Editing Stoutsville, Missouri

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| official_name            = Stoutsville, Missouri
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'''Stoutsville''' is a village in [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 37 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2971026|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Stoutsville was [[plat]]ted in 1871 and named after the family of Robert P. Stout, the original owners of the town site.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070849/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date= November 10, 2016}}</ref> A post office called Stoutsville has been in operation since 1872.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Monroe | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref>

For at least 25 years during its early history, Stoutsville had been a [[sundown town]], a place that forbade [[Black people]] to stay overnight.<ref name="Oklahoman">{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1907 |orig-date=First published on August 8, 1907 |title=Blacks Aroused by Curfew Law |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/900131197/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Oklahoman]] |page=9 |location=[[Monroe City, Missouri]] |quote=Seven years ago Paris, the county seat of Monroe county, drove out more than one-third of its negro population, while Stoutsville, eight miles southwest of Monroe City, has not allowed a black to remain in town after nightfall for twenty-five years. A sign prominently displayed a short distance from the railroad station reads: 'Mr. nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Stoutsville.' |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> A sign once displayed near the railroad station read, "Mr. Nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Stoutsville."<ref name="Oklahoman" />

==Geography==
Stoutsville is in northeast Monroe County, adjacent to the Buck Creek confluence with [[Mark Twain Lake]] and just south of [[U.S. Route 24]]. [[Paris, Missouri|Paris]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the southwest, and [[Monroe City, Missouri|Monroe City]] is {{convert|11|mi|0}} to the northeast via US 24.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 31, {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Stoutsville has a total area of {{convert|0.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.08%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The village is in the watershed of the [[Salt River (Missouri)|Salt River]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 118
|1890= 253
|1900= 196
|1910= 315
|1920= 247
|1930= 153
|1940= 179
|1950= 146
|1960= 109
|1970= 61
|1980= 34
|1990= 26
|2000= 44
|2010= 36
|2020= 37
|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 36 people, 16 households, and 14 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|44.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 34 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 5.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 16 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.43.

The median age in the village was 48.5 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.7% were from 25 to 44; 41.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% 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 44 people, 24 households, and 15 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|55.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|51.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 4.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 24 households, out of which 4.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.20.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 6.8% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,165. There were no families and 4.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* Historic maps of Stoutsville in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138984 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Sundown towns in Missouri]]
[[Category:Villages in Monroe County, Missouri]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Missouri]]
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]