Editing Raymondville, Missouri

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| official_name            = Raymondville, Missouri
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'''Raymondville''' is a town in [[Texas County, Missouri|Texas County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 345 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2960734|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Raymondville has been in operation since 1871.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Texas | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=December 28, 2016}}</ref> The community was named after [[Raymond, Maine]], the native home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= December 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Raymondville is located in the [[Ozarks]] of southern Missouri. The town is in central Texas County on [[Missouri Route 137|Missouri routes 137]] and [[Missouri Route B|B]], approximately six miles east of [[Houston, Missouri|Houston]]. [[Yukon, Missouri|Yukon]] is about five miles south and [[Licking, Missouri|Licking]] is about ten miles north on route 137.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.95|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=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 175
|1960= 202
|1970= 284
|1980= 388
|1990= 425
|2000= 442
|2010= 363
|2020= 345
|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=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 363 people, 157 households, and 96 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|123.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% 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 157 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 41.7 years. 24% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 442 people, 173 households, and 115 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|150.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|64.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 173 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $16,806, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $14,063 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,500. About 30.0% of families and 30.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 27.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gotrain.org/raymondville Village website]

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