Gasconade is a city in

Gasconade County, Missouri Gasconade County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,794. The county seat has been Hermann since 1842. The county was named after the Gasconade River. Th ...

. The population is 172 as of the 2020 census.

History

Gasconade was

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ted in 1857. It is situated at the mouth of the

Gasconade River The Gasconade River is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 and is located in central and south-central Missouri. The Gasconade River begins in the Oz ...

, from which it takes its name. The Gasconade Bridge train disaster was a rail accident that took place in Gasconade on November 1, 1855, when the Gasconade bridge collapsed under the weight of the O'Sullivan locomotive. Thirty-one people were killed.

Geography

Gasconade is located at (38.670790, -91.559140). 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 223 people, 97 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.1%

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, 0.4%

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, and 0.4% from two or more races. There were 97 households, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% 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 2.89. The median age in the city was 46.3 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.9% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 23.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 267 people, 105 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The

was 1,280.5 people per square mile (490.9/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 676.2 per square mile (259.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.63%

, 0.75% Native American, 1.12%

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, and 1.50% from two or more races. There were 105 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $22,045 versus $18,594 for females. The

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for the city was $13,131. About 19.7% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the

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, including 40.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.7% of those 65 or over.

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