Editing Appleton City, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Appleton City, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = AC
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| map_caption              = Location of Appleton City, Missouri
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| 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        = [[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 4th Class City
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Tom Holt
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| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1870

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 2.97
| area_land_km2            = 2.97
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.15
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.15
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
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| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1032
| population_density_km2   = 347.20
| population_density_sq_mi = 898.95

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| utc_offset               = -6
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| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 873
| coordinates              = {{coord|38|11|26|N|94|01|51|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 64724
| area_code                = 
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-01522<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2393969<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2393969}}</ref>
| website                  = http://www.acmogov.com
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'''Appleton City''' is a city in [[St. Clair County, Missouri|St. Clair County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,032 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2901522|access-date=2021-12-27|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is the most populous city in St. Clair County.

==History==
Appleton City was originally called Arlington, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1870.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_clair.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071333/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_clair.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=November 27, 2016 }}</ref> The present name is after D.S. Appleton (1824–1890) of the D. Appleton & Company, who contributed a $500 library to the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C2366/st-clair-county|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071333/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_clair.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=St. Clair County |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=August 25, 2021 }}</ref>

The [[Hudson City School]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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]] |accessdate=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Appleton City, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1890–present)
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 83
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 94
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 110
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 112
| Sep record high F = 107
| Oct record high F = 100
| Nov record high F = 90
| Dec record high F = 75
| year record high F = 116
| Jan high F = 40.0
| Feb high F = 45.4
| Mar high F = 56.1
| Apr high F = 65.9
| May high F = 74.7
| Jun high F = 83.6
| Jul high F = 88.2
| Aug high F = 87.3
| Sep high F = 79.4
| Oct high F = 68.2
| Nov high F = 55.1
| Dec high F = 44.0
| year high F = 65.7
| Jan mean F = 30.6
| Feb mean F = 35.1
| Mar mean F = 45.2
| Apr mean F = 54.9
| May mean F = 64.8
| Jun mean F = 73.9
| Jul mean F = 78.4
| Aug mean F = 77.0
| Sep mean F = 68.7
| Oct mean F = 57.1
| Nov mean F = 44.9
| Dec mean F = 34.8
| year mean F = 55.4
| Jan low F = 21.2
| Feb low F = 24.9
| Mar low F = 34.2
| Apr low F = 43.9
| May low F = 54.8
| Jun low F = 64.2
| Jul low F = 68.5
| Aug low F = 66.7
| Sep low F = 58.1
| Oct low F = 46.1
| Nov low F = 34.7
| Dec low F = 25.6
| year low F = 45.2
| Jan record low F = −22
| Feb record low F = −29
| Mar record low F = −7
| Apr record low F = 13
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 41
| Jul record low F = 46
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 29
| Oct record low F = 18
| Nov record low F = 1
| Dec record low F = −22
| year record low F = −29
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.57
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.74
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.19
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.63
| May precipitation inch = 5.88
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.66
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.50
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.13
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.33
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.35
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.19
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.32
| year precipitation inch = 43.49
| Jan snow inch = 3.8
| Feb snow inch = 2.3
| Mar snow inch = 1.3
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.3
| Dec snow inch = 2.1
| year snow inch = 9.8
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 6.0
| Feb precipitation days = 5.3
| Mar precipitation days = 8.7
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 11.8
| Jun precipitation days = 9.7
| Jul precipitation days = 7.8
| Aug precipitation days = 7.4
| Sep precipitation days = 7.4
| Oct precipitation days = 8.2
| Nov precipitation days = 6.6
| Dec precipitation days = 5.9
| year precipitation days = 94.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.2
| Feb snow days = 0.9
| Mar snow days = 0.7
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 1.0
| year snow days = 5.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgf
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00230204&format=pdf
| title = Station: Appleton City, MO
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1034
|1890= 1081
|1900= 1133
|1910= 1018
|1920= 1262
|1930= 1136
|1940= 1188
|1950= 1150
|1960= 1075
|1970= 1058
|1980= 1257
|1990= 1280
|2000= 1314
|2010= 1127
|2020= 1032
|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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,127 people, 501 households, and 281 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|980.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 617 housing units at an average density of {{convert|536.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 501 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.9% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 45.2 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,314 people, 552 households, and 342 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,147.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 635 housing units at an average density of {{convert|554.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 552 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,674, and the median income for a family was $30,365. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $18,864 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,566. About 16.5% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Appleton City R-II School District operates one elementary school and Appleton City High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.appletoncity.k12.mo.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Appleton City R-II School District | accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref>

The town has a [[public library]], the Appleton City Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Babler State Park|Edward A. Babler]], doctor and humanitarian after whom [[Babler State Park]] was named
*[[John Baldwin (Missouri politician)|John Baldwin]], Missouri state senator
*[[Byron Calame]], editor for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' 
*[[Ivah Wills Coburn]], stage actress
*[[Daniel Cowan Jackling]], mining and metallurgical engineer who pioneered the use of low-grade porphyry copper ores at the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah.
*[[Vester Pegg]], silent film actor

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Appleton City, Missouri}}
*{{official website|http://www.acmogov.com}}
*Historic maps of Appleton City in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138695 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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