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Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Queen City was laid out in May, 1867 by Doctor George W. Wilson and consisted of a town square surrounded by fifteen other blocks. He chose the name in the hope the town would become "the Queen of the prairies." Dr. Wilson also constructed the first home in the new town, while Henry Bartlett is responsible for building the towns's first hotel. By 1888 Queen City offered a considerable business district—five general stores, two grocers, two hardware stores, two hotels, jewelry store, lumber yard, photography gallery, music store, and barber shop were just some of the businesses serving the community and surrounding farms. Being located along the railroad, it provided a fine shipping point for large numbers of railroad ties and other lumber products harvested from heavily wooded areas along the

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several miles to the west. Grain, livestock and some quantities of wool were also shipped by rail from the town. Queen City's first newspaper ''The Transcript'' was established in November, 1887 by D.G. Swan.

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 598 people, 256 households, and 143 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.0%

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, 0.5% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 256 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% 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 2.86. The median age in the city was 45.7 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 27.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 638 people, 273 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.12%

, 0.78% Native American, and 1.10% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 273 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were

living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.66. In the city the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $20,875, and the median income for a family was $30,703. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,875 for females. The

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for the city was $11,928. About 11.3% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the

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, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 25.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the

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Notable people

Farrell Dobbs Farrell Dobbs (July 25, 1907 – October 31, 1983) was an American Trotskyist, trade unionist, politician, and historian. Early years Dobbs was born in Queen City, Missouri, where his father was a worker in a coal company garage. The family ...

(1907–1983),

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, trade unionist and Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. President *

Glenn Frank Glenn Frank (October 1, 1887 – September 15, 1940) was a president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and ''The Century Magazine''s editor-in-chief. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1912 and became Edward Filene's personal as ...

(1887-1940), educator

Photo gallery

File:QuenCityMo5.jpg, Queen City community building. It especially sees use during the towns annual Pioneer Days celebration. File:QueenCityMo4.jpg, Sign directing attendees to Sally Mountain Park, site of a large Bluegrass music festival hosted annually by

Rhonda Vincent Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanne ...

and her family.

References

External links

* Historic maps of Queen City in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection
at the

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