Marionville, Missouri

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Marionville is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,113 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Marionville is located at 37°0′1″N, 93°38′17″W (37.000361, -93.638026)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

Marionville has a population of white squirrels, which is one of a handful of such populations in the United States. They can be seen in yards near the Ozarks Methodist Manor.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,113 people, 871 households, and 562 families residing in the city. The population density was 586.9/km² (1,525.6/mi²). There were 993 housing units at an average density of 275.8/km² (716.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.11% White, 0.09% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 871 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,078, and the median income for a family was $30,607. Males had a median income of $24,792 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,552. About 19.5% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.