Blue Eye, Missouri

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Blue Eye is a town in Stone County, Missouri, United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 289 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population estimate is 413 as of 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Blue Eye, Missouri is adjacent to Blue Eye, Arkansas.

History

The first permanent settlement at Blue Eye was made in the 1860s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> According to tradition, Blue Eye was so named from the noted blue eye color of an early postmaster.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Blue Eye is located south of Table Rock Lake and just north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. The community is at the southern terminus of Missouri Route 13, as the road continues into Arkansas as Arkansas Route 21.<ref>Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, Template:ISBN</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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2010 census

As of the census<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 167 people, 75 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 205 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 0.6% Native American, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 75 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the village was 44.3 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="auto"/> of 2000, there were 129 people, 49 households, and 38 families living in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 57 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, and 0.78% Native American.

There were 49 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,183. There were 15.6% of families and 23.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under 18 and none of those over 64.