Rocheport, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°58′42″N 92°33′48″W / 38.97833°N 92.56333°W / 38.97833; -92.56333
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Rocheport, Missouri
FIPS code
29-62498[3]
GNIS feature ID2396393[2]
Websitehttps://rocheport.com/

Rocheport is a city in

Rocheport Historic District, an area with buildings dating from 1830 and which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.

History

Rocheport was a trading post for both settlers and

Ioway near Rocheport, along Moniteau Creek in the first decade of the 19th century;[4] this village was noted by Zebulon Pike in 1806.[5] Rocheport became a permanent settlement in the early nineteenth century. Rocheport is a French name meaning "rocky port".[6]

The Moses U. Payne House is a historic structured located just outside Rocheport.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all land.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860735—
187082312.0%
1880728−11.5%
1890631−13.3%
1900593−6.0%
1910434−26.8%
19204585.5%
1930455−0.7%
1940396−13.0%
1950376−5.1%
1960375−0.3%
1970307−18.1%
1980272−11.4%
1990255−6.2%
2000208−18.4%
201023914.9%
2020201−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 121 households, of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.9% were non-families. 39.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.60.

The median age in the city was 49.3 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

other races
, and 4.33% from two or more races.

There were 101 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,313 for females. The

poverty line
, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those 65 or over.

Katy Trail at Rocheport, Missouri

Recreation

Rocheport offers a variety of shops, art galleries, restaurants and outdoor activities. Rocheport is near the middle of the Katy Trail, a 225-mile-long bike path stretching across the state of Missouri, that was built on a former railroad right-of-way.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocheport, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Johnson, W. F. (1919) History of Cooper County, Missouri. Historical Publishing Co. Topeka.
  5. ^ July 17, 1806 journal entry, The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike. ed. Elliot Coues, Vol. 2, (1895) Harper, New York
  6. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 213.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
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