Junction City, Missouri

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Junction City is a village in Madison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Junction City is located at 37°34′11″N, 90°17′13″W (37.569631, -90.286815)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 319 people, 158 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density was 342.1/km² (894.9/mi²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 179.1/km² (468.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.43% White, and 1.57% from two or more races.

There were 158 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.2% were non-families. 48.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $15,833, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $8,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,561. About 30.1% of families and 37.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.7% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.