Blairstown, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 141. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 70	(49.6%)
Females: 71	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	29.5 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip code: 64726

Estimated median household income in 2008: $27,237 (it was $21,250 in 2000)

Blairstown:	$27,237
Missouri:	$46,867

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $12,569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $28,166 (it was $17,500 in 2000)

Blairstown:	$28,166
Missouri:	$141,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $40,736; Detached houses: $44,102; Mobile homes: $11,250

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Races in Blairstown:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
Other race (2.1%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Black (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Blairstown: 67.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.0%), German (15.6%), English (5.0%), Irish (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1959

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 570 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blairstown

High school or higher: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 38.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blairstown city

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 18.3%

4 residents are foreign born (2.8% Oceania).

This city:	2.8%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blairstown:	1.4% ($241)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Blairstown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lee's Summit, MO (33.7 miles , pop. 70,700).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (48.1 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (401.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chilhowee, MO (2.4 miles ), Urich, MO (2.7 miles ), Creighton, MO (2.8 miles ), Hartwell, MO (2.9 miles) , La Tour, MO (3.1 miles) , Holden, MO (3.3 miles ), Garden City, MO (3.5 miles ), Gunn City, MO (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 38.56 N, Longitude: 93.96 W

Area code: 660

Blairstown household income distribution

Blairstown races chart

Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-23.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (29%)
Construction (26%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Metal and metal products (30%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (20%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (20%)
Accommodation and food services (20%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Electricians (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (30%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (20%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (20%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)

Average climate in Blairstown, Missouri

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Blairstown, Missouri average temperatures

Blairstown, Missouri average precipitation

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Blairstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.6 miles away from the Blairstown city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the city center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Blairstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.8 miles away from Blairstown center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from Blairstown center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from Blairstown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Blairstown:

GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; CLINTON, MO)
WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WARRENSBURG, MO)
CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO)

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Amtrak station near Blairstown:

19 miles: WARRENSBURG (100 S. HOLDEN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blairstown:

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 47 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 49 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 57 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blairstown and their reported violations in the past:

BLAIRSTOWN (Population served: 185, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JAN-21-1997), St BCA signed (AUG-25-1998)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JAN-21-1997), St Public Notif received (2 times from APR-14-1997 to NOV-10-1997), St BCA signed (AUG-25-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.6%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	21.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blairstown, MO

Blairstown compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%) Electricity (20%) Wood (12%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Blairstown

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.13%

Here		64.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	48.5%	13.2%	9.4%	9.2%	4.8%
Congregations	31.7%	15.9%	4.8%	7.9%	3.2%

Name	Lutheran Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Church of the Nazarene	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	2.3%	2.1%	1.8%	1.7%	7.1%
Congregations	1.6%	1.6%	3.2%	6.3%	23.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$250
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$43
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$293

7.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,859 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Johnson County, MO	0.80% ($34,292 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.79% ($37,828)
from Cass County, MO	0.68% ($40,709)

7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,933 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Johnson County, MO	0.96% ($29,675 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.73% ($34,593)
to Cass County, MO	0.68% ($28,436)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blairstown:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDKD (1280 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, MO; Owner: CLINTON RADIO COMPANY)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KOKO (1450 AM; 1 kW; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: D & H MEDIA, L.L.C.)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blairstown:

KLRQ (96.1 FM; CLINTON, MO; Owner: B & F BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDKD-FM (95.3 FM; CLINTON, MO; Owner: CLINTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KMJK (107.3 FM; LEXINGTON, MO; Owner: ALLUR-KANSAS CITY, INC.)
KXKX (105.7 FM; KNOB NOSTER, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KPRS (103.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KTBG (90.9 FM; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Blairstown:

KMOS-TV (Channel 6; SEDALIA, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $103,000
Total average daily traffic: 15
Total average daily truck traffic: 1
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 21

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

4 Mi W On Hwy N 1/2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 17.3 m, Overall height: 24 m, Call Sign: KIH779, Licensee ID: L00044859
Assigned Frequencies : 159.645 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 01/23/2012
Registrant: Ronald L Carneal, 1360 Nw 1531 Rd., Blairstown, MO 64726, Phone: (860) 499-2358

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KE0WN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00140007
Grant Date: 03/09/1998, Expiration Date: 03/02/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2000
Registrant: Michael J Chatfield, 1308 Nw 1200 Rd, Blairstown, MO 64726-9209
Call Sign: W0BBC, Previous Call Sign: KE0WN, Licensee ID: L00140007
Grant Date: 08/08/2000, Expiration Date: 08/08/2010, Certifier: Michael J Chatfield
Registrant: Michael J Chatfield, 1308 Nw 1200 Rd, Blairstown, MO 64726-9209

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4939L , Serial Number: 28-4309, Year manufactured: 1967
Registrant (Corporation): Norcross Larry, 685 N W 1200, Blairstown, MO 64726

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