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Harrisonville is a city in Cass County
Cass County, Missouri

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 82,092. Its county seat is Harrisonville. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S....
, Missouri
Missouri

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, United States
United States

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. The population was 8,946 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Cass County
Cass County, Missouri

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 82,092. Its county seat is Harrisonville. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S....
.

isonville is located at (38.653592, -94.346915). According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 8.7 square miles (22.6 kmē), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.4 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (1.14%) is water.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 8,946 people, 3,457 households, and 2,302 families residing in the city.






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Harrisonville is a city in Cass County
Cass County, Missouri

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 82,092. Its county seat is Harrisonville. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S....
, Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 8,946 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Cass County
Cass County, Missouri

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 82,092. Its county seat is Harrisonville. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County, renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S....
.

Geography

Harrisonville is located at (38.653592, -94.346915). According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 8.7 square miles (22.6 kmē), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.4 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē) of it (1.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 8,946 people, 3,457 households, and 2,302 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,035.2 people per square mile (399.8/kmē). There were 3,646 housing units at an average density of 421.9/sq mi (162.9/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 96.15% White, 0.97% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 3,457 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,498, and the median income for a family was $47,761. Males had a median income of $31,931 versus $22,416 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $17,280. About 4.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

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