Sedgewickville, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Sedgewickville is a village in northern Bollinger County
in Southeast Missouri
in the United States
. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 197; a 2009 estimate, however, showed the population to be 189, a decrease of 4.06%.
Sedgewickville is part of the Cape Girardeau
–Jackson
, MO-IL
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 197 people, 69 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density
was 311.5 people per square mile (120.7/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 118.6 per square mile (46.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.49% White, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 69 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples
living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,156, and the median income for a family was $34,464. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $11,962. About 8.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.1% of those sixty five or over.
Bollinger County, Missouri
Bollinger County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 12,363; despite a 2009 estimate that showed the population to be 11,841. The county seat is Marble Hill, which is the only city in Bollinger County...
in Southeast 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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 197; a 2009 estimate, however, showed the population to be 189, a decrease of 4.06%.
Sedgewickville is part of the Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
–Jackson
Jackson, Missouri
Jackson is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,758 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cape Girardeau County. Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan...
, MO-IL
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Sedgewickville is located at 37°30′51"N 89°54′34"W (37.514101, -89.909351).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 197 people, 69 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 311.5 people per square mile (120.7/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 118.6 per square mile (46.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.49% White, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 69 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% 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, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,156, and the median income for a family was $34,464. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,375 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 village was $11,962. About 8.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.1% of those sixty five or over.