Stanberry is a city in Gentry County,

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, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census.

History

Stanberry was

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ted in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for J. J. Stanberry, original owner of the town site. A post office called Stanberry has been in operation since 1879.

Geography

Stanberry is located in western Gentry County at the intersection of US Routes

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and 169. Albany is approximately eleven miles to the east and King City is about eleven miles to the south. Wildcat Creek flows past the south side of the community. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land or 896 acres.

Demographics

{{US Census population , 1880= 1207 , 1890= 2035 , 1900= 2654 , 1910= 2121 , 1920= 1864 , 1930= 2029 , 1940= 1893 , 1950= 1651 , 1960= 1409 , 1970= 1479 , 1980= 1387 , 1990= 1310 , 2000= 1243 , 2010= 1185 , 2020= 1129 , footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web, url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html, title=Census of Population and Housing, publisher=Census.gov, accessdate=June 4, 2015

2010 census

As of the

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, accessdate=2012-07-08 of 2010, there were 1,185 people, 477 households, and 304 families living in the city. The

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was {{convert, 846.4, PD/sqmi, PD/km2, 1. There were 573 housing units at an average density of {{convert, 409.3, /sqmi, /km2, 1. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 477 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 32.3% 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 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 42.7 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,243 people, 508 households, and 342 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert, 942.5, PD/sqmi, PD/km2, sp=us, adj=off. There were 589 housing units at an average density of {{convert, 446.6, /sqmi, /km2, sp=us, adj=off. The racial makeup of the city was 98.47%

, 0.08%

, 0.56% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population. There were 508 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $38,684. Males had a median income of $25,774 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the city was $13,736. About 6.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in Stanberry is administered by Stanberry R-II School District. Stanberry has a

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, the Gentry County Library.{{cite web , url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm , url-status=dead , archive-date=10 June 2017 , title=Missouri Public Libraries , publisher=PublicLibraries.com , access-date=5 June 2019

Notable person

* Jim Spainhower, State Treasurer of Missouri from 1973 to 1981

References

External links

* Historic maps of Stanberry in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the

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