Editing Wellington, Missouri

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'''Wellington''' is a city in [[Lafayette County, Missouri|Lafayette County]], [[Missouri]], and part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] within the United States.  It is located approximately 35 miles east of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].  The population was 812 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Wellington was laid out in 1837, and named after [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], British commander at the [[Battle of Waterloo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070827/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref> A post office called Wellington has been in operation since 1840.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lafayette | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>

In November 2013, Leland Ray Kolkmeyer pled guilty, in federal court, of a fraud scheme in which [https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/kansascity/news/press-releases/treasurer-for-fire-district-road-district-sentenced-for-embezzling-1.5-million he embezzled more than $1.5 million] from Wellington-Napoleon Fire Protection District and Special Road District while being their former treasurer.<ref>[http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/22/4643124/public-servant-steals-15-million.html Public servant steals $1.5 million from two tiny towns in Missouri; The Kansas City Star; November 22, 2013.]</ref><ref>[http://fox4kc.com/2013/11/22/treasurer-admits-to-embezzling-over-1-million-from-small-towns-funds/ Treasurer admits to embezzling over $1 million from small towns’ funds; Fox4KC; November 22, 2013.]</ref><ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/news2013/kolkmeyer.ple.html Treasurer for road district and fire district pleads guilty to embezzling $1.5 million; justice.gov; November 20, 2013.]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=2012-07-08}}</ref>

Wellington lies just a few miles east of [[Napoleon, Missouri]], the two towns having been named after the commanders at the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. Approximately halfway between the two towns lies a small, unincorporated crossroads called "Waterloo".

==Demographics== 
{{US Census population
|1880= 378
|1890= 446
|1900= 520
|1910= 558
|1920= 878
|1930= 756
|1940= 656
|1950= 649
|1960= 651
|1970= 720
|1980= 780
|1990= 779
|2000= 784
|2010= 812
|2020= 738
|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=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 812 people, 322 households, and 225 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|745.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 357 housing units at an average density of {{convert|327.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% 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]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 322 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 784 people, 343 households, and 218 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|714.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 343 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% 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 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $23,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,997. About 6.0% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Zach Garrett]], Olympic archer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article94185087.html |title=U.S. archer Zach Garrett from Wellington, Mo., caps an amazing journey with silver in Rio |last1=Gregorian |first1=Vahe |date=August 6, 2016 |website=The Kansas City Star |publisher= |access-date=2016-09-25 |quote=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://wellingtonmo.com/ City of Wellington]

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