McClure is a village in McClure Precinct,

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. It was incorporated in 2004 and had a population of 256 at the 2020 census. McClure is part of the

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Geography

McClure is located at . According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, McClure has a total area of , all land.

History

The community of McClure was established prior to 1836, the year its

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opened, and was originally known as Clear Creek Landing or Clear Creek. The community's name was changed to Wheatland in 1887 due to the large wheat fields in the region. Thomas J. McClure, for whose family the village was eventually named, moved to the village in 1842; he and his wife Caroline became prominent local farmers and raised seven children. Their son J. T. became the village postmaster, and he had the post office's name changed to McClure in 1895 to avoid confusion with the

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post office. By the 1930s, the village had two train stations, a sizable business district, and a population of roughly 400. The village has since declined and now has relatively few businesses. The McClure family's

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has been listed on the

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Demographics

2020 census

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, 1.17%

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, 0.78% from

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, and 4.69% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 111 households, out of which 15.32% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.75% were married couples living together, 22.52% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.83% were non-families. 27.93% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.61% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.17. The village's age distribution consisted of 8.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 14.6% from 25 to 44, 41.4% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,614, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $28,958 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the village was $23,432. About 19.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the

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, including 63.2% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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