementary schools are South Elementary School and H. Byron Masterson Elementary School. The other schools are Kennett Middle School, Kennett High School, and Kennett Career and Technical Center.[31] Kennett High School's baseball team won the class 4 state championship in 2021.[32][33]

Kennett Christian Academy is a co-ed, private school affiliated with the First United Pentecostal Church that opened in 1979 and offers elementary through high school classes.[34]

Kennett is home to two higher education branch institutions. Southeast Missouri State University at Kennett is a branch of the Cape Girardeau main campus and Three Rivers College (Missouri) is a branch of the Poplar Bluff main campus.

Kennett has a public library, the Dunklin County Library.[35][36]

Media

The Delta Dunklin Democrat serves as the area's local newspaper.[37]

Transportation

Kennett Memorial Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the central business district of Kennett.[38]

Notable people

References

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  22. ^ Jim Grebing (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 830.
  23. ^ Julius Johnson (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000. p. 811.
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  31. ^ "Kennett School District #39". Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  32. ^ "2020–2021 Class 4 Spring Season Baseball State Tournament". MSHSAA. June 3, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  33. ^ Davis, Tom (June 4, 2021). "Indian uprising: Kennett goes off on Blair Oaks in 16–5 state championship rout". semoball. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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  35. ^ "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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  37. ^ "Delta Dunklin Democrat". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  38. PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 11, 2010.
  39. ISBN 978-0-7390-2016-6
    .

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