Editing Cuba, Missouri

{{For|the ghost town in Lafayette County|Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri}}
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|motto                    = Where History Meets Art

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'''Cuba''' is a city in [[Crawford County, Missouri|Crawford County]], [[Missouri]], United States.  The population was 3,356 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Cuba is the largest city situated entirely in Crawford County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - Missouri |url=https://www.census.gov |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 30, 2017 }}  The city of [[Sullivan, Missouri|Sullivan]] is larger, but most of its population resides in neighboring [[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin County]].</ref>

==History==
Cuba was [[plat]]ted  in 1857 when it was certain the railroad would be extended to that point.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKA8AAAAIBAJ&pg=1591%2C6727802 | title=City almost named after shopkeeper's wife | work=Cuba Free Press | date=May 17, 2007 | access-date=2 May 2015 | author=Reed, Jane | pages=2A}}</ref> It was named after the island of [[Cuba]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbyjamQWtScC&pg=PA28 | title=Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Ramsay, Robert L. | year=1952 | pages=28| isbn=9780826205865 }}</ref>

President [[Harry S. Truman]] visited Cuba during a tour of [[U.S. Route 66]]. He surveyed the property that would eventually become Indian Hills Lake. Indian Hills Lake was originally known as "Indian Head Lake" because the skull of a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] was found during excavation.

[[Bette Davis]] and [[Amelia Earhart]] also visited the town. Their visits are commemorated in the Viva Cuba Mural Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubamomurals.com/murals.html|title=Cuba Missouri Mural Gallery|work=cubamurals.com|access-date=2012-06-04|archive-date=June 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618190653/http://www.cubamomurals.com/murals.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cuba was designated as the Route 66 Mural City by the Missouri legislature in recognition of Viva Cuba's Outdoor Mural Project.<ref name="vivacuba">{{cite web|url=http://www.cubamomurals.com/aboutus.html|title=About Viva Cuba - Cuba Missouri's Beautification Group|work=cubamurals.com|access-date=2012-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618190646/http://www.cubamomurals.com/aboutus.html|archive-date=2012-06-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The beautification group consulted with [[Michelle Loughery]], a Canadian muralist who helped create the vision and  two of the murals. The group commissioned twelve outdoor murals along the Route 66 corridor.<ref name="vivacuba" /> [[Interstate 44]] now runs through Cuba.

Cuba was also the site of the first [[Adopt a Highway]] program in Missouri.<ref name="vivacuba" />

The [[Cuba City Jail]], [[Cuba High School Annex]], [[Cuba Lodge No. 312 A.F. and A.M.]], [[George B. Hamilton House]], [[Hotel Cuba]], [[John Manson Munro House]], [[Uptown Cuba Historic District]], and [[Wagon Wheel Motel, Cafe and Station]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20130322.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-03-22|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/11/13 through 3/15/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000227.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-02-27|work=NRHP Featured Property|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20141107.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-11-07|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/27/14 through 10/31/14|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cuba is located on [[Missouri Route 19]] approximately seven miles northeast of [[Steelville, Missouri|Steelville]]. [[I-44]] passes the north side of the town.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme 1st ed., 1998, p. 47 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.20|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]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |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=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 374
|1890= 497
|1900= 552
|1910= 619
|1920= 704
|1930= 814
|1940= 1033
|1950= 1301
|1960= 1672
|1970= 2070
|1980= 2120
|1990= 2537
|2000= 3230
|2010= 3356
|2020= 3181
|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=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,356 people, 1,385 households, and 816 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1048.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|481.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.49% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.40% of the population.

There were 1,385 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 35.5 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,230 people, 1,295 households, and 831 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,095.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,414 housing units at an average density of {{convert|479.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 1,295 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,127, and the median income for a family was $30,069. Males had a median income of $24,348 versus $17,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,665. About 16.3% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:World's Largest Rocking Chair.jpg|right|thumb|World's largest rocking chair, located just west of Cuba.]]
The [[Wagon Wheel Motel]] is a historic landmark and has been a presence on Route 66 since the 1930s.<ref name="wagonwheel">{{cite web|url=http://www.wagonwheel66cuba.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=4|title=History|work=wagonwheel66cuba.com|access-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> The guest cottages and old Wagon Wheel Cafe building underwent renovations beginning in 2009.

Cuba is home to the Crawford County History Museum.<ref name="histmuseum">{{cite web|url=http://www.crawfordmomuseum.com/aboutus.html|title=Crawford County Historical Society & Museum About Us|work=crawfordmuseum.com|access-date=2012-06-04|archive-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816130856/http://www.crawfordmomuseum.com/aboutus.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The Veterans Memorial, with almost 1000 names of veterans, sits in front of the museum on Smith Street.

Four miles west of Cuba on Route 66 is the World's Largest Rocking Chair (former).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fanning66outpost.com/rocker.php|title=Fanning Route 66 Outpost|work=fanning66outpost.com|access-date=2012-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424153249/http://www.fanning66outpost.com/rocker.php|archive-date=2012-04-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> The chair is 42' high and draws many Route 66 travelers to take photos.

== Education ==
The Crawford County R-II school district in 2000 had 1,426 students. The high school had 451 students, the middle school had 454, and the elementary school had 521. Renovation of the elementary and middle school facilities and the construction of a new high school, all of which cost more than $4 million, was recently completed. The school district has received full accreditation of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

The Holy Cross Catholic School teaches grades PK through 8. In 2000 it had 54 students.

Cuba has a [[public library]], a branch of the Crawford County Library District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crawfordcountylibrarydistrict.org/|title=Crawford County Library District|last=District|first=Crawford County Library|website=Crawford County Library District|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref>

== Notable People ==
* [[Jake Collier]]-Former UFC Heavyweight Fighter
* Jason Crow - Edward R. Murrow Award and Emmy winning photojournalist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association |url=https://www.rtdna.org/2023-regional-edward-r-murrow-award-winners#region5 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.rtdna.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NATAS Mid-America Emmys® {{!}} 2023 Nominees and Winners |url=https://emmymid-america.org/emmy-awards/2023-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cubamomurals.com/  Cuba Mural Project]
* [http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66Missouri/cuba.htm Cuba along Route 66]
* Historic maps of Cuba in the [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723065708/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm |date=2013-07-23 }} at the [[University of Missouri]]

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