New Haven is a city in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 2,414 as of the 2020 census. New Haven is within the Hermann AVA (

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History

New Haven was originally called Miller's Landing, and under the latter name was

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ted in 1855. A post office called New Haven has been in operation since 1858. The AME Church of New Haven, New Haven Commercial Historic District, New Haven Residential Historic District, Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn, and Christopher and Johanna Twelker Farm are listed on the

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. One notable resident of the New Haven area was Herman Otten (b.1933, d. 2019), pastor of Trinity Lutheran for 55 years. He was the editor of Beck's American Translation and of the Christian News weekly paper.

Geography

The city is located in northwest Franklin County above the

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. Missouri Route 100 is on the south side of the city. Hermann is approximately 13 miles to the northwest and Washington is 11 miles to the east. According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,089 people, 818 households, and 533 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 905 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.1%

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, 0.7%

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, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 818 households, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were

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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the city was 36.5 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,867 people, 707 households, and 485 families living in the city. The 2010 population has risen to 2,089. The population density was . There were 778 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.02%

, 0.64%

, 0.27% Native American, and 1.07% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 707 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,681, and the median income for a family was $45,260. Males had a median income of $35,161 versus $21,108 for females. The

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for the city was $16,503. About 2.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

New Haven School District, which covers the vast majority of the city,
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, a branch of the Scenic Regional Library system.

References

New Haven History & Heritage
New Haven Area Chamber of Commerce.
New Haven Community Profile
City of New Haven, Missouri.

External links

Official New Haven City Government Website

New Haven Chamber of Commerce Website
* Historic maps of New Haven in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the

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