Viburnum, Missouri
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Viburnum is a city in Iron County
Iron County, Missouri
Iron County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 10,697. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 9,918. The largest city and county seat is Ironton...

, 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 825 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the New Lead Belt
Lead Belt
The Southeast Missouri Lead District, commonly called the Lead Belt, is a lead mining district in the southeastern part of Missouri. Counties in the Lead Belt include Saint Francois; Crawford; Dent; Iron; Madison: Reynolds; and Washington...

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Geography

Viburnum is located at 37°42′53"N 91°7′40"W (37.714668, -91.127914) it is four miles North of Bixby
Bixby, Missouri
Bixby is an unincorporated community in western Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the western intersection of Routes 32 and 49 about 22 miles east of Salem....

 and 20 Miles West of Belgrade
Belgrade, Missouri
Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C about six miles west of Caledonia and ten miles south of Potosi. The community was founded in 1876 and was named after Belgrade in Serbia. Belgrade...

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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), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.58% is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 825 people, 302 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 479.0 people per square mile (185.2/km²). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 188.7 per square mile (73.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.91% White, 0.12% African American, 0.48% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 302 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $40,909 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $15,085. About 11.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
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