Carytown is a village in Jasper County,

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, United States. The population was 287 at the 2020 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.

History

A post office called Carytown was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1901. The community has the name of the Cary family, original owners of the site.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 271 people, 99 households, and 81 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6%

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, 3.7% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population. There were 99 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were

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living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.2% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 32.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.9% male and 46.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 217 people, 85 households, and 69 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 94 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.39%

, 1.38% Native American, and 3.23% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 85 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were

living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.80. In the city the population was spread out, with 17.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,313 for females. The

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for the city was $13,852. About 7.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.9% of those 65 or over.

Education

The northern portion is in the

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. The southern portion is in the Carthage R-IX School District.
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References

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