Pearsonville is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 17 at the 2010 census, down from 27 at the 2000 census. Pearsonville has been dubbed the "Hubcap Capital of the World" because of resident Lucy Pearson's collection of hubcaps, which are rumored to number over 80,000.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , over 98% of which is land and 1.93% is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Pearsonville had a population of 17. The

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was 4.0 people per square mile (1.6/km). The racial makeup of Pearsonville consisted of 16

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people and one person from

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. One of those residents was

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. The Census reported that all 17 residents lived in nine households, out of which three were

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living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and one had a male householder with no wife present. Four households were made up of individuals, and two had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 people. There were five

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; the average family size was 2.40 people. The population was spread out, with two people aged 18 to 24, one person aged 25 to 44, eight people aged 45 to 64, and six people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.8 years. The town had a female to male ratio of 10:7. There were 16 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km), of which nine were occupied, of which seven were owner-occupied, and two were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 12.5%. 15 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and two people lived in rental housing units

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 27 people, 12 households, and 8 families living in the CDP. The

was 6.4 people per square mile (2.5/km). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.89%

, 7.41% from

, and 3.70% from two or more races.

of any race were 14.81% of the population. There were 12 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were

living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 40.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

Politics

In the state legislature, Pearsonville is in , and . Federally, Pearsonville is in .

References

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