city
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Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 907.
History
Humansville was named after an American settler, Judge James G. Human, who settled in the area in 1834. A post office called Humansville has been in operation since 1839.
During the
Civil War
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, a skirmish was fought on the town's outskirts on March 26, 1862, in which approximately 300 to 400 Missouri Confederates under Col. James M. Frazier of Cedar County clashed with two companies of pro-Union Missouri State Militia. Casualties were few, but Col. Frazier was himself mortally wounded, which caused the Confederates to retreat.
The George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,048 people, 366 households, and 227 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 461 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.6%
White
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, 0.1%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.
There were 366 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the city was 45.9 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 25.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 389 households, and 219 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 465 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.20%
White
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, 0.42%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
There were 389 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,821, and the median income for a family was $29,018. Males had a median income of $21,181 versus $14,423 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $11,051. About 11.9% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Humansville R-IV School District operates one elementary school and Humansville High School.
Humansville has a
public library
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Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines (JL or JLI) is a regional intercity bus company operating in 14 states in the Midwest and the West of the United States.
History
The company is operated by Jefferson Partners L.P., located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jefferson P ...
.
Notable people
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Zoë Akins
Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for '' The Old Maid''.
Early life
Zoe Byrd Akins was born in Humansville, Missouri, second of three ...
, (1886–1958), became a successful poet, playwright, and screenwriter.
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Kathie Browne
Kathie Browne (September 19, 1930 – April 8, 2003) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Early life
Browne was born Jacqueline Sue Browne on September 19, 1930, in Humansville, Missouri, to Winn Roscoe Browne and Erma Mae Wood ...
(1930–2003), stage, film and television actress.
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Edgar Buchanan
William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the '' Petticoat Junction'', '' Green Acres'', and '' The Bever ...
(1903–1979), actor who had a long career in movies and television.
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Billie Moore
Billie Jean Moore (May 5, 1943December 14, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. She was the first head coach in women's college basketball history to lead two different schools to national championships. Moore coached the California ...
(1943–2022), American college basketball coach.
* James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–1971
* ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri'', by Howard Louis Conrad, 1901. Page 324.
* ''Woman's Who's Who of America'', by John William Leonard, 1914. Page 40.
University of Missouri
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