Editing Harwood, Missouri

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'''Harwood''' is a village in northeast [[Vernon County, Missouri|Vernon County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 47 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It was estimated to be 45 by the City of Harwood as of July 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates Tables|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US}}</ref>

==History==
Harwood had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uGIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p9QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1071%2C5478027 | title=The Nevada Daily Mail | work=May 11, 1960 | access-date=May 3, 2015 | pages=8}}</ref> The town site was [[plat]]ted in 1882.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA368 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=368}}</ref>  The village was named for one Mr. Harwood, a local landowner.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b10fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dtQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7049%2C784414 | title=Area towns approaching 100 | work=The Nevada Daily Mail | date=August 14, 1970 | access-date=October 28, 2015 | pages=10}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Harwood since 1882.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Vernon | title=Vernon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Harwood is located 13 miles northeast of [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] and approximately 4.5 miles south-southeast of [[Schell City, Missouri|Schell City]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 42, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.11|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=July 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 240
|1900= 240
|1910= 208
|1920= 215
|1930= 159
|1940= 167
|1950= 141
|1960= 89
|1970= 91
|1980= 104
|1990= 89
|2000= 90
|2010= 47
|2020= 29
|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>
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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]]|access-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 47 people, 19 households, and 12 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|427.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 34 housing units at an average density of {{convert|309.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 4.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 19 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the village was 46.5 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 38.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 42.6% male and 57.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 90 people, 37 households, and 23 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|874.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 45 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 4.44% from two or more races.

There were 37 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $21,146 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $11,028. There were 9.1% of families and 15.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{Vernon County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Villages in Vernon County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]