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Ewing is a city in Lewis County,
Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ewing is part of the Lewis County C-1 School district. Students attend the nearby Highland Elementary and Highland Junior-Senior High School.


History

A post office called Ewing has been in operation since 1894. The community was named after William Ewing, a pioneer citizen.


Geography

Ewing is located at (40.006815, -91.715972). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 456 people, 204 households, and 123 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9%
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, 0.2%
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, 0.7%
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, and 2.2% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 204 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the city was 43 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 464 people, 197 households, and 130 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 220 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.14%
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, 0.22% Native American, 0.22%
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, 0.22% from
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, and 0.22% from two or more races. There were 197 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $23,906 for females. The
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for the city was $14,115. About 8.6% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the
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, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.


Notable person

*
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, boyhood home after moving here from
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at the age of seven. He moved to his birth home of
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at the age of 16.


References

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