Easton is a city in Buchanan County,

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History

Easton was

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ted in 1854. The name Easton may be directional, for the community lies east of St. Joseph. A post office called Easton has been in operation since 1855.

Geography

Easton is located at (39.722644, -94.639783). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
State Highway 31 runs North/South through the center of town and is used primarily as a link between US Hwy 36 to the North and US Hwy 169 to the South. The speed limit is enforced aggressively on Hwy 31 in the same fashion as

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and

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for a major source of the small community's income.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 234 people, 103 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 110 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.3%

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, 1.3% Native American, 0.4%

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, and 3.0% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.7% of the population. There were 103 households, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the city was 45.7 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.3% were from 25 to 44; 37.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 258 people, 104 households, and 66 families residing in the city. The

was 426.3 people per square mile (163.3/km²). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 176.8 per square mile (67.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.80%

, 0.39% Native American, 0.39%

, and 5.43% from two or more races.

of any race were 3.88% of the population. There were 104 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.26. In the city the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $45,750, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the city was $14,865. About 4.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Notable people

Easton is the birthplace of college basketball coach

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, who coached

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(then known as Oklahoma A&M) to consecutive NCAA titles in 1945 and 1946, becoming the first two-time winning coach in the NCAA tournament. Professional fisherman and host of the telveision show ''Championship Fishing''

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lived in Amsterdam during the later years of his life unitl his death in 2004.

References

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