Gainesville, Missouri

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Gainesville is a city in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ozark County^GR6. Gainesville is the home of blues guitarist Iron Mike Norton and Bass player Weston Turner.

[edit] Geography

Gainesville is located at 36°36′13″N, 92°25′51″W (36.603520, -92.430709)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 632 people, 294 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was 92.4/km² (239.3/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 49.6/km² (128.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.73% White, 0.16% African American, 0.47% Native American, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 294 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% 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 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,083, and the median income for a family was $32,019. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $16,597 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,566. About 12.8% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.