Russellville is a city in Cole County,

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History

Russellville was

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ted in 1838, and named in honor of Joseph Russell, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Russellville has been in operation since 1848. The Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District was listed on the

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in 1992.

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 807 people, 323 households, and 212 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 360 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9%

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, 1.7%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 323 households, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% 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 3.14. The median age in the city was 33.3 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 758 people, 305 households, and 203 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 346 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.89%

, 0.66% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population. There were 305 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were

living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,408, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,100 versus $20,972 for females. The

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for the city was $14,812. About 7.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Cole County R-I School District. The Cole County R-1 School District serves Russellville with an elementary school and a junior/senior high School, Home of the Indians. The elementary building originally served grades K-8, but in 2022, grades 7th and 8th were transferred to the high school building. The high school building was built in the year 2000. In 2022, Russellville won the Missouri state class 2 high school baseball championship.

References

External links

Cole R-1 School District

Official City Website
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