Brandsville, Missouri
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Brandsville is a city in Howell County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 174 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 174 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density
was 367.7 people per square mile (142.9/km²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 147.9 per square mile (57.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.70% White, 1.15% Native American, and 1.15% from two or more races.
There were 65 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,214 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,024. About 20.5% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over.
Howell County, Missouri
Howell County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 40,400. The largest city and county seat is West Plains...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 174 at the 2000 census.
History
With all the new technological changes taking place in the brewing industry during the turn of the century, the established American brewery owners knew that the needed modernization of existing plants would be a tremendous capital undertaking. By selling out to the foreign investors, former owners had the choice of pocketing a huge profit and perhaps staying on as consultant or manager, or simply taking the cash and leaving the impending problems of modernization to the new owners. Michael Brand chose a humanitarian undertaking after selling his brewery to the United States Brewing Company. He used the profit from this sale to establish the German settlement, Brandsville, in Howell County, Missouri, in 1895, a source of refuge to immigrant Germans who were still flooding the shores of the United Stares.Geography
Brandsville is located at 36°39′2"N 91°41′49"W (36.650510, -91.696815).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 174 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 367.7 people per square mile (142.9/km²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 147.9 per square mile (57.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.70% White, 1.15% Native American, and 1.15% from two or more races.
There were 65 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,214 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $12,024. About 20.5% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over.