Taneyville is a village in Taney County,

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, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Taneyville has been in operation since 1894. The community name was derived from that of Taney County.

Geography

Taneyville is located in north-central Taney County. The town lies along

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between Bradleyville and Kissee Mills.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, The townsite is on a northeast–southwest trending ridge between Swan Creek to the northwest and Beaver Creek to the southeast. The site is at an elevation of . According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 396 people, 149 households, and 106 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 173 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.7%

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, 1.5% from

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, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 149 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were

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living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age in the village was 33.6 years. 33.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 359 people, 134 households, and 90 families living in the village. The

was 797.8 people per square mile (308.0/km). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 344.5 per square mile (133.0/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.49%

, 0.28%

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, and 2.23% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.11% of the population. There were 134 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were

living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.23. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $23,500, and the median income for a family was $27,841. Males had a median income of $23,393 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $10,220. About 12.9% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the

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, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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