St. James, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 4,013. Population change since 2000: +8.3%

Males: 1,882	(46.9%)
Females: 2,131	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 65559.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,350 (it was $24,629 in 2000)

St. James:	$28,350
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,073

St. James:	$17,073
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,671 (it was $64,200 in 2000)

St. James:	$101,671
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,096; Detached houses: $119,452; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,391; In 2-unit structures: $165,928; Mobile homes: $12,250; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in St. James:

White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
Two or more races (4.7%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in St. James: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (14.7%), United States (13.4%), English (8.8%), Italian (4.1%), French (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1892

Elevation: 1088 feet

Land area: 2.79 square miles.

Population density: 1437 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in St. James

High school or higher: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. James city

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 53.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 12.6%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.6%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

St. James:	0.6% ($362)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, MO (76.3 miles , pop. 84,531).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (86.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (337.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rolla, MO (3.0 miles ), Cuba, MO (3.5 miles ), Steelville, MO (3.8 miles ), Doolittle, MO (3.9 miles ), Newburg, MO (4.1 miles ), Leasburg, MO (4.3 miles ), Belle, MO (4.5 miles ), Bland, MO (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $58,100
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $60,200
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,500
1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $66,500
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $95,900
2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,200
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,800
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,300
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2008: 1 building, cost: $90,000

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Latitude: 38.00 N, Longitude: 91.62 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 573

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St. James, Missouri business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +395 (+11.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in St. James by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.8	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	25.2	0.0	0.0	24.3
Robberies	1	2	1	0	0	3
per 100,000	26.6	51.2	25.2	0.0	0.0	73.0
Assaults	10	12	21	23	33	28
per 100,000	266.3	307.2	528.2	571.0	810.6	681.3
Burglaries	25	37	29	36	68	36
per 100,000	665.8	947.3	729.4	893.7	1670.4	875.9
Thefts	75	132	137	149	168	195
per 100,000	1997.3	3379.4	3445.7	3699.1	4126.8	4744.5
Auto thefts	4	3	4	9	21	3
per 100,000	106.5	76.8	100.6	223.4	515.8	73.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.6	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	196.3	284.4	330.2	392.3	485.4	434.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.50
US city average:	3.00

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

On 6/1/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the St. James city center caused $4 million in damages.

On 6/22/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 22 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

St. James-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from St. James center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/30/1992 at 00:01:30, a magnitude 3.6 (2.9 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from St. James center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from St. James center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. James:

PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 10 miles; ROLLA, MO)
SALEM MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SALEM, MO)
MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN (about 30 miles; SULLIVAN, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in St. James, MO

Airports located in St. James:

Green Airfield Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. James:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 13 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 60 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 5,892)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 77 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Newspaper St. James Leader-Journal Martha Prine Edwards General Manager and Editor-in-Chief 125 W. Springfield St. James, MO 65559 Phone: (573) 265-3321 Fax: (573) 265-3197 email: leaderjournal at charter.net

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Church in St. James: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in St. James: Hart Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.5%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	17.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This city:	8.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. James, MO

215 people in nursing homes

St. James compared to Missouri state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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 St. James (2009 data):

Town & Country Bank: St. James Branch at 325 North Jefferson, branch established on 1995-04-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $466.3 mil, Deposits: $400.2 mil, headquarters in Salem, MO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Town & Country Bancshares, Inc

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Phelps County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for St. James

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	38.2%	11.4%	10.8%	6.2%	6.1%
Congregations	26.5%	4.4%	8.8%	4.4%	7.4%

Name	Lutheran Church	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	3.7%	3.3%	2.6%	11.9%
Congregations	5.9%	10.3%	1.5%	2.9%	27.9%

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 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,008
Electric Power	5	$13,530	$32,472	1	$1,070
Other and Unallocable	6	$12,268	$24,536	0	$0
Gas Supply	2	$4,718	$28,308	1	$840
Sewerage	2	$4,958	$29,748	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	5	$8,150	$19,560	0	$0
Streets and Highways	10	$18,628	$22,354	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$2,248	$26,976	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	8	$14,852	$22,278	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$26
Financial Administration	1	$2,580	$30,960	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$3,344	$20,064	2	$364
Totals for Government	42	$85,276	$24,365	6	$3,308

