Cuba, Missouri
Nickname(s): Route 66 Mural City Location of Cuba, Missouri Location of Cuba, Missouri Cuba is a town/city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States.
Cuba is the biggest city in Crawford County.
Their visits are memorialized in the Viva Cuba Mural Project. Cuba was designated as the Route 66 Mural City by the Missouri council in recognition of Viva Cuba's Outdoor Mural Project. The beautification group consulted with Michelle Loughery, a Canadian muralist who helped problematic the vision and two of the murals.
The group commissioned twelve outside murals along the Route 66 corridor. Interstate 44 now runs through Cuba.
The Cuba City Jail, Cuba High School Annex, Cuba Lodge No.
Hamilton House, Hotel Cuba, John Manson Munro House, Uptown Cuba Historic District, and Wagon Wheel Motel, Cafe and Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cuba is home to the Crawford County History Museum. The Veterans Memorial, with almost 1000 names of veterans, sits in front of the exhibition on Smith Street.
Four miles west of Cuba on Route 66 is the World's Largest Rocking Chair (former). The chair is 42' high and draws many Route 66 travelers to take photos.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.20 square miles (8.29 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,356 citizens , 1,385 homeholds, and 816 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.95% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 1.49% from other competitions, and 1.46% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,385 homeholds of which 31.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families.
35.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 35.5 years.
26.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,230 citizens , 1,295 homeholds, and 831 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.68% White, 0.50% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.28% from other competitions, and 0.90% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,295 homeholds out of which 34.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families.
31.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,127, and the median income for a family was $30,069.
About 16.3% of families and 20.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
"Cuba Missouri Mural Gallery".
"About Viva Cuba - Cuba Missouri's Beautification Group".
National Park Service (2010-07-09).
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"Crawford County Historical Society & Museum About Us".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Cuba Mural Project The Viva Cuba Organization's official website for Cuba's enhance art and beautification Cuba along Route 66 Photos of Cuba and the Cuba Murals (CC-BY-SA) Historic maps of Cuba in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Missouri, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Crawford County, Missouri - Populated places established in 1857 - Cities in Missouri - 1857 establishments in Missouri
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