Lakeshire, Missouri

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Lakeshire is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lakeshire is located at 38°32′21″N, 90°20′14″W (38.539102, -90.337332)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,375 people, 769 households, and 319 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,528.1/km² (6,436.4/mi²). There were 797 housing units at an average density of 1,465.3/km² (3,730.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.47% White, 0.36% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.44% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 769 households out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.5% were non-families. 52.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 74.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,970, and the median income for a family was $43,393. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $28,385 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,269. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.