Editing Slater, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Slater, Missouri
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Slater, Missouri
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Saline County, Missouri|Saline]]
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 3.75
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.45
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|population_as_of         = [[2024 United States Census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2256
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|population_total         = 2256
|population_density_km2   = 489.85
|population_density_sq_mi = 1268.33
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_ft             = 840
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 65349
|area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 29-68204<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2395896<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395896}}</ref>
|website                  = https://www.cityofslater.com/
}}

'''Slater''' is a city in [[Saline County, Missouri|Saline County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 2,256 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Slater was laid out in 1889.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saline.html | title=Saline County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | access-date=December 22, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070832/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saline.html | archive-date=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> A post office called Slater has been in operation since 1878.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Saline | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref> The community has the name of John F. Slater, a railroad official.<ref name="History" /><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA361 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=361}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.44|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==
===2020 census===
In accordance to the  World Population Review, in  2024, the number is estimated to have dropped to 1,770 people, with a median age of 36.7 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slater, Missouri Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/slater-mo-population |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref> The female population is at 925 while the male population is at 1,062.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slater, Missouri Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/slater-mo-population |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref> 

The average income household income is $49,449 with a poverty rate of 21.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slater, Missouri Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/slater-mo-population |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>{{US Census population
|1880= 771
|1890= 2400
|1900= 2502
|1910= 3238
|1920= 3797
|1930= 3478
|1940= 3070
|1950= 2836
|1960= 2767
|1970= 2576
|1980= 2492
|1990= 2186
|2000= 2083
|2010= 1856
|2020= 1928
|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 1,856 people, 785 households, and 469 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1288.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of {{convert|696.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 785 households, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 43 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 895 households, and 539 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,439.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of {{convert|740.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 895 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% 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 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,270, and the median income for a family was $36,281. Males had a median income of $25,969 versus $18,526 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,863. About 13.5% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Slater is administered by Slater School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slaterschools.net | title=Homepage | publisher=Slater School District | accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref> As of 2019, the district is falling behind state standards in multiple educational categories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apps.dese.mo.gov/MCDS/home.aspx | title=MCDS Portal | publisher=Missouri Department of Education | accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref> 

Slater has a lending library, the Slater Public 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>

==Notable natives and residents==
* {{annotated link|Felice Lyne}}<ref>{{Cite web|title = Missouri Valley Special Collections : Item Viewer|url = http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Biographies&CISOPTR=293&CISOBOX=1&REC=8|website = www.kchistory.org|accessdate = 2015-10-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Slater in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138969 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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