Keytesville, Missouri
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Keytesville is a town in Chariton County
Chariton County, Missouri
Chariton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 8,438. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized in 1820 from part of Howard County and was named from the Chariton River.-History:...

, 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...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat
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 of Chariton County
Chariton County, Missouri
Chariton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 8,438. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized in 1820 from part of Howard County and was named from the Chariton River.-History:...

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Geography

Keytesville is located on the Lewis and Clark Trail, now U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...

. It is 10 miles east of Brunswick
Brunswick, Missouri
Brunswick is a rural city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 925 at the 2000 census. The Missouri Farmers Association was founded here in 1914. Today the city is considered the Pecan Capital of Missouri...

 and 30 miles west of Moberly
Moberly, Missouri
Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2008 census bureau estimate, the population was 14,227. The city was incorporated 1868. The Moberly Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Randolph County....

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Keytesville is located at 39°26′3"N 92°56′13"W (39.434144, -92.936967). According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 533 people, 253 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 764.8 people per square mile (294.0/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 423.3 per square mile (162.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.31% White, 3.94% African American, 0.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 253 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $35,568. Males had a median income of $25,156 versus $16,071 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $14,699. About 10.9% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people from Keytesville

  • Maxwell D. Taylor
    Maxwell D. Taylor
    General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army four star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by the President of the United States John F...

    , - former U.S. Army General and diplomat.
  • Sterling Price
    Sterling Price
    Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...

    , - former Missouri governor and Confederate General.
  • Cal Hubbard
    Cal Hubbard
    Robert Calvin Hubbard was a professional American football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame...

    , - Pro footbal Hall of Fame member.
  • Clayton Dowell-Mid West DJ's.
  • Ryan Schnetzler- The baddest mofo that ever walked its golden streets
  • Jane Hadley Barkley
    Jane Hadley Barkley
    Elizabeth Jane Rucker Hadley Barkley was Second Lady of the United States, as the second wife of Vice President Alben Barkley. She was known as Jane Hadley Barkley.-Early life:...

     - former 2nd Lady of the U.S., wife of Alben Barkley.

External links

  • Historic maps of Keytesville in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
    University of Missouri
    The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

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