Lakeside is an inactive city in Miller County,

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, United States, located along the

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near the

Bagnell Dam Bagnell Dam (informally, the Osage Dam) impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The dam is located in the city of Lakeside in Miller County, near the Camden-Miller County line. The tall concrete ...

. The population was 37 at the 2000 census. As of the 2020 census, the population was 0, with one housing unit.

History

The city had developed at the time of construction of the Bagnell Dam and power plant, and many workers lived here. Few people were needed as residents to administer the complex, but

Union Electric Administration Building-Lakeside Union Electric Administration Building-Lakeside, also known as Willmore Lodge and Egan Lodge, is a historic administration building and retreat overlooking Lake of the Ozarks and located near Lakeside, Miller County, Missouri. It was built in ...

was built in association with the dam project. This building was added to the

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in 1998. A boundary increase for the property was recorded as an addition in 2011.

Geography

Lakeside was located adjacent to

. According to the

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, the city had a total area of , of which is land and (46.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 37 people, 14 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The

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was 106.0 people per square mile (40.8/km²). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 43.0 per square mile (16.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

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. There were 14 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.9% were

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living together, and 7.1% were non-families. 7.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.77. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, and 35.1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 146.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $69,375, and the median income for a family was $72,500. Males had a median income of $63,750 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the city was $32,786. None of the population were below the

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. By the 2010 census, the population had fallen to 0.

References

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