Crane, Missouri
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Crane is a city in Stone County
Stone County, Missouri
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, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
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. The population was 1,390 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
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 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Branson micropolitan area
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.

Geography

Crane is located at 36°54′14"N 93°34′16"W (36.903813, -93.571128).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Crane Creek flows through the city.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,390 people, 541 households, and 333 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 944.9 people per square mile (365.1/km²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 428.3 per square mile (165.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.62% White, 0.07% Negro, 0.36% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races
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, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 541 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.7% 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 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,848, and the median income for a family was $31,806. Males had a median income of $26,583 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $12,120. About 15.2% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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