Dadeville, Missouri

Dadeville is a village in Dade County, Missouri, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census.

Dadeville, Missouri
Village
Location of Dadeville, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°28′42″N 93°40′30″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Dade
Area [1]
• Total	0.99 sq mi (2.58 km^2)
• Land	0.99 sq mi (2.57 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	234
• Estimate  (2019)[3]	224
• Density	225.81/sq mi (87.18/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65635
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-17992[4]
GNIS feature ID	0729868[5]

History

There have two Dade County towns called Dadeville: an earlier Dadeville was founded in the 1840s and went extinct after the county seat was established at Greenfield.[6] The current site of Dadeville was first called Melville.[6] A post office called Melville opened in 1853, and the name was changed to Dadeville in 1858.[7] The village is named after Dade County.[8]

Geography

Dadeville is located at 37°28′42″N 93°40′30″W (37.478334, -93.675039).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km²), all land.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	243		—
1900	466		—
1910	401		−13.9%
1920	333		−17.0%
1930	272		−18.3%
1940	248		−8.8%
1950	208		−16.1%
1960	142		−31.7%
1970	149		4.9%
1980	216		45.0%
1990	220		1.9%
2000	224		1.8%
2010	234		4.5%
Est. 2019	224	[3]	−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 234 people, 90 households, and 69 families living in the village. The population density was 236.4 inhabitants per square mile (91.3/km²). There were 104 housing units at an average density of 105.1 per square mile (40.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 90 households, of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% 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 2.99.

The median age in the village was 44 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.7% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 224 people, 93 households, and 66 families living in the village. The population density was 225.5 people per square mile (87.4/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 103.7 per square mile (40.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% White, 1.34% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 93 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,135. About 19.1% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.9% of those 65 or over.

Notable person

• Mount Etna Morris—former State Treasurer of Missouri, born and raised in Dadeville.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
7. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
8. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 283.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
10. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.