Editing Graham, Missouri

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'''Graham''' is a city in southwestern [[Nodaway County, Missouri|Nodaway County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 147 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==History==
Graham<ref name="1861map">{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4160.cw0296300/?r=0.055,0.08,0.142,0.068,0|publisher=New York, Louisville, [and] London, J. T. Lloyd, 1861|last=Lloyd|first=James T.|title=Lloyd's official map of Missouri|website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 14, 2025}}</ref><!--this is likely the first map with Graham called Graham--> was originally called Jacksonville, and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1856.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 |url=https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C2366/nodaway-county |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070319/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_nodaway.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |accessdate=November 24, 2016 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri}}</ref> The present name is after [[Amos Graham|Col. Amos Graham]], a local clerk.<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=1917 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n107 336]}}</ref> In 1860, under the first postmaster, the post office briefly went by the name of Brownsville until the mid-1860s.<ref name="arch">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68487045?objectPage=571|title=Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell|website=National Archves Catalog|access-date=May 16, 2025}}</ref><ref name="1860map">{{cite web|url=https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/282723|publisher=S. Augustus Mitchell 1860|last=Gamble|first=William H.|title=County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1860|website=Iowa Digital Library|access-date=May 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="KCh">{{cite web |url=https://kchistory.org/image/clarks-new-sectional-map-missouri | title=Clark's New Sectional Map of Missouri| publisher=J. C. Clarke & Company | accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>https://digitalarchive.thelibrary.org/digital/collection/moser/id/1281</ref> A post office called Graham has been in operation since 1852, however was out of service from 2014 to 2020 due to the building being an extremely hazardous location.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Nodaway | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref>

[[Simpson's College]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Graham is located 13 miles southwest of [[Maryville, Missouri|Maryville]], nine miles west of [[U.S. Route 71|US 71]], and two miles east of [[Maitland, Missouri|Maitland]] in [[Holt County, Missouri|Holt County]], which is just across the [[Nodaway River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.26|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 452
|1890= 353
|1900= 384
|1910= 365
|1920= 317
|1930= 347
|1940= 336
|1950= 311
|1960= 215
|1970= 213
|1980= 253
|1990= 204
|2000= 191
|2010= 171
|2020= 147
|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 171 people, 78 households, and 47 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|657.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|342.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 78 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 191 people, 85 households, and 52 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|733.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 99 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.05% from two or more races.

There were 85 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% 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 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,306, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,816. About 17.6% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 32.1% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*Marcus Morton Rhoades (1903–1991), geneticist, born in Graham

==Education==
[[Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District]] is the local school district for the area, with an elementary school in [[Maitland, Missouri|Maitland]] and a junior-senior high and district headquarters in Graham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nodholt.org/|title=Home|publisher=[[Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District]]|accessdate=2021-01-23|quote=District Office 318 S. Taylor Street Graham, MO  64455660-939-2135 Elementary School 409 Hickory Street Maitland, MO  64466660-935-2514 High School 318 S. Taylor Street Graham, MO  64455660-939-2135}}</ref>

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{{Nodaway County, Missouri}}
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[[Category:Cities in Nodaway County, Missouri]]
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