Higbee, Missouri

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Population in July 2007: 655. Population change since 2000: +5.3%

Males: 318	(48.6%)
Females: 337	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 65257.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,950 (it was $26,813 in 2000)

Higbee:	$33,950
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $37,573 (it was $23,200 in 2000)

Higbee:	$37,573
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $48,221; Detached houses: $45,129; Mobile homes: $34,255

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Races in Higbee:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Black (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Higbee: 69.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.9%), Irish (16.1%), English (12.5%), German (9.6%), Dutch (3.0%), Italian (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 1528 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Higbee

High school or higher: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Higbee city

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 53.6%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 13.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Higbee, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Higbee to the number of sex offenders is 131 to 1.

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

Higbee:	1.1% ($247)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, MO (26.6 miles , pop. 84,531).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (110.6 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (308.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Renick, MO (2.4 miles ), Moberly, MO (3.0 miles ), Huntsville, MO (3.0 miles ), Clark, MO (3.0 miles ), Armstrong, MO (3.2 miles ), Harrisburg, MO (3.4 miles) , Clifton Hill, MO (3.5 miles) , Sturgeon, MO (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.31 N, Longitude: 92.51 W

Area code: 660

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-2.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Public administration (12%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Higbee (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (158.2 per 100,000)
2 burglaries (316.5 per 100,000)
1 larceny count (158.2 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (158.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 72.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Higbee (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
9 assaults (1419.6 per 100,000)
4 burglaries (630.9 per 100,000)
10 thefts (1577.3 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (157.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 403.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Average climate in Higbee, Missouri

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Higbee-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 58% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/12/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Higbee city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1975, a category 4 tornado 27.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Higbee:

MOBERLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MOBERLY, MO)
RUSK REHABILITATION CENTER LLC (about 28 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BOONVILLE, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Higbee, MO

Airports located in Higbee:

Hess-Mckeown Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Higbee:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 36 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 5,892)
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 107 miles; ROLLA, MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)

Public high school in Higbee:

Higbee High (Students: 119; Location: 101 Evans St; Grades: 07-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Higbee:

Higbee Elem. (Students: 122; Location: 101 Evans St; Grades: K-06)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.4%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.8%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.3%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This city:	7.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Higbee, MO

Higbee compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Higbee mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Randolph County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Higbee

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	41.5%	11.7%	11.4%	9.2%	8.2%
Congregations	23.6%	1.8%	14.5%	14.5%	7.3%

Name	Old Order Amish	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.6%	2.4%	2.4%	7.6%
Congregations	10.9%	1.8%	3.6%	1.8%	20.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$3,600	$43,200	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$1,652
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$720
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$2,100
Totals for Government	1	$3,600	$43,200	5	$4,472

Higbee government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $37,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Construction - General: $300,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $71,000
Water Utilities: $70,000

General - Other: $53,000

Financial Administration: $41,000

Solid Waste Management: $31,000

Police Protection: $25,000

Sewerage: $22,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $314,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $71,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $245,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $226,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $60,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $37,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $96,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $38,000
Public Utilities: $24,000

Total General Sales: $18,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,469 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
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 Boone County, MO	1.29% ($27,064 average AGI)
from Macon County, MO	0.47% ($22,275)
from Monroe County, MO	0.33% ($27,286)

7.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.33%
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 Boone County, MO	1.99% ($29,893 average AGI)
to Macon County, MO	0.59% ($26,700)
to Monroe County, MO	0.33% ($23,179)

Strongest AM radio stations in Higbee:

KWIX (1230 AM; 1 kW; MOBERLY, MO; Owner: KWIX, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWOS (950 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KLIK (1240 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Higbee:

KRES (104.7 FM; MOBERLY, MO; Owner: KWIX, INC)
KZZT (105.5 FM; MOBERLY, MO; Owner: FM-105, INC.)
KWWR (95.7 FM; MEXICO, MO; Owner: KXEO RADIO, INC.)
KBKC (90.1 FM; MOBERLY, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KPLA (101.5 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: COLUMBIA FM, INC.)
KBXR (102.3 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: FT. SMITH FM, INC.)
KMFC (92.1 FM; CENTRALIA, MO; Owner: THE CLAIR GROUP)
KCMQ (96.7 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KIRK (99.9 FM; MACON, MO; Owner: KIRK, L.L.C.)
KTXY (106.9 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KOQL (106.1 FM; ASHLAND, MO; Owner: MID-MISSOURI BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSSZ (93.9 FM; FAYETTE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KMMO-FM (102.9 FM; MARSHALL, MO; Owner: MISSOURI VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPOW-FM (97.7 FM; LA MONTE, MO; Owner: SEDALIA INVESTMENT GROUP LLC)
KBIA (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KWRT-FM (93.1 FM; BOONVILLE, MO; Owner: BIG COUNTRY OF MISSOURI, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Higbee:

KMOS-TV (Channel 6; SEDALIA, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
K32FH (Channel 32; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KMIZ (Channel 17; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF COLUMBIA, LLC)
KOMU-TV (Channel 8; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
K43EU (Channel 43; ST LOUIS, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
K56AU (Channel 56; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Higbee fatal accident list:
Jul 28, 1979 07:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 50
Total average daily truck traffic: 5
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 55

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

City Hall Division St, Call Sign: KNEN252, Licensee ID: L00050551
Assigned Frequencies : 155.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/03/1997, Expiration Date: 12/30/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/06/2003
Registrant: City Of Higbee, Higbee, MO 65257
Lat: 39.305889 Lon: -92.511833, Call Sign: WQID981
Assigned Frequencies : 160.170 MHz
Grant Date: 01/15/2008, Expiration Date: 01/15/2018, Certifier: Ted L Rathburn
Registrant: Wirelessusa, Inc., 1808-B Burlington Street, Columbia, MO 65202, Phone: (573) 814-2195, Fax: (573) 814-2233, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KB0PJL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/25/1994, Expiration Date: 10/25/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/26/2006
Registrant: Dixie D Baker, R 1 Box 135, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: N0SYI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/09/1992, Expiration Date: 06/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2004
Registrant: Alan L West, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: N0SYM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00525603
Grant Date: 06/04/2002, Expiration Date: 06/09/2012
Registrant: Eugene Baker Jr, Rt #1 Box 135, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: WA9EIM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/09/1997, Expiration Date: 06/09/2007
Registrant: Hollis R Nichols Jr, R 1 N Box 25b, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: KD0GOW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01468363
Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 02/20/2019, Certifier: Ricky D Roberts
Registrant: Ricky D Roberts, 211 Monroe St, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: KD0GOX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01468364
Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 02/20/2019, Certifier: Ryan W Roberts
Registrant: Ryan W Roberts, 211 Monroe St, Higbee, MO 65257
Call Sign: KD0GOY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01468365
Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 02/20/2019, Certifier: Joseph E Roberts
Registrant: Joseph E Roberts, 211 Monroe St, Higbee, MO 65257

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3224H , Serial Number: 3849, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 03/30/1956
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 4100 State Route A, Higbee, MO 65257
Aircraft: BEECH A23-24 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5999S , Serial Number: MA-65, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/17/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Musketeer Aviation LLC, 4100 Highway A, Higbee, MO 65257

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11

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