Sundown is an

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and

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, United States. The population was 38 at the 2000 census. Sundown was a

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until 2000, when the community disincorporated.

Geography

Sundown is located on the east shore of the Little North Fork arm of

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. It lies south of

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approximately 1.5 miles southwest of

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and two miles southeast of Theodosia.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 38 people, 17 households, and 14 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 25 housing units at an average density of 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00%

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. There were 17 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.43. In the village the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 10.5% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 34.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $36,250 for females. The

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for the village was $15,360. There were no families and 8.6% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Ozark County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri Populated places disestablished in 2000 Former villages in Missouri Census-designated places in Missouri