Rhineland is a village in

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, United States. The population was 139 at the 2020 census. Its name came from German immigrants from the river

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area. Located on the north side of the

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valley, Rhineland was devastated in the

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. It was one of the first towns to accept federal funds to move out of a

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. All houses in the town were moved about 1½ miles uphill.

History

Rhineland was originally built up chiefly by

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, who named the settlement after the river

. A post office called Rhineland has been in operation since 1853. The town site was

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ted in 1853. The Heinrich Gloe House was listed on the

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in 2007.

Geography

Rhineland is in southern Montgomery County, north of the

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passes through the former location of the village, at the base of the hill on which the village now sits. The city of Hermann is to the southeast, across the Missouri via State Highway 19. According to the

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, Rhineland has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 142 people, 60 households, and 41 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.8%

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, 0.7% Asian, and 3.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 60 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were

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living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the village was 41.3 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 176 people, 66 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 68 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.86%

, and 1.14% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population. There were 66 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were

living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.33. In the town the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 13.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the town was $16,989. About 6.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 5.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Gasconade County R-I School District.
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