The Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of two counties in

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, anchored by the city of

Kirksville Kirksville is the county seat of and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri, United States. Located in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri, Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kirk ...

. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 29,147, and in the 2010 census the population was 30,008.

Counties

* Adair * Schuyler

Communities

Places more than 15,000 inhabitants

(Principal city) Pop: 17,505

Places less than 1,000 inhabitants

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Pop: 728 * Queen City Pop: 598 * Novinger Pop: 456 * Greentop Pop: 442 * Downing Pop: 335 * Brashear Pop: 273 * Glenwood Pop: 196 *

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Pop: 107 * Millard Pop: 89

Unincorporated places

* Coatsville *

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Townships

Adair County

Schuyler County

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 29,147 people, 11,394 households, and 6,539 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 96.19%

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, 1.03%

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, 0.26% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.38% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population. The median income for a household in the μSA was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $36,325. Males had a median income of $25,974 versus $20,283 for females. The

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for the μSA was $15,667.

Education

There are five public school districts that serve the micropolitan area: * Adair County R-I (Novinger) (K-12) * Adair County R-II (Brashear) (K-12) * Kirksville R-III (K-12) * La Plata R-II (La Plata) (K-12) **Serves a small portion of southern Adair County, though the school district facilities are in

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. * Schuyler County R-1 (K-12)

References

*http://www.census.gov/ {{coord, 40.20, -92.54, display=title Geography of Adair County, Missouri Geography of Schuyler County, Missouri Micropolitan areas of Missouri