Branson West, Missouri Branson West, Missouri Location of Branson West, Missouri Location of Branson West, Missouri Branson West is a town/city in Stone County, Missouri, United States.
Branson West is positioned at 36 42 18 N 93 22 16 W (36.704978, -93.371245). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.49 square miles (11.63 km2), all of it land. On February 25, 1992 the town/city of Lakeview, Missouri officially changed its name to Branson West, Missouri in an accomplishment to capitalize on the explosive expansion of neighboring Branson, Missouri. Aerial Photograph of Branson West, Missouri There were 179 homeholds of which 36.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families.
25.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 36.4 years.
28% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 136 homeholds of which 41.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families.
15.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.3% of families and 12.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Originally known as Linchpin, the crossroads of highways 76 and 13 was officially called Lakeview until its name was changed by the town/city in 1992 in an attempt to cash in on the explosive expansion of the tourism trade in close-by Branson, Missouri.
The bid initially paid off as the populace of Branson West interval from 37 to 408 between 1990 and 2000; expansion has since tapered off, mostly due to the town's isolation and lack of close-by amenities. Branson West Airport, also known as Branson West Municipal Airport, is a city-owned, public-use airport positioned two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central company precinct of the Branson West. The airport is also known as Emerson Field, titled for Robert Emerson, an aviator and former owner of the property. Funded via a federal grant of $16 million, it is a general aviation airport designed for private and charter airplane . The airport was assembled on 200 acres (0.81 km2) donated by the Conco Companies of Springfield, with an additional 40 acres (160,000 m2) acquired by the town/city for runway protection zones.
Another 450 acres (1.8 km2) donated by Kay Renfro will be used for future development, and 200 acres (0.81 km2) donated by town/city treasurer Martin Eastwood will serve as a conservation buffer zone. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Branson West Municipal Airport".
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"Branson West airport runway open for business".
"Branson West airport taking shape".
"First flights could depart Branson West airport by late fall" (PDF).
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