Editing Licking, Missouri

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'''Licking''' is a city located in [[Texas County, Missouri]], United States. The population was 3,124 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], making it the most populous city in Texas County.

==Geography==
Licking is located in north central Texas County in the [[Ozarks]] of southern Missouri. The city is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 63 in Missouri|U.S. Route 63]] and [[Missouri Route 32]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.13|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>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Licking 4N, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1936–present)
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 83
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 92
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 114
| Aug record high F = 106
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 76
| year record high F = 114
| Jan high F = 41.9
| Feb high F = 47.0
| Mar high F = 56.4
| Apr high F = 67.4
| May high F = 75.5
| Jun high F = 83.4
| Jul high F = 88.0
| Aug high F = 87.3
| Sep high F = 79.7
| Oct high F = 68.6
| Nov high F = 55.6
| Dec high F = 45.2
| year high F = 66.3
| Jan mean F = 31.7
| Feb mean F = 36.1
| Mar mean F = 45.0
| Apr mean F = 55.3
| May mean F = 64.5
| Jun mean F = 72.9
| Jul mean F = 77.3
| Aug mean F = 76.0
| Sep mean F = 68.0
| Oct mean F = 56.5
| Nov mean F = 45.0
| Dec mean F = 35.5
| year mean F = 55.3
| Jan low F = 21.4
| Feb low F = 25.2
| Mar low F = 33.7
| Apr low F = 43.3
| May low F = 53.4
| Jun low F = 62.4
| Jul low F = 66.6
| Aug low F = 64.7
| Sep low F = 56.2
| Oct low F = 44.4
| Nov low F = 34.3
| Dec low F = 25.7
| year low F = 44.3
| Jan record low F = −24
| Feb record low F = −19
| Mar record low F = −17
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 25
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 41
| Aug record low F = 38
| Sep record low F = 28
| Oct record low F = 11
| Nov record low F = -1
| Dec record low F = −19
| year record low F = −24
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.81
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.71
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.12
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.80
| May precipitation inch = 5.54
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.54
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.48
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.04
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.20
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.34
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.09
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.87
| year precipitation inch = 46.54
| Jan snow inch = 3.5
| Feb snow inch = 1.7
| Mar snow inch = 2.0
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.2
| Dec snow inch = 3.6
| year snow inch = 11.0
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 7.8
| Feb precipitation days = 7.3
| Mar precipitation days = 10.3
| Apr precipitation days = 10.7
| May precipitation days = 12.5
| Jun precipitation days = 9.5
| Jul precipitation days = 8.2
| Aug precipitation days = 8.3
| Sep precipitation days = 7.7
| Oct precipitation days = 8.3
| Nov precipitation days = 9.2
| Dec precipitation days = 8.0
| year precipitation days = 107.8
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 1.8
| Feb snow days = 1.2
| Mar snow days = 0.5
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 1.5
| year snow days = 5.4
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgf
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00234919&format=pdf
| title = Station: Licking 4N, MO
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==History==
The community was named for a [[mineral lick]] near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=78|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=74}}</ref> An early variant name was "Buffalo Lick".<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> Licking experienced growth after the [[South Central Correctional Center]] opened in June 2000, which doubled the population from the 2000 Census to the 2010 Census. Also, a small Amish community moved from [[Berne, Indiana]] to Licking starting in 2009.<ref name=stlpd>{{cite news 
|title=Exponential growth pushes the Amish into new places like Licking, Mo.
|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch
|date=October 8, 2017
}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 163
|1900= 193
|1910= 351
|1920= 411
|1930= 435
|1940= 598
|1950= 733
|1960= 954
|1970= 1002
|1980= 1272
|1990= 1328
|2000= 1471
|2010= 3124
|2020= 2851
|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>
}}

===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 3,124 people, 634 households, and 397 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1466.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 742 housing units at an average density of {{convert|348.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 25.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 634 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 12.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 16.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 73.3% male and 26.7% female.

===2000 census===
The 2000 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> found that there were 1,471 people, 647 households, and 390 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|847.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|428.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The demographics of the city were 97.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.70% [[Hispanic]], 1.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] as stated by census.

There were 647 households within the city.  26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, single-mother households account for 13.6%, and 39.7% were non-families.  Single-person households make up 37.1%.  Citizens over the age of 65 years make up 23.5% of households.  The average household size was 2.19, and the average family size was 2.85.

Census found that 22.7% of the city population were children.  Adult population represented: 8.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The average median age was 41 years.

At the time of the 2000 census, Texas County was one of the poorer counties in the state.  The median income for a household in the city was $17,576, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $17,153 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,802. About 20.1% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Licking R-VIII School District operates one elementary school and Licking High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/licking/licking-r_viii-school-district/schools/ | title=Licking R-Viii School District | publisher=Greatschools | access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

Licking has a [[public library]], a branch of the Texas County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://texascountylibrary.lib.mo.us/content/branches-texas-county-library | title=Branches | publisher=Texas County Library | access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable natives and residents==
* [[Miyoshi Umeki]] (1929–2007), the Oscar-winning Japanese-born actress, died in Licking, where she lived with her only child and his family.

==References==
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{{Texas County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1826]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in Missouri]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]