Bunker, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Bunker is a city in Dent
and Reynolds
Counties in the U.S. state
of Missouri
. The population was 427 at the 2000 census
.
. There used to be a railroad turn-table at the corner of Toms Creek Road and Highway 72 (previously Counts Junkyard). The rail yard allowed the locomotives hauling of timber logs off to the mills in southern Missouri. The Bunker-Culler railroad was around for many years providing economical stability for the residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 427 people, 176 households, and 111 families residing in the city. The population density
was 661.8 people per square mile (253.6/km²). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 303.8 per square mile (116.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.97% White, 0.23% African American, 2.11% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races
, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 176 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,659, and the median income for a family was $21,625. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $9,671. About 25.2% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.3% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.
Dent County, Missouri
Dent County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 14,927. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 15,119. The largest city and county seat is Salem...
and Reynolds
Reynolds County, Missouri
Reynolds County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the Ozark Foothills Region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 6,689. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 6,388. Its county seat is Centerville...
Counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. The population was 427 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Community
Bunker is a logging and lead mine community, founded by Sylvanus J. Bunker in 1907. There are a number of local sawmills still operating. All of the small lead mining operations have stopped, but Bunker is not far from the Viburnum location of the Doe Run CompanyDoe Run Company
Doe Run Resources Corporation is the largest integrated lead producer in North America and the largest primary lead producer in the western world...
. There used to be a railroad turn-table at the corner of Toms Creek Road and Highway 72 (previously Counts Junkyard). The rail yard allowed the locomotives hauling of timber logs off to the mills in southern Missouri. The Bunker-Culler railroad was around for many years providing economical stability for the residents.
Geography
Bunker is located at 37°27′19"N 91°12′37"W (37.455356, -91.210317).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 427 people, 176 households, and 111 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 661.8 people per square mile (253.6/km²). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 303.8 per square mile (116.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.97% White, 0.23% African American, 2.11% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
There were 176 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,659, and the median income for a family was $21,625. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $9,671. About 25.2% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.3% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.