Keytesville, Missouri

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Keytesville, Missouri
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Keytesville, Missouri


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Chariton
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area_total_km2 = 1.8
area_land_km2 = 1.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
area_land_sq_mi = 0.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 533
population_density_km2 = 295.3
population_density_sq_mi = 764.8

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 39 |latm = 26 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 92 |longm = 56 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 65261
area_code = 660
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blank_info = 29-38468GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0720566GR|3
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Keytesville is a city in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chariton CountyGR|6.

Geography

Keytesville is located on the Lewis and Clark Trail, now U.S. Route 24. It is 10 miles east of Brunswick and 30 miles west of Moberly.Keytesville is located at coor dms|39|26|3|N|92|56|13|W|city (39.434144, -92.936967)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 533 people, 253 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was 764.8 people per square mile (294.0/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 423.3/sq mi (162.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.31% White, 3.94% African American, 0.19% from other races, 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 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 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
*Sterling Price
*Cal Hubbard
*Charles, Caroline, Laura, and Mary Ingalls

References