Editing Eminence, Missouri

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| official_name            = Eminence, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon]]
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| subdivision_name3        = [[Eminence Township, Shannon County, Missouri|Eminence]]
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| leader_name              = Jim Anderson
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| population_total         = 515
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| postal_code              = 65466
| area_code                = [[Area code 573|573]]
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'''Eminence''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 515 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2922276|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Eminence has been in operation since 1844.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Shannon | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> According to one account, Eminence was so named on account of its lofty elevation,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA363 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=363}}</ref> however, this interpretation is disputed.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shannon.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071719/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shannon.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= December 25, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Eminence is located in the center of the [[Ozark National Scenic Riverways]], Missouri's largest national park and the nation's first protected river system. Popular activities in the Eminence area include canoeing, hunting, fishing, and horseback riding.

Eminence maintains a small-town feel, but in the summer becomes a resort city with several locally owned restaurants, motels, bed & breakfasts, including America's largest trail riding establishment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eminencemo.com/horsebackriding.html |title=Eminence Missouri Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Eminence Missouri Chamber of Commerce website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020224438/http://www.eminencemo.com/horsebackriding.html |archive-date=2014-10-20 }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.88|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= 91
|1950= 527
|1960= 516
|1970= 520
|1980= 614
|1990= 582
|2000= 548
|2010= 600
|2020= 515
|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 600 people, 254 households, and 140 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|319.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|177.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 254 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.9% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 41 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18% 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 548 people, 256 households, and 142 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|290.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 316 housing units at an average density of {{convert|167.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 4.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 256 households, of which 19.9% included children of 18 or fewer years, 44.5% comprised [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% included a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 41.8% of all households comprised a sole person, and 23.8% comprised a sole person of 65 or more years of age. The average household size was 2.09 people and the average family size was 2.85 people.

In the city, the population comprised 19.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% aged from 18 to 24, 25.9% aged from 25 to 44, 22.3% aged from 45 to 64, and 24.8% of 65 or more years of age. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for an urban household was $17,422, and the median income for a city-dwelling family was $21,607. City-dwelling males had a median income of $20,250, versus $13,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,696. Approximately 23.8% of families and 31.4% of the population as a whole were classified as living below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those aged 18 years or younger, and 21.7% of those aged 65 years or older.

== Transportation ==
Eminence is accessed from [[Missouri Route 19]] and [[Missouri Route 106]].

==Education==
Eminence R-I School District operates one elementary school, one middle school, and Eminence High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/eminence/eminence-r_i-school-district/ | title=Eminence R-I School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref>

The town has its own lending library, the Eminence Public 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 | access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Thomas Akers|Thomas Dale Akers]], former four-time Shuttle astronaut
* [[Mitch Jayne]], author of the novel (later a movie) ''Old Fish Hawk'' and bass player for The Dillards
* [[Clair Kenamore]] (c. 1875 – 1935), foreign correspondent and editor
* [[George Rufus Kenamore]] (1846 – 1928), merchant, politician, and civil servant

==References==
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==External links==
*{{wikivoyage inline|Eminence}}
*[http://www.eminencemo.com/ Chamber of Commerce]

{{Shannon County, Missouri}}
{{Missouri county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Shannon County, Missouri]]
[[Category:County seats in Missouri]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]