Peculiar, Missouri Location of Peculiar, Missouri Peculiar is a town/city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Peculiar also had families coming from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. On July 29, 1868, the county surveyor, Robert Cass, platted Peculiar and was filed as "The Town of Peculiar". In 1953 Peculiar was incorporated and became a fourth class town/city of the state of Missouri. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.45 square miles (21.89 km2), of which, 8.41 square miles (21.78 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,608 citizens , 1,704 homeholds, and 1,268 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 547.9 inhabitants per square mile (211.5/km2).
There were 1,816 housing units at an average density of 215.9 per square mile (83.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.9% White, 2.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,704 homeholds of which 41.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families.
21.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 32.8 years.
29.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,604 citizens , 953 homeholds, and 730 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 744.8 citizens per square mile (287.3/km ).
There were 983 housing units at an average density of 281.2 per square mile (108.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.20% White, 0.27% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other competitions, and 1.50% from two or more competitions.
There were 953 homeholds out of which 42.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families.
19.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $44,769, and the median income for a family was $48,534.
About 5.7% of families and 7.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Paris, Tightwad and Peculiar: Missouri Place Names.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Missouri, United States Kansas City urbane area's metros/cities and counties
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Cities in Cass County, Missouri - Populated places established in 1868 - 1868 establishments in Missouri
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