Editing Humansville, Missouri

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'''Humansville''' is a [[city]] in [[Polk County, Missouri|Polk County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 907.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=160XX00US2933706 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Humansville city, Missouri |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Humansville, Missouri (circa 1910).jpg|thumb|left|A crowd waiting to see and greet [[William Howard Taft|President Taft]], circa 1910]]
Humansville was named after an American settler, Judge James G. Human, who settled in the area in 1834.<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/n114 343]}}</ref> A post office called Humansville has been in operation since 1839.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Polk | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], a skirmish was fought on the town's outskirts on March 26, 1862, in which approximately 300 to 400 Missouri Confederates under Col. James M. Frazier of Cedar County clashed with two companies of pro-Union Missouri State Militia. Casualties were few, but Col. Frazier was himself mortally wounded, which caused the Confederates to retreat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ozarks-history.blogspot.com/2013/03/skirmish-at-humansville.html|title = Missouri and Ozarks History: Skirmish at Humansville| date=9 March 2013 }}</ref>

The [[George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120323.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2012-03-23|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/12/12 through 3/16/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Humansville sits on Brush Creek and the line of the old [[Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway]]. It is {{convert|18|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Bolivar, Missouri|Bolivar]], the seat of Polk County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1880= 328
|1890= 791
|1900= 1055
|1910= 913
|1920= 947
|1930= 1022
|1940= 786
|1950= 803
|1960= 745
|1970= 825
|1980= 907
|1990= 1084
|2000= 946
|2010= 1048
|2020= 907
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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Humansville is part of the [[Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===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 1,048 people, 366 households, and 227 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|888.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 461 housing units at an average density of {{convert|390.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 366 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 45.9 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 25.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 946 people, 389 households, and 219 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|794.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 465 housing units at an average density of {{convert|390.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 389 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,821, and the median income for a family was $29,018. Males had a median income of $21,181 versus $14,423 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,051. About 11.9% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Humansville R-IV School District operates one elementary school and Humansville High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/humansville/humansville-r_iv-school-district/schools/ | title=Humansville R-Iv School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

Humansville has a [[public library]], a branch of the Polk County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://polkcolibrary.org/?page_id=74 | title=About us | publisher=Polk County Library | access-date=18 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182852/http://polkcolibrary.org/?page_id=74 | archive-date=18 March 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Circle of Hope Girls Ranch]] was located in Humansville.

==Transportation==
Intercity bus service to the city is provided by [[Jefferson Lines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/bus-stops/missouri/|title=Missouri Bus Stops|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Zoë Akins]], (1886–1958), became a successful poet, playwright, and screenwriter.
* [[Kathie Browne]] (1930–2003), stage, film and television actress.
* [[Edgar Buchanan]] (1903–1979), actor who had a long career in movies and television.
* [[Billie Moore]] (1943–2022), American college basketball coach.
* [[James B. Potter, Jr.]] (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–1971

==See also==
* [[Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri'', by Howard Louis Conrad, 1901.  Page 324.
* ''Woman's Who's Who of America'', by John William Leonard, 1914.  Page 40.

==External links==
* Historic maps of Humansville in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138826 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri]]
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