Loma Linda is a town in Newton County,

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, United States. The population was 725 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The village, a collection of homes and properties surrounding the golf course and country club of the name, was incorporated in 1995. Loma Linda Country Club was created by Joe Blau of New York and the late Ted Hoffman in 1971. Until August 2005, the golf professional at Loma Linda was Benny Pell. On January 1, 2006, the course, Village Water Company, and the surrounding area were sold to Joplin businessman Bobby Landis. Landis had acquired the resort and apartment complex of Loma Linda by the end of 2005. In 2007, the Country Club was sold to the Downstream Casino and Resort owned and operated by the Quapaw Tribe. The tribe also owns a casino less than a mile west of the Loma Linda property. The country club was split into three golf courses: The Eagle Creek Golf Club at Downstream Casino Resort, Bald Eagle Golf Course, and Golden Eagle Golf Courses. Loma Linda is part of the Seneca R-7 school district.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010

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, there were 725 people, 302 households and 241 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 327 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 89.0%

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, 2.6%

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, 4.7% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3%

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, 0.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 302 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.66. The median age in the village was 50.4 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 38.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

, there were 507 people, 203 households and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 220 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.25%

, 0.79%

, 1.78% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population. There were 203 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.72. 20.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males. The median household income was $53,750 and the median family income was $61,250. Males had a median income of $52,188 compared with $26,500 for females. The

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for the town was $28,583. About 1.2% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

References

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