Claycomo is a village in Clay County,

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. Its name is a

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of "Clay County, MO". The population was 1,343 at the 2020 census.

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owns the Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) in Claycomo.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, 1,430 people, 672 households, and 369 families resided in the village. The

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was . The 759 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.0% of the population. Of the 672 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were not families. About 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the village was 45 years. Around 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, 1,267 people, 596 households, and 345 families resided in the village. The population density was . The median income for a household in the village was $39,271, and for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $23,990 for females. The

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for the village was $20,000. About 4.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

North Kansas City School District is the area

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. Gracemore, Maplewood, and Ravenwood elementaries include sections of Claycomo. All of Claycomo is zoned to Maple Park Middle School, and Winnetonka High School. Metropolitan Community College has the North Kansas City school district in its taxation area. Claycomo has a

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, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.

References

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