Sumner, Missouri
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Sumner is a city in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 142 people, 66 households, and 34 families residing in the town. The population density
was 549.7 people per square mile (210.9/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (147.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.18% White, 0.70% African American, 0.70% Native American, and 1.41% from two or more races.
There were 66 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples
living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.0% were non-families. 42.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 77.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,792, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,583 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $21,025. There were 30.0% of families and 32.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 51.6% of under eighteens and 13.5% of those over 64.
Senator J. William Fulbright
was born in Sumner on April 9, 1905.
Sumner was also the home town of Clifford Johnson, a survivor of the horrible Coconut Grove Nightclub Fire in Boston, Massachusetts. Life magazine profiled Clifford in the August 31, 1959 issue (available online.) Clifford died on December 19, 1956 in a jeep accident returning to his home from his job as a game warden.
The 2007 Annual Goose Festival will occur on the 26th and 27 October.
Sumner also has a goose statue which is one of a kind, and the largest Goose in the world. The goose is named Maxie (which is a female), she is made of fiberglass, and is not just a monument but has rollers on the bottom of the goose, and the beak points the direction in which the wind is blowing.
Geography
Sumner is located at 39°39′23"N 93°14′36"W (39.656342, -93.243426).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 142 people, 66 households, and 34 families residing in the town. 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 549.7 people per square mile (210.9/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (147.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.18% White, 0.70% African American, 0.70% Native American, and 1.41% from two or more races.
There were 66 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% 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, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.0% were non-families. 42.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 77.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,792, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,583 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 town was $21,025. There were 30.0% of families and 32.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 51.6% of under eighteens and 13.5% of those over 64.
Senator J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
was born in Sumner on April 9, 1905.
Sumner was also the home town of Clifford Johnson, a survivor of the horrible Coconut Grove Nightclub Fire in Boston, Massachusetts. Life magazine profiled Clifford in the August 31, 1959 issue (available online.) Clifford died on December 19, 1956 in a jeep accident returning to his home from his job as a game warden.
Festival
Sumner has an annual Goose Festival every third weekend of October. There is always royalty; Goose Festival Prince, Princess, and Queen. 2005's Goose Festival Prince was Ethan Hayes, Princess Ashlyn Jones, and Queen Ashly Lentz. Marie Milford was the 2006 Queen.The 2007 Annual Goose Festival will occur on the 26th and 27 October.
Goose Capital of the World
Sumner, Missouri is the "Wild Goose Capital of the World". A few miles South of Sumner is Swan Lake which attracts regular geese each fall.Sumner also has a goose statue which is one of a kind, and the largest Goose in the world. The goose is named Maxie (which is a female), she is made of fiberglass, and is not just a monument but has rollers on the bottom of the goose, and the beak points the direction in which the wind is blowing.