Wentworth is a village in northeastern
Newton County,
Missouri
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, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper and Newton County, Missouri, Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. J ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
Wentworth was founded in the 1880s, and probably took its name from
Wentworth, North Carolina
Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is the county seat of Rockingham County and is part of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont ...
, the native home of a share of the first settlers. Mining was historically the primary industry in Wentworth. A post office called Wentworth had been in operation since 1890. However, this post office was destroyed by a tornado in 2011.
Geography
Wentworth is located on
Missouri Route 37
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approximately 4.5 miles southeast of
Sarcoxie
Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Sarcoxie was platted in the early 1830s, and it was originally ...
in adjacent
Jasper County.
Pierce City
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is about four miles to the southeast in southwest
Lawrence County.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.60 ]
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 147 people, 54 households, and 41 families living in the village. The
population density
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was . There were 68 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%
White
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, 0.7%
African American
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, and 2.0%
Native American.
There were 54 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were
married couples
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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the village was 38.2 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 53.1% male and 46.9% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 141 people, 58 households, and 41 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.16%
White
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, 1.42%
Native American, 0.71%
Pacific Islander
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, and 0.71% from two or more races.
There were 58 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were
married couples
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living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $19,063, and the median income for a family was $16,667. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $19,063 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $12,051. There were 40.9% of families and 32.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 43.8% of under eighteens and 29.6% of those over 64.
References
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Villages in Newton County, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area
Villages in Missouri