Editing Glasgow, Missouri

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[[File:United States Post Office - Glasgow, MO (8414676336).jpg|thumb|Post office in Glasgow]]
[[File:Missouri River @ Glasgow (8414692574).jpg|thumb|Looking south on the Missouri River at Glasgow]]

'''Glasgow''' is a city on the [[Missouri River]] mostly in northwest [[Howard County, Missouri|Howard County]] and extending into the southeast corner of [[Chariton County, Missouri|Chariton County]] in [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,087 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2927208|access-date=2021-12-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The Howard County portion of Glasgow is part of the [[Columbia, Missouri]] [[Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Glasgow was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1836, partially from land acquired from former Missouri State Treasurer [[James Earickson]]<ref>[http://www.treasurer.mo.gov/content/about-the-office/1james-earickson Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurers Biography]</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&pg=PA101 | title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Earngey, Bill | year=1995 | page=101| isbn=9780826210210 }}</ref> The city was named for James Glasgow, a local merchant.<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 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n72 175]}}</ref> A post office called Glasgow has been in operation since 1837.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Howard |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=8 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009174643/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Howard |archive-date=9 October 2016 }}</ref>

The [[Battle of Glasgow, Missouri|Battle of Glasgow]] was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow as part of [[Price's Missouri Expedition]] during the [[American Civil War]]. Although the battle resulted in a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] victory and the capture of significant war material, it had little long-term benefit as [[Sterling Price|Price]]  was ultimately defeated at [[Battle of Westport|Westport]] a week later, bringing his campaign in [[Missouri]] to an end.<ref name=BS>{{Citation|title=''Battle Summary: Glasgow, MO'' |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/mo022.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203165102/http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/mo022.htm |archive-date=December 3, 2009 }}</ref>

There is a historical record of extrajudicial violence. On January 20, 1891, an African American man, Olli Truxton, was killed by a white lynch mob in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite book | last =NAACP | title=Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States, 1889—1918 | publisher=NAACP |year=1919 | page=80}}</ref> On August 3, 1884, an African American man, Harrison Mickey, was killed by a black lynch mob in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A MURDERER QUICKLY LYNCHED |journal=New York Times |date=August 4, 1884 |page=1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1884/08/04/archives/a-murderer-quickly-lynched.html |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=A Colored Pic-Nic |journal=McCook Weekly Tribune |date=August 14, 1884 |page=2 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056414/1884-08-14/ed-1/seq-2/ |access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref>

The [[Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Glasgow, Missouri)|Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church]], [[Glasgow Commercial Historic District]], [[Glasgow Presbyterian Church]], [[Glasgow Public Library]], and [[Inglewood (Glasgow, Missouri)|Inglewood]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
The city is on the bank of the [[Missouri River]]. It is served by Missouri routes [[Missouri Route 5|5]], [[Missouri Route 87|87]] and [[Missouri Route 240|240]]. [[Greggs Creek]] flows past the south side of the community.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' 1998, Delorme p.30 {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.12|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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-02-20 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1035
|1870= 1795
|1880= 1841
|1890= 1781
|1900= 1672
|1910= 1607
|1920= 1351
|1930= 1409
|1940= 1490
|1950= 1440
|1960= 1200
|1970= 1336
|1980= 1336
|1990= 1295
|2000= 1263
|2010= 1103
|2020= 1087
|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>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Glasgow_city,_Missouri?g=160XX00US2927208 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> of 2020, there were 1,087 people, 452 households, and 245 families living in the city. 86.4% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 7.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.01% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Other races (U.S. census)|other races]], and 5.5 from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.4% of the population.

===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 1,103 people, 458 households, and 277 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|848.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 533 housing units at an average density of {{convert|410.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 458 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.5% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,263 people, 495 households, and 317 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|946.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 562 housing units at an average density of {{convert|421.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 495 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 33.3% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,242, and the median income for a family was $36,806. Males had a median income of $24,188 versus $17,130 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,544. About 7.1% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Glasgow is administered by [[Glasgow School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29089_howard/DC20SD_C29089.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Howard County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29089_howard/DC20SD_C29089_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29041_chariton/DC20SD_C29041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chariton County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29041_chariton/DC20SD_C29041_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which operates one elementary school, one middle school and Glasgow High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/glasgow/glasgow-school-district/ | title=Glasgow School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

Glasgow has a lending library, the Lewis Library Of Glasgow.<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==
* [[Wild Bill Davis]] (1918–1995), jazz pianist
* [[John Wesley Donaldson]] (1891–1970), born in Glasgow, baseball pitcher whose career spanned over 30 years and included many different [[Negro league baseball]] teams
* [[Harold Kottman]] (1922–2004), former member of the Boston Celtics
* [[Jesse M. Roper]] (1851–1901), naval officer
* [[Harry H. Vaughan]] (1893–1981), military aide to [[Harry S Truman|Harry S. Truman]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.visitglasgowmo.org/ City of Glasgow]
* Historic maps of Glasgow in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138804 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]
* [https://www.loc.gov/photos/?q=Glasgow,+Missouri&st=slideshow#slide-1 Historic photographs of Glasgow] in the Prints and Photographs Division of the [[Library of Congress]]
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