Sullivan, Missouri
Sullivan, Missouri City of Sullivan Location of Sullivan, Missouri Location of Sullivan, Missouri Sullivan is a town/city that straddles the border of Franklin County and Crawford County in the U.S.
On July 25, 1856, when a postal service was established in present-day Sullivan, the small-town postmaster titled the place "Mount Helicon". This short-lived name was after an actual mountain in Greece that was the mythical sanctuary of the Muses.
In 1859, Stephen Sullivan donated ground for barns right-of-way and assembled the depot himself. The barns titled the station "Sullivan" prompting the postal service to change to Sullivan.
Between 1920 and 1960 the town/city interval from 900 to more than 4,000 residents, making Sullivan the second fastest-growing town/city in the state amid that time. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.90 square miles (20.46 km2), all of it land. Governed by a Mayor and six members of the Board of Aldermen and assisted by a City Administrator, the City oversees a budget of $25 million.
The City of Sullivan provides services in the areas of electric distribution, water, sewer, streets, aviation, parks and recreation, engineering, economic development, solid waste compilation and law enforcement with a total of 60 full-time employees.
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,081 citizens , 2,829 homeholds, and 1,793 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,829 homeholds of which 34.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 35.6 years.
26.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,351 citizens , 2,585 homeholds, and 1,682 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.38% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other competitions, and 0.41% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,585 homeholds out of which 31.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,046, and the median income for a family was $36,260.
About 6.9% of families and 11.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Meramec State Park Beach Area Historic District United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Franklin County Place Names, 1928 1945 (archived)".
The State Historical Society of Missouri.
The State Historical Society of Missouri.
"City of Sullivan - History".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
City of Sullivan Historic maps of Sullivan in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Missouri, United States Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States
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Cities in Crawford County, Missouri - Cities in Franklin County, Missouri - 1856 establishments in Missouri - Cities in Missouri
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