Breckenridge is a city in Caldwell County

Caldwell County, Missouri

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. The population was 454 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Breckenridge is located at an altitude of 927 feet (282.5 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 454 people, 191 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 822.1 people per square mile (318.7/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 416.5 per square mile (161.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.48% White, 1.76% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.44% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 191 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $24,712 versus $14,464 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $12,468. About 13.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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