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Kennett is a city in and the county seat of Dunklin County,
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, United States. The city is located in the southeast corner (or " Bootheel") of Missouri, east of
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and from the
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. It has a population of 10,932 according to the 2010 Census. Kennett is the largest city in the Bootheel, a mostly agricultural area.


History

White settlers built log cabins in the area in the first half of the 19th century, naming their settlement Chilletecaux in honor of a
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chief who lived there. The town was renamed Butler in the late 1840s. Due to mail delivery problems because of other jurisdictions named the same, the settlement was renamed as Kennett, in honor of the mayor of the city of
St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
,
Luther M. Kennett Luther Martin Kennett (March 15, 1807 – April 12, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and mayor of the City of St. Louis. Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, Kennett attended private schools. After working as a county clerk of Pendleton ...
. In the 1890s, a railroad reached the area, stimulating growth in the town. In that same period, the state began construction of a massive drainage program in the St. Francis River basin, which was floodplain and wetlands. In the 20th century, after timber clearing, the area was developed for cultivation of cotton and other commodity crops.


Geography and climate

Kennett is located at (36.237974, −90.051727). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land. As part of the southern extremity of Missouri, Kennett has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(
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''Cfa'') with cool winters and hot, humid summers, ample precipitation through much of the year, and is part of
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
7. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from in January to in July. On average, there are 4.9 days annually with + highs, 63 days of + highs, 9.4 days where the temperature does not rise above freezing, and 4.8 days with or lower minima.


Demographics

The Kennett Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Dunklin County. As of 2000 the
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was $26,088 and the median family income was $34,167. Males had a median income of $29,958 versus $18,770 for females. The
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for the city was $14,397. Living below the poverty line were 26.1% of the population and 20.5% of families. Those living below the poverty line were 37.5% of those under the age of 18 and 24.0% of those 65 and older.


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 10,932 people, 4,377 households, and 2,849 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 4,863 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.1%
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, 16.2%
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, 0.2% Native American, 0.6%
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, 0.1%
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, 1.3% from
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, and 1.7% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 3.5% of the population. There were 4,377 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.


Government

Kennett is located in
Missouri's 8th congressional district Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as w ...
in southeastern Missouri and is the county seat of
Dunklin County, Missouri Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and is named in ...
. The city of Kennett is governed by a city council with 10 elected city council members with the mayor acting as the presiding officer.


Education

Kennett has six public schools operated by the
Kennett School District 39 Kennett School District #39 is a school district headquartered in Kennett, Missouri Kennett is a city in and the county seat of Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The city is located in the southeast corner (or " Bootheel") of Missou ...
. The pre-school is called Kennett Early Learning Center. The elementary schools are South Elementary School and H. Byron Masterson Elementary School. The other schools are Kennett Middle School, Kennett High School, and Kennett Career and Technical Center. Kennett High School's baseball team won the class 4 state championship in 2021. Kennett Christian Academy is a co-ed, private school affiliated with the First United Pentecostal Church that opened in 1979 and offers elementary through high school classes. Kennett is home to two higher education branch institutions.
Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
at Kennett is a branch of the Cape Girardeau main campus and
Three Rivers College (Missouri) Three Rivers College is a public community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It was founded in 1966 when voters in the counties of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne approved the taxing district of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne counties. Thre ...
is a branch of the Poplar Bluff main campus. Kennett has a
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, the Dunklin County Library.


Media

The '' Delta Dunklin Democrat'' serves as the area's local newspaper.


Transportation

Kennett Memorial Airport is a city-owned, public-use
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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the
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of Kennett.. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 11, 2010.


Notable people


References


External links

*
City of Kennett official website

Kennett Chamber of Commerce
* Historic maps of Kennett in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the
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