Scotsdale, Missouri
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Scotsdale is a village in Jefferson County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 211 at the 2000 census
, at which time it was a town.
, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 211 people, 66 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density
was 262.4 people per square mile (101.8/km²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 84.6/sq mi (32.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.47% African American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.47% from two or more races.
There were 66 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples
living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 7.6% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the town the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $16,304. About 7.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County is a county located in East Central Missouri in the United States. The county was included as the mean center of U.S. population in 1980. It is the sixth most-populous county in Missouri. Census 2010 put the population at 218,733 Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 211 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...
, at which time it was a town.
Geography
Scotsdale is located at 38°24′4"N 90°35′18"W (38.401092, -90.588374). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 211 people, 66 households, and 59 families residing in the town. 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 262.4 people per square mile (101.8/km²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 84.6/sq mi (32.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.47% African American, 0.47% Asian, and 0.47% from two or more races.
There were 66 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% 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 10.6% were non-families. 7.6% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the town the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $25,417 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 town was $16,304. About 7.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.