Sweet Springs, Missouri Sweet Springs, Missouri Location of Sweet Springs, Missouri Location of Sweet Springs, Missouri Sweet Springs is a town/city in Saline County, Missouri, along the Blackwater River.
Sweet Springs is positioned at 38 57 49 N 93 24 53 W (38.963661, -93.414774). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2), of which, 1.66 square miles (4.30 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. There were 688 housing units at an average density of 414.5 per square mile (160.0/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.3% White, 1.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 575 homeholds of which 32.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families.
28.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 42.4 years.
23.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,628 citizens , 612 homeholds, and 417 families residing in the city.
There were 717 housing units at an average density of 442.3 per square mile (170.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.76% White, 1.29% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other competitions, and 2.09% from two or more competitions.
There were 612 homeholds out of which 33.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families.
28.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,819, and the median income for a family was $41,563.
About 6.2% of families and 9.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over Sweet Springs was originally titled "Brownsville", and under the latter name was platted in 1838. A postal service called Sweet Springs has been in operation since 1849. The present name is after a mineral spring near the initial town site. The First Christian Church and Sweet Springs Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Sweet Springs Historic maps of Sweet Springs in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Saline County, Missouri, United States Blue Lick Elmwood Fairville Hardeman Herndon Marshall Junction Mc - Allister Springs Napton New Frankfort Norton Orearville Pennytown Ridge Prairie Saline City Salt Springs Shackleford Sharon
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