Editing Powersville, Missouri

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'''Powersville''' is a [[village]] in northwest [[Putnam County, Missouri|Putnam County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 42 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2959420|access-date=2021-12-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Powersville was [[plat]]ted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_putnam.html | title=Putnam County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 11, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070358/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_putnam.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> The community was named after Israel Powers, the original owner of the town site.<ref name="History" /> A post office has been in operation at Powersville since 1887.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Putnam | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Powersville is located in northwest Putnam County on [[Missouri Route E]] three miles west of [[Missouri Route 139]]. [[Lucerne, Missouri|Lucerne]] is six miles to the south and the Missouri-[[Iowa]] border is two miles north. [[Medicine Creek (Missouri)|Medicine Creek]] flows past one mile to the west<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 16 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref> and the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]] passes the west side of the location.<ref>''Powersville, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.56|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 356
|1930= 285
|1940= 294
|1950= 227
|1960= 189
|1970= 125
|1980= 116
|1990= 38
|2000= 86
|2010= 60
|2020= 42
|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 60 people, 33 households, and 19 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|107.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 53 housing units at an average density of {{convert|94.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.7% from two or more races.

There were 33 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families. 42.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 33.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.37.

The median age in the village was 61.5 years. 13.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 1.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 6.7% were from 25 to 44; 36.6% were from 45 to 64; and 41.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 86 people, 41 households, and 27 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|153.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 52 housing units at an average density of {{convert|92.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 41 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 34.1% 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 2.10 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $28,958. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $7,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,795. There were no families and 6.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.

==Education==
It is in the [[Putnam County R-I School District]].<!--UNI 25640--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29171_putnam/DC20SD_C29171.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Putnam County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-03-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29171_putnam/DC20SD_C29171_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Powersville in the [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/sanborn.htm Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

{{Putnam County, Missouri}}

[[Category:Villages in Putnam County, Missouri]]