Matthews is a city in

New Madrid County ; french: Comté de New Madrid) is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,434. The largest city and county seat is New Madrid, located on the northern side of the Kentucky Bend ...

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, United States. The population was 628 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Matthews has been in operation since 1903. The community has the name of C. D. Matthews, a pioneer citizen.

Geography

Matthews is located at (36.757706, -89.586662). The city is concentrated along County Road H (Main Street), mostly west of the road's intersection with U.S. Route 61/62 and

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, though the city's municipal boundaries extend eastward beyond this intersection to

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. US 61/62 connects Matthews with

Sikeston Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way ...

to the north and New Madrid to the south. 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 628 people, 247 households, and 158 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 267 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.13%

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, 1.91%

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, 0.48% Native American, 0.16% from

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, and 0.32% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 247 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were

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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age in the city was 48.8 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 21% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 605 people, 252 households, and 179 families living in the city. The

was 548.6 people per square mile (212.4/km²). There were 278 housing units at an average density of 252.1 per square mile (97.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85%

, 0.17%

, 0.33% Native American, 0.99% from

, and 0.66% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.49% of the population. There were 252 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,083, and the median income for a family was $30,655. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $15,417 for females. The

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for the city was $13,426. About 7.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the

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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

New Madrid County R-I School District operates one school at Matthews, Matthews Elementary School. Matthews has a lending library, a branch of the New Madrid County Library.

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in New Madrid County, Missouri Cities in Missouri