Editing Greencastle, Missouri

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'''Greencastle''' is a city in eastern [[Sullivan County, Missouri|Sullivan County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 224 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2929116|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:GreencastleMO1.jpg|left|thumb|Part of the Greencastle business district in the 1890s.]]
The [[plat]] for Greencastle was surveyed on March 12, 1857, at the behest of Victor Doze, Marion Overstreet, E.E. Prindle, I.E. Wood, and M.P. Wood. It consisted of six full blocks and eight half blocks with each block containing eight lots. The area had been inhabited for some time prior to 1857 however, with the first permanent home built on the present site of Greencastle by Marion Sanders ''circa'' 1853. Moreover, the Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1845 and held services just south of the town's later platted location.

The Greencastle post office was established in 1857 with I.E. Wood as first postmaster, followed a short time later by the opening of the new towns' first general store. Greencastle's first grist mill was built in 1879 and a newspaper, the ''Greencastle Independence'' began publication in 1881. It was also in 1881 that Greencastle was finally [[incorporated town|incorporated]] on August 8, 1881. A depot for the [[Burlington Northern Railroad|Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad]] was built in 1883. A creamery was established in 1885 and produced an average of 1,500 pounds of butter per week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmocohist&CISOPTR=95846&REC=1&CISOBOX=Greencastle|title=History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam and Schuyler Counties Missouri|publisher=Goodspeed Publishing Company|year=1888|accessdate=2011-07-26}}{{page needed|date=December 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Greencastle is located on [[Missouri Route 6]] approximately 13 miles east-northeast of [[Milan, Missouri|Milan]] and 15 miles west of [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville]].<ref name=atlas>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 22-3 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

[[Mussel Fork]] flows past approximately one mile to the southwest and the Union Ridge Conservation Area on [[Spring Creek (Chariton River tributary)|Spring Creek]] is two miles north on [[Missouri Route D]].<ref name=atlas/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.45|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
|1880= 191
|1890= 267
|1900= 390
|1910= 454
|1920= 487
|1930= 376
|1940= 342
|1950= 287
|1960= 250
|1970= 235
|1980= 285
|1990= 254
|2000= 308
|2010= 275
|2020= 224
|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>
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===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 275 people, 123 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|611.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 147 housing units at an average density of {{convert|326.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 123 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 308 people, 133 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|673.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 148 housing units at an average density of {{convert|323.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 133 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $23,438. Males had a median income of $21,042 versus $18,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,369. About 19.5% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Greencastle in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138810 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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