Editing Sheldon, Missouri

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'''Sheldon''' is a city in southern [[Vernon County, Missouri|Vernon County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 543 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Sheldon was [[plat]]ted in 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Mail">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b10fAAAAIBAJ&pg=7049%2C784414 | title=Area towns approaching 100 | work=The Nevada Daily Mail | date=Aug 14, 1970 | access-date=28 October 2015 | pages=10}}</ref> The city was named for Sheldon A. Wright (or Wight), the owner of the town site.<ref name="Mail" /><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA369 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=369}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Sheldon since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Vernon | title=Vernon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=14 April 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sheldon is located in south-central Vernon County one mile north of the Vernon-[[Barton County, Missouri|Barton]] county line. It is on [[Missouri Route B]] one mile east of [[US Route 71]]. [[Lamar, Missouri|Lamar]] is ten miles to the south and [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] is eleven miles to the north along Route 71.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 42 and 50, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.53|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 396
|1900= 474
|1910= 528
|1920= 544
|1930= 456
|1940= 463
|1950= 427
|1960= 434
|1970= 498
|1980= 491
|1990= 464
|2000= 529
|2010= 543
|2020= 435
|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>
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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]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 543 people, 208 households, and 128 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1024.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|449.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.8% of the population.

There were 208 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.25.

The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 529 people, 209 households, and 146 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,034.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 232 housing units at an average density of {{convert|453.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.38% from two or more races.

There were 209 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% 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 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $34,286. Males had a median income of $22,404 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,664. About 6.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Sheldon is administered by Sheldon R-VIII School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sheldon.k12.mo.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Sheldon R-Viii School District | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

Sheldon has a [[public library]], the Sheldon City 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=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Sheldon in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138965 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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