Editing Parnell, Missouri

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'''Parnell''' is a city in northeast [[Nodaway County, Missouri|Nodaway County]], [[Missouri]], United States, near the [[Platte River (Missouri River)|Platte River]]. The population was 135 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 Census]]. It was home to the father-son horse trainers Ben and Jimmy Jones, whose horses won eight Kentucky Derbies and two Triple Crowns.

==History==
Parnell was platted on July 5, 1887 as a station stop on the [[Chicago Great Western Railway]] and it was formally incorporated in 1888.  The Chicago Great Western route passing through the community was called the Diagonal Route.  It ran at northeast direction from Kansas City to [[Waterloo, Iowa]] including passing through the community of [[Diagonal, Iowa]].  Among the first businesses was the Diagonal Hotel.<ref name="maryvilledailyforum.com">[http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/x1394808880/How-well-do-you-know-Nodaway-County-history Article title]{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wc.k12.mo.us/History/his43.htm |title=Sheridan's Railroad |access-date=2013-05-04 |archive-date=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619123022/http://wc.k12.mo.us/History/his43.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ben Jones father Horace Jones organized the founding of the community and an early proposed names was Jonesville until it was discovered there was another Jonesville in Missouri.  The name ultimately chosen was in honor or Irish politician [[Charles Stewart Parnell]] who was at the peak of influence in creating Irish homerule when Parnell was incorporated.<ref name="maryvilledailyforum.com"/>

The elder Horace Jones started a ranch on the northeast side of Parnell where he raised Angus cattle and saddle horses.  At the ranch Ben (along with his son Horace "Jimmy") trained a horse named Seth which was in the top 20 of the national thoroughbred sires list from 1925 to 1928.  This in turn got the attention of [[Herbert M. Woolf]], owner of [[Woolford Farm]] in [[Prairie Village, Kansas]] and Ben trained [[Lawrin]] which won the Kentucky Derby in 1938.  The two were lured by [[Warren Wright, Sr.]] to train horses at [[Calumet Farm]] in 1939 where they racked up a record training 7 Kentucky Derby winners (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958) and two Triple Crown winners ([[Whirlaway]] and [[Citation (horse)|Citation]]).  Ben's record of 6 wins remains a Derby record.  He was succeeded by Jimmy as trainer and Jimmy was the trainer of record for the 1957 and 1958 wins although Ben stayed on as Calumet manager until 1961.  Jimmy stayed at Calumet until 1964 when he became manager of racing at [[Monmouth Park]].<ref name="stfrancismaryville.com">http://www.stfrancismaryville.com/AboutUs/Documents/Jimmy%20Jones%20web.pdf{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After he retiring in 1976 Jimmy returned to 1,750 acre ranch in Parnell.  He sold the ranch in 1986.  He had no children and died in [[Maryville, Missouri]] in 2001.  He left $7.2 million to St. Francis Hospital there.<ref name="stfrancismaryville.com"/>

==Geography==
Parnell is located at the junction of routes [[Missouri Route 46|46]] and [[Missouri Route NN|NN]] one-half mile from the Nodaway-[[Worth County, Missouri|Worth]] county line. The [[Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)|Platte River]] flows past the west side of the community. [[Ravenwood, Missouri|Ravenwood]] is approximately six miles to the south-southwest and [[Sheridan, Missouri|Sheridan]] in northwest Worth County is five miles to the north.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14 {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|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]] |accessdate=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 267
|1900= 432
|1910= 438
|1920= 473
|1930= 490
|1940= 450
|1950= 362
|1960= 260
|1970= 232
|1980= 223
|1990= 157
|2000= 197
|2010= 191
|2020= 135
|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>
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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]]|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 191 people, 90 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|658.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 127 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 90 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 32.8 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 197 people, 93 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|674.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|359.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 93 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 43.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,281, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,467. About 2.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.3% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Ben A. Jones|Ben Jones]], Thoroughbred horse trainer. Trained six [[Kentucky Derby]] winners.
* [[Horace A. Jones]], Thoroughbred horse trainer. Trained Citation and two other [[Kentucky Derby]] winners.

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Parnell in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138928 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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