Editing New Florence, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = New Florence, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_skyline            = New Florence, Missouri.JPG
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| image_caption            = An iron-front store building in New Florence
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| image_map                = Montgomery_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_New_Florence_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in Montgomery County and the state of Missouri
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Montgomery County, Missouri|Montgomery]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_29.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 7, 2024}}</ref> 
| area_total_km2           = 7.84
| area_land_km2            = 7.79
| area_water_km2           = 0.06
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.03
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.01
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2951770&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – New Florence city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 641
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| population_density_km2   = 82.29
| population_density_sq_mi = 213.17

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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 863
| coordinates              = {{coord|38|54|34|N|91|27|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 63363
| area_code                = [[Area code 573|573]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-51770<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2395192<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395192}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.newflorencemo.gov}}
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'''New Florence''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Missouri|Montgomery County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 641 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2951770|access-date=2022-01-11|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 769 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
New Florence was first named "Florence", and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1858, after Florence Lewis, the daughter of a first settler.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_montgomery.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071030/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_montgomery.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 11, 2016 }}</ref> A post office called New Florence has been in operation since 1858.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Montgomery | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 November 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Florence is in central Montgomery County and lies at the junction of [[Interstate 70 in Missouri|Interstate 70]] and [[Missouri Route 19]]. Highway 19 passes through the west side of the city and is accessible from Interstate 70 via Exit 175. [[Montgomery City, Missouri|Montgomery City]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the northwest via Highway 19, while [[Hermann, Missouri|Hermann]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the south.

New Florence includes a branch of [[Stone Hill Winery]], based in Hermann. From here to the [[St. Louis]] suburbs is the geographic area known as the [[Missouri Rhineland]], first established as a center of vineyards by [[German Americans|German immigrants]] in the mid-19th century.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], New Florence has a total area of {{convert|3.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.69%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city sits along a slight ridge which drains north toward Elkhorn Creek, part of the [[Cuivre River]] watershed flowing east to the [[Mississippi River]]; and which drains west to Smith Branch, part of the [[Loutre River (Missouri River)|Loutre River]] watershed flowing south to the [[Missouri River|Missouri]]. The southwest corner of the city drains into Calhoun Hollow and Clear Creek, another tributary of the Loutre.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 103
|1870= 53
|1880= 373
|1890= 465
|1900= 424
|1910= 424
|1920= 600
|1930= 571
|1940= 565
|1950= 522
|1960= 616
|1970= 635
|1980= 731
|1990= 801
|2000= 764
|2010= 769
|2020= 641
|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 769 people, 257 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|263.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 302 housing units at an average density of {{convert|103.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 257 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the city was 41 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 764 people, 248 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|471.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|177.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 248 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,156, and the median income for a family was $34,722. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,864 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,367. About 16.7% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|www.newflorencemo.gov}}
* Historic maps of New Florence in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138908 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Cities in Montgomery County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Missouri Rhineland]]
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