Carterville, Missouri Explained

Carterville, Missouri
Settlement Type:City
Official Name:City of Carterville
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jasper
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alan Griffin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.75
Area Land Km2:6.75
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.61
Area Land Sq Mi:2.61
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1855
Population Density Km2:274.76
Population Density Sq Mi:711.55
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1001
Coordinates:37.1467°N -94.4389°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64835
Area Code:417
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-11638[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2393758

Carterville is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

While one James Carter settled in Jasper County in 1841, the land on which Carterville was built was originally owned by his son, James Gilbert Leroy Carter, who created a farm in the 1860’s.[4] The town considers itself founded in 1875, when a post office called Carterville opened that year.[5] However, the settlement was not officially incorporated until 1882.[4] Early Carterville was little more than a lead-mining camp, one of many in the tri-state mining district in southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma.[4] It nevertheless thrived, and at one time had a population of over 12,000 residents, making it larger than nearby Webb City.[4]

When interurban transportation came to the mining district in 1889, it was in the form of a horsecar line (other sources say a mule road) between Webb City and Carterville.[6] [7] That operation was absorbed in 1892 by the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company, later the Southwest Missouri Railroad Company, and by 1894 an electrified streetcar line linked Carterville to Webb City and Joplin in one direction, and Prosperity in the other.[7] Two additional rail lines, that of the Missouri Pacific Railway and the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway, ran down the west border of Carterville.[8]

The town began its decline in size after World War I, when the mining industry began to dry up.[4]

Geography

Carterville's main street is the former U.S. Route 66.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6sqmi, all land.[9]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 1,891 people, 712 households, and 511 families living in the city. The population density was 727.3PD/sqmi. There were 800 housing units at an average density of 307.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 712 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.2% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 34.5 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,850 people, 702 households, and 499 families living in the city. The population density was 709.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 792 housing units at an average density of 303.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 96.70% White, 0.16% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 702 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,595, and the median income for a family was $34,539. Males had a median income of $26,581 versus $18,276 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,924. About 10.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-19. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: The History of Carterville. Carterville, Missouri. October 31, 2021.
  5. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234000/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jasper . 18 October 2016 .
  6. Web site: R52 Southwest Missouri Railroad Company. Records, 1892-1941. 5 volumes, 1 folder. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924065805/https://files.shsmo.org/manuscripts/rolla/R0052.pdf . 2021-09-24 . live . State Historical Society of Missouri. October 29, 2021.
  7. Web site: The Southwest Missouri Railroad Company. 1906. Electric Railway Review, September 1906, pp. 543-548. October 28, 2021.
  8. Web site: Welcome to Jasper County, Missouri, County History. Genealogy Trails. October 31, 2021.
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . 2012-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . 2012-07-02 .
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08.

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