Editing Lockwood, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Lockwood, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Lockwood, Missouri
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Dade County, Missouri|Dade]]
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| area_total_km2           = 2.55
| area_land_km2            = 2.51
| area_water_km2           = 0.04
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.99
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.97
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 846
| population_density_km2   = 336.47
| population_density_sq_mi = 871.27

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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 65682
| area_code                = [[Area code 417|417]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-43490<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Lockwood''' is a city in [[Dade County, Missouri|Dade County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 846 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2943490|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Lockwood was [[plat]]ted in 1881.<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=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n51 283]}}</ref> The community was named after J. E. Lockwood, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dade.html |title=Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=25 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071545/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dade.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Lockwood since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|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]] |accessdate=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Lockwood, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1904–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 76
| Feb record high F = 84
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 109
| Sep record high F = 108
| Oct record high F = 95
| Nov record high F = 87
| Dec record high F = 78
| year record high F = 116
| Jan high F = 42.8
| Feb high F = 48.3
| Mar high F = 57.5
| Apr high F = 67.5
| May high F = 75.8
| Jun high F = 84.7
| Jul high F = 89.5
| Aug high F = 89.0
| Sep high F = 81.4
| Oct high F = 70.2
| Nov high F = 57.2
| Dec high F = 46.4
| year high F = 67.5
| Jan mean F = 32.5
| Feb mean F = 37.0
| Mar mean F = 46.0
| Apr mean F = 55.6
| May mean F = 64.9
| Jun mean F = 74.1
| Jul mean F = 78.7
| Aug mean F = 77.5
| Sep mean F = 69.4
| Oct mean F = 58.0
| Nov mean F = 46.0
| Dec mean F = 36.4
| year mean F = 56.3
| Jan low F = 22.1
| Feb low F = 25.8
| Mar low F = 34.5
| Apr low F = 43.6
| May low F = 54.0
| Jun low F = 63.5
| Jul low F = 67.9
| Aug low F = 65.9
| Sep low F = 57.4
| Oct low F = 45.8
| Nov low F = 34.8
| Dec low F = 26.3
| year low F = 45.1
| Jan record low F = −22
| Feb record low F = −30
| Mar record low F = -10
| Apr record low F = 17
| May record low F = 29
| Jun record low F = 42
| Jul record low F = 47
| Aug record low F = 45
| Sep record low F = 23
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 1
| Dec record low F = −17
| year record low F = −30
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.20
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.19
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.60
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.10
| May precipitation inch = 6.24
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.44
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.47
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.72
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.66
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.63
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.36
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.64
| year precipitation inch = 47.25
| Jan snow inch = 3.7
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 2.3
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.1
| 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 = 0.4
| Dec snow inch = 3.2
| year snow inch = 12.8
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 7.5
| Feb precipitation days = 7.6
| Mar precipitation days = 10.3
| Apr precipitation days = 10.8
| May precipitation days = 12.2
| Jun precipitation days = 11.2
| Jul precipitation days = 9.0
| Aug precipitation days = 8.0
| Sep precipitation days = 7.6
| Oct precipitation days = 8.8
| Nov precipitation days = 8.5
| Dec precipitation days = 7.5
| year precipitation days = 109.0
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.5
| Feb snow days = 2.1
| Mar snow days = 0.9
| Apr snow days = 0.1
| May snow days = 0.1
| 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 = 0.4
| Dec snow days = 1.6
| year snow days = 7.7
|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=USC00235027&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lockwood, 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>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 633
|1900= 749
|1910= 961
|1920= 967
|1930= 823
|1940= 841
|1950= 791
|1960= 835
|1970= 887
|1980= 971
|1990= 1041
|2000= 989
|2010= 936
|2020= 846
|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 936 people, 381 households, and 244 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|964.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 451 housing units at an average density of {{convert|464.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 381 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% 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 2.93.

The median age in the city was 43.9 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 24.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 989 people, 409 households, and 283 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,070.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 468 housing units at an average density of {{convert|506.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.01% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 409 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 29.8% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,125, and the median income for a family was $32,794. Males had a median income of $22,857 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,439. About 10.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Lockwood is administered by Lockwood R-I School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lockwoodschools.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Lockwood R-I School District | accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref>

Lockwood has a lending library, the Lockwood Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Lockwood in the [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723065708/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm |date=July 23, 2013 }} at the [[University of Missouri]]

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