Unionville is a city in

Putnam County, Missouri Putnam County is a County (United States), county in north central Missouri. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 4,681. Its county seat is Unionville, Missouri, Unionville. The county was organized February 28, 184 ...

, United States. The population was 1,735 at the 2020 census. It is the

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of Putnam County.

History

Unionville was first named Harmony when established in 1853 as the county seat for Putnam County. Prior to that the county seat had moved several times, often with heated debate, thus the centralized location hoping to bring "harmony" to all concerned. (see Putnam County history for more details) The Union Township trustees first met on February 4, 1873, at the court-house in Unionville.Google Map: Union Township, MO
Accessed 20 August 2021. Since that day, Unionville straddles the municipal border between Union Township and Wilson Township.Google Map: Wilson Township, MO
Accessed 20 August 2021. On May 22, 1962,

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, en route from

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to the downtown

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airport, crashed in a clover field north of Unionville, near Lake Thunderhead, killing all 37 passengers and 8 crew. Investigators subsequently determined that one of the jetliner's passengers, Thomas G. Doty, detonated a bomb inside the

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in a suicide-for-insurance plot.

Geography and climate

Unionville is located in central Putnam County at the intersection of US Route 136 and

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. Lake Thunderhead on North Blackbird Creek lies to the northwest of the city and the Missouri-

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border is seven miles north. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 1,735 people, 655 households, and 305 families living in the city. The

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was 867.2 inhabitants per square mile (360.0/km2). There were 949 housing units at an average density of 450.4 per square mile (194.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, .7%

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, 0% Native American, .2% Asian, and .5% or more other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were .5% of the population. There were 655 households, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% were

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living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families. 44.9%of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 4.12. The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.6% were from 25 to 44; 17.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 1,865 people, 844 households, and 468 families living in the city. The

was . There were 1,009 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.1%

, 0.4%

, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 844 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were

living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.5% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21% 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 2.86. The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,041 people, 913 households, and 530 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.17%

, 0.05%

, 0.10% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 913 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were

living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,978, and the median income for a family was $28,796. Males had a median income of $22,402 versus $16,741 for females. The

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for the city was $11,881. About 18.7% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the

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, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in Unionville is administered by Putnam County R-I School District. Unionville has a lending library, the Putnam County Public Library.

Notable people

* Bill Jackson - Children's TV host and cartoonist. *

Clare Magee Clare Magee (March 31, 1899 – August 7, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. Early life and education Born on a farm in Putnam County ...

- former U.S. Congressman * John C. McKinley - former Missouri Lieutenant Governor. * James K. Weatherford (1850–1935) - Oregon attorney and politician

References

External links

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

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