Editing Macks Creek, Missouri

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'''Macks Creek''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in southwest [[Camden County, Missouri|Camden County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-voters-dissolve-mack-creek-after-86-years-20120807,0,5838455.story|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120813052000/http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-voters-dissolve-mack-creek-after-86-years-20120807,0,5838455.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-13|title=Voters dissolve Macks Creek after 86 years.}}</ref>

==History==

A post office called Macks Creek has been in operation since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> The community takes its name from a nearby creek of the same name, which most likely was named after the local Mack or Hack family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_camden.html |title=Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=8 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071349/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_camden.html |archive-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref>

In 1997, a state audit of Macks Creek's treasury uncovered major financial woes. Shortly afterward, virtually every town official resigned from office and the city itself declared bankruptcy.<ref>[http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/5A84FF345F6D49E6862575B80013C8EC?OpenDocument  Frankel, Todd C. "Why Missouri's Speed Trap Law Doesn't Work." ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'' May 17, 2009.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521123349/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/5A84FF345F6D49E6862575B80013C8EC?OpenDocument |date=May 21, 2009 }} Retrieved 2009-9-03.</ref>

On August 7, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camdenmo.org/uploads/August2012Sample.pdf|title=Sample ballot|language=en-US|publisher=Camden County, Missouri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019075611/http://www.camdenmo.org/uploads/August2012Sample.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> voters approved dissolving the town with 69%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.camdenmo.org/electionresults/SOVC.pdf|title=Election results|language=en-US|publisher=Camden County, Missouri}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref> in favor of the motion (above the required amount of 60%).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20120809/NEWS/308099993 | title=Macks Creek votes to dissolve | date=9 August 2012 | agency=Lake News Online | access-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162043/http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20120809/NEWS/308099993|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The disincorporation turned out to be a slow and challenging process.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu.columbiatribune.com/story/news/local/2012/10/27/macks-creek-dissolution-proving-problematic/49322215007/|title=Macks Creek dissolution proving problematic|date=October 27, 2012|last=Miller|first=Joyce L.|publisher=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]]|access-date=October 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011145737/https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/local/2012/10/27/macks-creek-dissolution-proving-problematic/49322215007/|archive-date=October 11, 2023}}</ref>

===Speed trap designation===
{{main|Macks Creek Law}}

For years, Macks Creek had one of the most infamous [[speed trap]]s in the nation, with a strictly enforced {{cvt|45|mph}} speed limit along [[U.S. Route 54 in Missouri|US 54]], which had a {{cvt|55|mph}} speed limit on either side of town. 
In 1995, this practice ended when the state of [[Missouri]] passed a law prohibiting cities and towns from collecting more than 45% of their total revenue from speeding tickets. Macks Creek reportedly had been collecting approximately 85% of its revenue from speeding tickets. The police department later resigned as well as the mayor.<ref>[http://www.ky3.com/home/related/8139717.html Macks Creek rises from bankruptcy, bad reputation | KY3 | Related Content<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209202846/http://www.ky3.com/home/related/8139717.html |date=2008-02-09 }}</ref> In May 2022, [[Reason (magazine)|Reason magazine]] reported that, "If a small town has a law named after it, it's probably not for a good reason. Such was the case with Macks Creek, an obnoxious speed trap that inspired the Missouri legislature to pass the Macks Creek Law in 1995. This bill capped the percentage of annual revenue that towns could generate from ticket fines at 45 percent."<ref name="reason">{{cite web |last1=CIARAMELLA |first1=C.J. |title=11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns |url=https://reason.com/2022/05/08/11-insanely-corrupt-speed-trap-towns/ |website=reason.com |publisher=Reason |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==

Macks Creek is located on [[Macks Creek (stream)|Macks Creek]] and [[U.S. Route 54 in Missouri|U.S. Route 54]], {{convert|12|mi|spell=in}} west of [[Camdenton, Missouri|Camdenton]] and {{convert|12|mi|spell=in}} east of [[Preston, Missouri|Preston]].<ref name=atlas>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.17|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 365
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 244 people, 102 households, and 63 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|208.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|112.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% 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 2.5% of the population.

There were 102 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 267 people, 109 households, and 68 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|285.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 129 housing units at an average density of {{convert|137.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 2.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 109 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $25,893 versus $13,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,053. About 13.6% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.1% of those 65 or over.

==Education==

Macks Creek R-V School District operates one elementary school and Macks Creek High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/macks-creek/macks-creek-r_v-school-district/schools/ | title=Macks Creek R-V School District | publisher=Greatschools | access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

Macks Creek has a [[public library]], a branch of the Camden County Library District.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ccld.us/locations | title=Hours/Location | publisher=Camden County Library District | access-date=18 March 2018 | archive-date=18 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183647/http://www.ccld.us/locations | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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{{Camden County, Missouri}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Camden County, Missouri]]
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[[Category:Former villages in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Camden County, Missouri]]