Pilot Grove, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°52′29″N 92°54′44″W / 38.87472°N 92.91222°W / 38.87472; -92.91222
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Pilot Grove, Missouri
FIPS code
29-57602[3]
GNIS feature ID2396204[1]

Pilot Grove is a city in the

2010 census
.

History

Pilot Grove was platted in 1873.[4] The city was named from an old-growth grove of hickory trees, which once served as a local landmark or "pilot" to travelers.[5]

1915 map of Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri from the Standard Atlas of Cooper County, Missouri 1915, p. 12 State Historical Society of Missouri

Geography

Pilot Grove is located along

I-70. It is approximately eleven miles southwest of Boonville. The Petite Saline Creek flows past about two miles to the east of the town.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880209
1890560167.9%
190063112.7%
1910554−12.2%
192075335.9%
1930654−13.1%
194074814.4%
1950635−15.1%
19606807.1%
19707013.1%
19807456.3%
1990714−4.2%
20007231.3%
20107686.2%
2020665−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 304 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 25.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.7% male and 55.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 287 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,354, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $29,318 versus $20,313 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Grove, Missouri
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 281.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2012.

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