Editing Senath, Missouri

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| official_name      = Senath
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = Little City With A Big Heart

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Dunklin County, Missouri|Dunklin]]
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1878
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| population_total   = 1593
| population_density_km2 = 319.70
| population_density_sq_mi = 827.96

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| postal_code        = 63876
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| blank_info         = 29-66638
| established_title1 = Incorporated
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| named_for          = Asenath Douglass
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'''Senath''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|iː|n|ə|θ}} ({{respell|SEE|nəth}}) is a city in [[Dunklin County, Missouri|Dunklin County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,767 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
The city of Senath was first settled by A.W. Douglas, who is believed to have moved into the area in 1878.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Douglas |first=Robert Sidney |title=History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests |publisher=The Lewis Pub. Co. |year=1912 |location=Chicago}}</ref> The city was later founded in 1882.<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/n63 166]}}</ref> It is named after an early settler, Asenath Douglass, who was commonly called Senath and in whose family her [[Bible]]-derived name [[Asenath]] was pronounced with a long "e" and with stress on the second syllable.<ref name="Transcription of Mary F. Smyth-Davis, 'History of Dunklin County, Mo., 1845-1895,' St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1896">{{cite web|title=Transcription of Mary F. Smyth-Davis, 'History of Dunklin County, Mo., 1845-1895,' St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1896|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdunklin00davi/historyofdunklin00davi_djvu.txt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html| title=Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=29 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071947/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html| archive-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> A post office called Senath has been in operation since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Dunklin | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> In 1897, the [[List of predecessors of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway|St. Louis, Kennett, & Southern Railroad]] was extended from Kennett south to Senath, giving the city its first rail connection.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
The city lies in the southwestern [[Missouri Bootheel|Bootheel]] approximately nine miles southwest of [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]] along [[U.S. Route 412 in Missouri|U.S. Route 412]]. Senath is served by Missouri supplemental routes [[Missouri supplemental route|A]], [[Missouri supplemental route|C]] and [[Missouri supplemental route|P]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 70 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.92|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]]|access-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 241
|1910= 1029
|1920= 1054
|1930= 1086
|1940= 1261
|1950= 1528
|1960= 1369
|1970= 1484
|1980= 1728
|1990= 1622
|2000= 1650
|2010= 1767
|2020= 1593
|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 1,767 people, 661 households, and 433 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|920.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 765 housing units at an average density of {{convert|398.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 76.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.08% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 20.71% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 27.62% of the population.

There were 661 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.

The median age in the city was 37 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 688 households, and 427 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|865.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 783 housing units at an average density of {{convert|410.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.58% of the population.

There were 688 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. Of all households, 34.2% were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.

Of the city's population, 22.5% were under the age of 18, 7.2% were from 18 to 24, 24.7% were from 25 to 44, 20.8% were from 45 to 64, and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

==Education==
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District operates one elementary school and Senath-Hornersville Sr. High School the middle school is located in [[Hornersville, Missouri|Hornersville Mo]] in the city.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/senath/senath_hornersville-c_8-school-district/schools/ | title=Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

Senath has a [[public library]], a branch of the Dunklin County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dunklin-co.lib.mo.us | title=Locations | publisher=Dunklin County Library | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Onie Wheeler]] (1921–1984) – bluegrass/country/rockabilly musician

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Senath, Missouri}}

{{Dunklin County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Dunklin County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]
[[Category:1882 establishments in Missouri]]