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| Chaffee, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′47″N 89°39′34″W / 37.17972°N 89.65944°WCoordinates: 37°10′47″N 89°39′34″W / 37.17972°N 89.65944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Scott |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,045 |
| • Density | 1,715.8/sq mi (662.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63740 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-12988[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0739982[2] |
Chaffee is a city in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,045 at the 2000 census.
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Geography [link]
Chaffee is located at 37°10′47″N 89°39′34″W / 37.17972°N 89.65944°W (37.179706, -89.659353)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.75%) is water.
Demographics [link]
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,044 people, 1,267 households, and 824 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,715.8 people per square mile (664.0/km²). There were 1,378 housing units at an average density of 776.7 per square mile (300.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.46% White, 0.07% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 1,267 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,076, and the median income for a family was $34,671. Males had a median income of $27,576 versus $18,873 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,554. About 12.9% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
History [link]
On June 20, 1905, The Chaffee Real Estate Company of St. Louis, Missouri purchased 1,800 acres (7.3 km2) of land from a local farmer, John Witt of Sikeston, Missouri, for $140,000. The Chaffee Real Estate Company soon transferred ownership of 150 acres (0.61 km2) to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway for the purposes of building a large switching yard and began surveying the area for a town for the railroad employees.
The Chaffee Real Estate Company gave public notice for the sale of lots within the soon to be established town to local individuals and companies, and began clearing the land for construction on August 15, 1905. The company attached an unusual clause to the deed stating that the property would not be used for "the dispensation of intoxicating liquors."
The residents of the new town petitioned the Clerk of the County Court of Scott County, Missouri to incorporate the area into the fourth-class city of Chaffee on August 6, 1906 and the petition was granted on December 8, 1909. Popular opinion states that the city was named for the Spanish-American War hero, General Adna Chaffee, but in all likelihood it was simply named for the real estate company that owned the land.
In 1911, The First National Bank of Chaffee issued $392,320 in "National Currency" with the permission of the United States Department of the Treasury, giving Chaffee the distinction of being a city with its own currency.
Chaffe has one of 3 above ground pools in the world.
References [link]
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. https://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. https://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
External links [link]
- Historic maps of Chaffee in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
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Missouri
Missouri (see pronunciations) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states. The state comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
As defined by the 2010 US census, the four largest urban areas in order of population are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The mean center of the United States population at the 2010 census was in the town of Plato in Texas County. The state's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of this territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.
Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains and the southern portion lies in the Ozark Mountains (a dissected plateau), with the Missouri River dividing the regions. The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of the United States, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel. The starting points for the Pony Express, Santa Fe Trail, and Oregon Trail were all located in Missouri as well.
Missouri (band)
Missouri is a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, known primarily for the song "Movin' On".
History
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ron West was part of a well-remembered Kansas City band, The Chesmann, with his two brothers Gary and Steve. Heavily inspired by British invasion groups, the band played both live covers and recorded original studio material. Gary West was also a member of the band Shooting Star, which scored several modest AOR hits in the late 1970 and early 1980s.
Led by Ron West, the band's self-titled first album was released in 1977 on a label called Panama Records. Even though Panama was an independent label, the band garnered substantial airplay on American FM AOR radio stations, specifically with the track "Movin On". Missouri's first gig was opening for Firefall in Emporia, Kansas. Missouri toured nationally with many major label acts such as Ted Nugent, Golden Earring, among many others.
A second album, "Welcome Two Missouri", was released on the larger and international Polydor label in 1979, including a re-recorded version of "Movin On" minus the original intro. By this time two of the original line up had dropped out. No further recordings except a repackaging of recordings from the previous albums called the best of Missouri. Missouri songs are available on iTunes.
Missouri wine
Missouri Wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Missouri. German immigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century, founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later Italian immigrants also entered wine production. In the mid-1880s, more wine was produced by volume in Missouri than in any other state. Before Prohibition, Missouri was the second-largest wine-producing state in the nation. Missouri had the first area recognized as a federally designated American Viticultural Area with the Augusta AVA acknowledged on June 20, 1980. There are now four AVAs in Missouri. In 2009 there were 92 wineries operating in the state of Missouri.
History
Some Native American tribes cultivated local varieties of grapes. These species were developed further by later German Americans and Italian Americans.
German immigrants to the Missouri River valley established vineyards and wineries on both sides of the river. Hermann, Missouri, settled by Germans in 1837, had ideal conditions to grow grapes for wine. By 1848 winemakers there produced 10,000 US gallons (37,900 l) per year, expanding to 100,000 US gallons (378,500 l) per year by 1856. Overall, the state produced 2,000,000 US gallons (7,570,800 l) per year by the 1880s, the most of any state in the nation.Stone Hill Winery in Hermann became the second largest in the nation (and the third largest in the world), shipping a million barrels of wine by the turn of the 20th century. Its wines won awards at world fairs in Vienna in 1873 and Philadelphia in 1876.
Radio Stations - Missouri
Podcasts:
Missouri
ALBUMS
- In Voodoorama released: 2005
- Run With the People and Hunt With the Hare released: 2005
- To the Darkened Corners Here We Go released: 2002
- The Best of Missouri released:
In Voodoorama
Released 2005- Sooner or Later They'll Get Any of Us
- If They Ever Steal Your Amazing Grace
- Laughing Over My Grave
- You and Voodoo
- This Is for When You Come Too Early and Leave Too Late
- And Now You Come in My Life
- In Times Like These They Make Men Like Me
- Let's Get Married
- Doctor Doctor
- Some Kinda Love
- Lord I'm Ready
