Editing Palmyra, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Palmyra, Missouri
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
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| nickname                        = 
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| image_skyline                   = Marion County MO courthouse Palmyra-001.jpg
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| image_caption                   = Marion County Courthouse
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| image_map                       = Marion_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Palmyra_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption                     = Location in Marion 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               = [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion]]
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Rusty Adrian
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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=March 25, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 8.04
| area_land_km2                   = 8.04
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 3.10
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 3.10
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

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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=1600000US2956036&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Palmyra city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 25, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total                = 3613
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| population_density_km2          = 449.63
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1164.36

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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                    = 620
| coordinates                     = {{coord|39|47|52|N|91|31|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 63461
| area_code                       = [[Area code 573|573]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 29-56036<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2396131<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396131}}</ref>
| website                         = {{URL|www.showmepalmyra.com}}
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}}
'''Palmyra''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref name="GR2" /> The population was 3,613 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]] [[Hannibal micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
Palmyra was [[plat]]ted in 1819 and named after the ancient city of [[Palmyra]] in [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_marion.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070655/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_marion.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= November 3, 2016}}</ref> The settlement was designated county seat in 1827.<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/n90 193]}}</ref> A post office called Palmyra has been in operation since 1830.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Marion | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=3 November 2016}}</ref>

In 1862, the city was the scene of the [[Palmyra Massacre]], in which ten [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] prisoners were killed in retaliation for the disappearance of a local [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] man.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Flags of Civil War Missouri| date=6 May 2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPSvPCX8MQQC&pg=PA27|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-4556-0433-3|pages=27–28}}</ref>

The [[Culbertson-Head Farmstead]], [[Dryden-Louthan House]], [[Gardner House (Palmyra, Missouri)|Gardner House]], [[Marion County Jail and Jailor's House]], [[Peter J. Sowers House]], [[Speigle House]], [[Walker-Woodward-Schaffer House]], and [[Ephraim J. Wilson Farm Complex]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
[[File:Mural in Palmyra, MO.jpg|right|thumb|200px|{{center|WPA mural, ''Memories of Marion County'' by James Penny, in Palmyra post office}}]]

== Geography ==
Palmyra is in east-central Marion County, {{convert|13|mi}} northwest of [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]], the largest city in the county, and {{convert|6|mi|0}} west of the [[Mississippi River]]. [[Quincy, Illinois]], is {{convert|16|mi}} to the northeast, and [[Canton, Missouri|Canton]] is {{convert|25|mi}} to the north.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Palmyra has a total area of {{convert|3.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is bordered to the north by the [[North River (Missouri)|North River]], a direct tributary of the Mississippi.

== Transportation ==
On US [[U.S. Route 61 in Missouri|61]]-[[U.S. Route 24 in Missouri|24]], a divided highway, Palmyra is {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of [[Interstate 72 in Missouri|I-72]] (US 36). [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|127|mi}} to the southeast by US 61; [[Springfield, Illinois]], is {{convert|113|mi}} to the east by I-72. Daily [[Amtrak]] trains to downtown [[Chicago]] leave from nearby [[Quincy, Illinois]].

== Education ==
Palmyra's school district serves a 200-square-mile area with 6,700 people; there are 1,150 students and 170 teachers and staff.  There are strong early childhood programs, a private parochial school and several day-care facilities.  Nearby [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]], [[Canton, Missouri|Canton]], [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly]], and Quincy are home to [[Hannibal-LaGrange College]], [[Culver-Stockton College]], [[Moberly Area Community College]], [[Quincy University]], and John Wood Community College.

Palmyra has a lending library, the Palmyra Bicentennial 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 | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1265
|1860= 1999
|1870= 2615
|1880= 2479
|1890= 2515
|1900= 2323
|1910= 2168
|1920= 1964
|1930= 1967
|1940= 2285
|1950= 2295
|1960= 2933
|1970= 3188
|1980= 3469
|1990= 3371
|2000= 3467
|2010= 3595
|2020= 3613
|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 3,595 people, 1,425 households, and 963 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1302.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,557 housing units at an average density of {{convert|564.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,425 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% 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 3,467 people, 1,372 households, and 923 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,559.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,522 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 1,372 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,284, and the median income for a family was $42,946. Males had a median income of $30,829 versus $19,631 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,625. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and older.

==Notable people==
* [[Jane Darwell]], winner of the 1940 [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Parsons |first=Kurt |date=February 10, 2014 |title=Academy Award Winning Actress Jane Darwell Was From Palmyra |url=https://979kickfm.com/academy-award-winning-actress-jane-drawell-from-palmyra-mo/ |work=KICK FM Radio |location=Quincy, IL}}</ref>
* [[William Payne Jackson]], U.S. Army major general<ref>{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |page=196 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{sfnRef|''Generals In Khaki''}}}}</ref>
* [[Harry Richard Landis]], one of the last two surviving [[World War I]] veterans<ref>{{cite news |last=Hannigan |first=Joni B. |date=November 9, 2007 |title=At 107, WWI veteran still cares for wife |url=https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/at-107-wwi-veteran-still-cares-for-wife/ |work=Baptist Press |publisher=Southern Baptist Convention |location=Nashville, TN}}</ref>
* [[Skylar Thompson]], quarterback for the [[Miami Dolphins]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.showmepalmyra.com}}
* Historic maps of Palmyra in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138926 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Hannibal, Missouri micropolitan area]]
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[[Category:1818 establishments in Missouri Territory]]
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