Gideon, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 960. Population change since 2000: -13.7%

Males: 442	(46.1%)
Females: 518	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 63848.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,120 (it was $22,208 in 2000)

Gideon:	$28,120
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,323

Gideon:	$17,323
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,177 (it was $31,600 in 2000)

Gideon:	$51,177
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $54,964; Detached houses: $56,235; Townhouses or other attached units: $18,728; Mobile homes: $18,462

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Races in Gideon:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Gideon: 71.0 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.3%), Irish (10.5%), English (9.9%), German (5.2%), French (2.3%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 269 feet

Land area: 1.80 square miles.

Population density: 534 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gideon

High school or higher: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gideon city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 13.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gideon, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gideon to the number of sex offenders is 960 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Gideon:	0.8% ($243)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (61.3 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (92.6 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (391.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clarkton, MO (1.7 miles ), Tallapoosa, MO (2.6 miles ), Holcomb, MO (2.6 miles ), Malden, MO (2.9 miles ), Risco, MO (2.9 miles ), North Wardell, MO (3.0 miles) , Campbell, MO (3.0 miles ), Wardell, MO (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,000
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $101,700
2000: 1 building, cost: $108,200
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $116,300
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 1 building, cost: $149,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 36.45 N, Longitude: 89.92 W

Area code: 573

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Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-3.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Construction (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Health care (19%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Gideon by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	1	0	0	5	1
per 100,000	88.7	93.5	0.0	0.0	487.3	101.2
Thefts	1	0	0	0	5	3
per 100,000	88.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	487.3	303.6
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	9.8	6.5	0.0	0.0	53.6	19.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.08
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Gideon, Missouri

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Gideon-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.3 miles away from the Gideon city center caused $1 million in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 tornado 28.5 miles away from the city center killed 17 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Gideon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 9.2 miles away from Gideon center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.2 miles away from Gideon center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 66.3 miles away from Gideon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gideon:

PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HAYTI, MO)
TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; KENNETT, MO)
PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PIGGOTT, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Gideon, MO

Airports located in Gideon:

Gideon Memorial Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 10, Itinerant Ops: 50, Local Ops: 200)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gideon:

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 67 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)

Public high school in Gideon:

Gideon High (Students: 163; Location: 400 Main; Grades: 07-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Gideon:

Gideon Elem. (Students: 184; Location: 400 Main; Grades: K-06)

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

GIDEON (Population served: 1110, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-03-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-24-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-03-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.2%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	25.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gideon, MO

63 people in nursing homes

Gideon compared to Missouri state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Gideon (2009 data):

First Commercial Bank: at First And Main Streets, branch established on 1920-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $224.5 mil, Deposits: $150.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Gideon Bancshares Company

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Gideon mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in New Madrid County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Gideon

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Assemblies of God
Adherents	62.9%	8.8%	7.4%	5.8%	4.4%
Congregations	28.0%	4.0%	16.0%	4.0%	10.0%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	American Baptist Association	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.0%	2.1%	1.3%	1.2%	2.1%
Congregations	14.0%	6.0%	4.0%	2.0%	12.0%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$50
Other Government Administration	2	$3,269	$19,614	5	$190
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,583	$21,498	3	$650
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,053	$24,318	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$3,455	$20,730	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$49
Totals for Government	8	$14,360	$21,540	10	$939

Gideon government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $46,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $83,000
General - Other: $77,000

Police Protection: $50,000

Water Utilities: $50,000

Sewerage: $49,000

Air Transportation: $47,000

Central Staff Services: $42,000

Solid Waste Management: $33,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $195,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $175,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $101,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $45,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $53,000
Total General Sales: $35,000

Property: $31,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $99,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.77%
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 Scott County, MO	1.19% ($21,000 average AGI)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.59% ($24,667)
from Pemiscot County, MO	0.42% ($26,000)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
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 Scott County, MO	1.44% ($26,551 average AGI)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.77% ($29,250)
to Dunklin County, MO	0.66% ($23,098)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gideon:

KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
KMAL (1470 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MALDEN, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
KMIS (1050 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PORTAGEVILLE, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
KBOA (1540 AM; 1 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gideon:

KFEB (107.5 FM; CAMPBELL, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
KLSC (92.9 FM; MALDEN, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTMO (106.5 FM; NEW MADRID, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
KXOQ (104.3 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: P.M. BROADCASTING, INC)
KBOA-FM (105.5 FM; PIGGOTT, AR; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
KKLR-FM (94.5 FM; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KCRV-FM (105.1 FM; CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
KDEX-FM (102.3 FM; DEXTER, MO; Owner: DEXTER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K201DK (88.1 FM; PIGGOTT, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Gideon:

K62DA (Channel 62; MALDEN, MO; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

Gideon fatal accident list:
Apr 18, 2005 04:03 AM, Sr-162, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 29, 1987 05:45 AM, Lumbeck Av, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 956
Total average daily truck traffic: 95
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,481

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

LYMAN E HUCKEBY, 350 Ft West Of The Int Of Hwy 153 And 5th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m
Registrant: Malden R-I School District, 407 County Road J, Malden, MO 63863, Phone: (573) 276-5794, Email:
Thomas F Riley, 0.07 Miles West Of Harty Ave., 0.41 Miles South Of Sr 162, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32 m, , Licensee ID: L01238615
Registrant: Crossroads Wireless, Inc., 5 N. Mccormick Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, Phone: (405) 694-2100, Email:
Lynn DeLisle, Near Intersection Of State Hwy's B And Pp In New Madrid County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, , Licensee ID: L01457104
Registrant: Gm Lawrence & Company, Sikeston, MO 63801, Phone: (573) 283-5335, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Cr 277 1 Mi S Of Hwy 162, Call Sign: KNEZ698, Licensee ID: L00656654
Assigned Frequencies : 153.350 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2003, Expiration Date: 03/16/2013
Registrant: Stanley A Mc Ginley, Rt 2 Box 145, Gideon, MO 63848, Phone: (314) 448-3345

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

400 Main St Gideon Hs, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPNE340
Assigned Frequencies : 23125.0 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/1997, Expiration Date: 05/06/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/24/2002
Registrant: Phone: (573) 276-5794
GIDEON H.S., 350 Ft West Of The Int Of Hwy 153 And 5th St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m, Call Sign: WPXB984
Assigned Frequencies : 23125.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2003, Expiration Date: 03/03/2013, Certifier: Andy Crist
Registrant: Malden Rural-1 School District, Rt #1 Box 610, Campbell, MO 63933, Phone: (573) 934-4172, Fax: (573) 276-5796, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: AA0HX, Previous Call Sign: KF0VO
Grant Date: 03/03/1992, Expiration Date: 03/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2004
Registrant: Wayne A Walker, Rt 1 Box 207, Gideon, MO 63848
Call Sign: KC0BNY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00171192
Grant Date: 04/18/2007, Expiration Date: 07/01/2017, Certifier: Phyllis C Piatt
Registrant: Phyllis C Piatt, Gideon, MO 63848
Call Sign: N0JHW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00244491
Grant Date: 12/13/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013
Registrant: William E Piatt Jr, 305 N Anderson, Gideon, MO 63848
Call Sign: N0LPB, Previous Call Sign: KB0CSQ, Licensee ID: L00184805
Grant Date: 12/17/1999, Expiration Date: 02/27/2010
Registrant: Michael S Piatt, 367 N Anderson, Gideon, MO 63848
Call Sign: N0YMM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/14/1993, Expiration Date: 09/14/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/15/2005
Registrant: Ann M Walker, Rt 1 Box 207, Gideon, MO 63848
Call Sign: N0ZQC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00747114
Grant Date: 09/25/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
Registrant: Orland W Hatley Jr, 300 Whiterow Ave, Gideon, MO 63848

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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