Concordia, Missouri
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Concordia is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
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. The population was 2,360 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Concordia is located at 38°59′2"N 93°34′8"W (38.983927, -93.568776). According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 2,360 people, 929 households, and 614 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 1,404.0 people per square mile (542.4/km²). There were 1,006 housing units at an average density of 598.5 per square mile (231.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.42% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 929 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,906, and the median income for a family was $43,605. Males had a median income of $30,302 versus $20,068 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $16,813. About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

  • Concordia, Kansas
    Concordia, Kansas
    Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...

     is named after Concordia, Missouri.

This city contains St. Paul Lutheran High School—the only residential high school affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in the United States http://www.splhs.org/.

External links

  • Historic maps of Concordia in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
    University of Missouri
    The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

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