St. James government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $400,000
Sewerage: $124,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $382,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,546,000
Gas Utilities: $953,000

Financial Administration: $405,000

Regular Highways: $305,000

Police Protection: $274,000

Sewerage: $89,000

Water Utilities: $75,000

Parks & Recreation: $60,000

General - Other: $46,000

Fire Protection: $41,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $382,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $825,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $675,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $150,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $173,000
Interest Earnings: $98,000
Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $403,000
General - Other: $99,000

Regular Highways: $23,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,305,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,334,000
Gas Utilities: $1,180,000

Water Utilities: $138,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
All Other: $11,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $842,000
Property: $116,000

Other Selective Sales: $46,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $897,000

9.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.15%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.92% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,113 average AGI)
Phelps County: 0.92%
Missouri average: 0.11%

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

from Pulaski County, MO	0.65% ($45,958 average AGI)
from Dent County, MO	0.60% ($26,034)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.52% ($31,316)

9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.12%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($375 average AGI)
Phelps County: 0.14%
Missouri average: 0.05%

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

to Pulaski County, MO	0.48% ($24,414 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.47% ($29,870)
to Greene County, MO	0.39% ($22,724)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. James:

KTTR (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KMOZ (1590 AM; 1 kW; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KDAA-KMOZ, LLC)
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.)
KJPW (1390 AM; 5 kW; WAYNESVILLE, MO; Owner: PULASKI COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KWOS (950 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KLIK (1240 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP)
KBNN (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KSMO (1340 AM; 1 kW; SALEM, MO; Owner: KSMO ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. James:

KTTR-FM (99.7 FM; ST. JAMES, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KDAA (97.5 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KDAA-KMOZ, LLC)
KZNN (105.3 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KMNR (89.7 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: CURATORS OF THE UNIV. OF MISSOURI)
KXMO-FM (95.3 FM; OWENSVILLE, MO; Owner: KDAA-KMOZ, LLC)
KUMR (88.5 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KNSX (93.3 FM; STEELVILLE, MO; Owner: TWENTY-ONE SOUND COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
K276DY (103.1 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: LAKE AREA EDCTNAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
KGNN-FM (90.3 FM; CUBA, MO; Owner: MO RIVER CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
KFLW (98.9 FM; ST. ROBERT, MO; Owner: OZARK MEDIA)
KKID (92.9 FM; SALEM, MO; Owner: ULTRA-SONIC BROADCAST STATIONS, INC.)
K207DG (89.3 FM; ROSATI, MO; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around St. James:

K07SD (Channel 7; ROLLA, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

St. James, Missouri:

Fatal accident count: 21
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 30
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 21
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 55
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4

Missouri average:

Fatal accident count: 99
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
Fatalities: 109
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 252
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of St. James fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total average daily traffic: 49,141
Total average daily truck traffic: 16,178

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Lisa M Minney, 8775 State Route Kk, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
WAYNE WATTS, North Outer Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.5 m, Overall height: 65.5 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75035, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
DAVID J KIPP, Old Springfield Road West Of Highway "f", Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, 17900 State Hwy 68, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 79.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 38.004361 Lon: -91.616111, Call Sign: WQKA785
Assigned Frequencies : 451.187 MHz, 451.287 MHz, 451.362 MHz, 451.412 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/2009, Expiration Date: 03/10/2019, Certifier: J T Sybert
Registrant: Wirelessusa, Inc., 148 Weldon Pkwy., Maryland Heights, MO 63043-3102, Phone: (314) 615-3166, Fax: (314) 615-3048, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

I44 & ROSATI, Old Springfield Road West Of Highway "f", Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQFB313
Assigned Frequencies : 6615.00 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/06/2006, Expiration Date: 06/06/2016, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: W5NFN, Previous Call Sign: W0OME, Licensee ID: L00370271
Grant Date: 07/13/2001, Expiration Date: 07/13/2011, Certifier: William I Neely
Registrant: William I Neely, Mo. Veterans Home--620 N. Jefferson St., St. James, MO 65559

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 71
Hazardous Condition: 51
Service Call: 5
Good Intent Call: 12

Incident types - St. James

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for St. James, MO

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