Ash Grove, Missouri

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Ash Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,430 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Ash Grove is located at 37°18′56″N, 93°35′2″W (37.315629, -93.583829)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

The town is located in Greene County, about twenty miles northwest of Springfield, the state's third largest city.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,430 people, 577 households, and 386 families residing in the city. The population density was 464.0/km² (1,204.1/mi²). There were 626 housing units at an average density of 203.1/km² (527.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.69% White, 0.07% African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 577 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $39,318. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,329 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,548. About 9.1% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

Population is expected to increase slightly over the next few years, though the city is not expected to see the rapid growth that has been experienced by neighboring Springfield-metro suburban areas.

[edit] Transportation

Ash Grove is located on Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway's Kansas City-Springfield-Memphis mainline. Until 1980, the mainline was owned by the Frisco, and by the Burlington Northern from 1980 until the Santa Fe merger in 1994. Between 20 and 30 freight trains pass through the town each day; passenger trains stopped running in 1967. Ash Grove was once the southern terminus of the Kansas City, Clinton, and Springfield RR (Leaky Roof Route). This line was abandoned in 1934, though the short segment between Ash Grove and Phenix, 8 miles to the north, was operated until 1946 to serve a limestone quarry.

U.S. Highway 160, a two-lane route, passes through town. Interstate 44 and Historic Route 66, now Missouri Hwy. 266, run eight miles to the south.