Editing Moundville, Missouri

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'''Moundville''' is a village in southwest [[Vernon County, Missouri|Vernon County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 124 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==History==
Moundville was [[plat]]ted in 1869.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b10fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dtQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4590%2C832012 | title=Area towns approaching 100 | work=The Nevada Daily Mail | date=August 14, 1970 | access-date=October 28, 2015 | pages=1}}</ref> The village was so named on account of a natural mound near the original town site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_vernon.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071326/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_vernon.html | archive-date=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref> A post office called Mounds was established in 1870, and the name was changed to Moundville in 1886.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Vernon | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Moundville is located along [[Missouri Route 43]] approximately 4.5 miles north of [[Bronaugh, Missouri|Bronaugh]] and six miles southwest of [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 42 and 50, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.16|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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 85
|1890= 219
|1900= 287
|1910= 247
|1920= 240
|1930= 243
|1940= 247
|1950= 168
|1960= 136
|1970= 149
|1980= 149
|1990= 140
|2000= 103
|2010= 124
|2020= 78
|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 124 people, 49 households, and 35 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|775.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 57 housing units at an average density of {{convert|356.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 49 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 40 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 54.0% male and 46.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 103 people, 49 households, and 31 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|620.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 59 housing units at an average density of {{convert|355.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.94% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 49 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 32.7% 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 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the town the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $14,107 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,051. There were no families and 2.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 7.1% 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]]