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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Agency, Missouri |official_name = Village of Agency |settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = [[File:AgencyMO.jpg|center|200px]] |imagesize = |image_caption = Agency Christian Church |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Buchanan_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Agency_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location of Agency, Missouri |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = USA Missouri#USA |pushpin_label = Agency |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Missouri##Location within the United States |pushpin_relief = yes <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Missouri]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchanan]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Missouri|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Agency Township, Buchanan County, Missouri|Agency]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = 1903<ref>{{cite web |title=The Missouri Roster 2007β2008 |url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/publications/municipalities07.pdf |publisher=Missouri Office of the Secretary of State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414160746/https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/publications/municipalities07.pdf |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |pages=156β179 |url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 9.67 |area_land_km2 = 9.54 |area_water_km2 = 0.13 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.73 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.69 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 671 |population_density_km2 = 70.31 |population_density_sq_mi = 182.09 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 896 |coordinates = {{coord|39|39|34|N|94|44|51|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 64401 |area_code = [[Area code 816|816]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 29-00298<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2397917<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397917}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Agency''' is a village in [[Buchanan County, Missouri|Buchanan County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 671 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph]], MO–[[Kansas|KS]] [[St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==History== Agency was laid out in 1865.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_buchanan.html |title=Buchanan County Place Names, 1928β1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=September 4, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070559/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_buchanan.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> It was formerly the site of an agency of the Sac and Fox Indians, hence the name.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n32 264]}}</ref> A post office called Agency has been in operation since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On Sunday, May 20, 1923, a [[Ku Klux Klan]] picnic held at Agency was attended by several thousand people. Speakers included Rev. Bloom, Rev. Smallwood, and Rev. Rendlemarr, all of Partee Park Baptist Church. <ref>{{cite news |title=The Fraternalist| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/350516461|website=www.newspapers.com|access-date=May 10, 2021 }}{{Subscription required}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 265 |1900= 380 |1910= 429 |1920= 403 |1930= 349 |1940= 361 |1950= 234 |1960= 240 |1970= 141 |1980= 419 |1990= 642 |2000= 599 |2010= 684 |2020= 671 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 684 people, 257 households, and 210 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|160.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 257 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.3% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the village was 37.5 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 599 people, 214 households, and 176 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|309.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|114.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population. There were 214 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $37,969 versus $24,018 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,304. About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * Historic maps of Agency in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138692] at the [[University of Missouri]] {{Buchanan County, Missouri}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Buchanan County, Missouri]] [[Category:St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area]] [[Category:Villages in Missouri]]
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