Steele, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 2,093. Population change since 2000: -7.5%

Males: 960	(45.9%)
Females: 1,133	(54.1%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 63877.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,115 (it was $20,958 in 2000)

Steele:	$24,115
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,109

Steele:	$16,109
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,625 (it was $44,600 in 2000)

Steele:	$70,625
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,143; Detached houses: $78,688; Townhouses or other attached units: $36,498; Mobile homes: $13,864

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Races in Steele:

White Non-Hispanic (80.2%)
Black (17.4%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Steele: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.3%), Irish (6.9%), German (5.2%), English (5.1%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 258 feet

Land area: 1.88 square miles.

Population density: 1115 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Steele

High school or higher: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Steele city

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 13.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Steele, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Steele to the number of sex offenders is 233 to 1.

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

Steele:	0.7% ($305)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (51.6 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (67.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (414.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cooter, MO (1.7 miles ), Holland, MO (1.7 miles ), Rives, MO (3.2 miles) , Hayti Heights, MO (3.3 miles ), Hayti, MO (3.3 miles ), Gosnell, AR (3.4 miles ), Caruthersville, MO (3.4 miles ), Blytheville, AR (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $59,800
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,300
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $77,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $42,300
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $79,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,700
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,300
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $122,100
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $122,100
2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 36.09 N, Longitude: 89.83 W

Area code: 573

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Population change in the 1990s: -192 (-7.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (20%)
Construction (12%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Steele by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	45.4	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	0	1	1
per 100,000	89.4	45.1	0.0	45.8	46.8
Robberies	1	0	0	1	4
per 100,000	44.7	0.0	0.0	45.8	187.3
Assaults	0	2	2	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	90.3	90.8	91.5	93.6
Burglaries	20	20	20	16	15
per 100,000	894.5	902.5	907.9	732.3	702.2
Thefts	52	49	49	38	80
per 100,000	2325.6	2211.2	2224.2	1739.1	3745.3
Auto thefts	1	6	2	1	10
per 100,000	44.7	270.8	90.8	45.8	468.2
Arson	0	1	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	45.1	0.0	45.8	46.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	244.2	227.4	268.7	193.1	348.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.82
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Steele, Missouri

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Steele-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 186% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the Steele city center killed 17 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 tornado 11.2 miles away from the city center caused $30,000 in damages.

Steele-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 115% 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 33.1 miles away from Steele center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 41.7 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 6.5 miles away from the city 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 76.6 miles away from Steele center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 66.8 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 49.1 miles away from Steele center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Steele:

PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HAYTI, MO)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (about 13 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR)
TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; KENNETT, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Steele, MO

Airports located in Steele:

Steele Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 50, Itinerant Ops: 455, Local Ops: 2,230, Military Ops: 10)

Local government website: www.cityofsteele.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Steele:

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 62 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 62 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 62 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 63 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 63 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)

Public high school in Steele:

South Pemiscot High (Students: 324; Location: 611 Beasley Rd; Grades: 07-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Steele:

South Pemiscot Elem. (Students: 456; Location: 611 Beasley Rd; Grades: K-06)

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Library in Steele:

STEELE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,203; Location: 117 SOUTH WALNUT; 16,893 books; 237 audio materials; 562 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Holley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Deerfield Inn (144 USHighway 61).

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.7%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	31.3%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This city:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Steele, MO

54 people in nursing homes

Steele compared to Missouri state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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 Steele (2009 data):

Bank Star of the BootHeel: Bank Star Of The Bootheel at 101 West Main Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.6 mil, Deposits: $76.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Bancstar, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pemiscot County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Steele

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	70.0%	7.6%	4.8%	3.0%	2.8%
Congregations	34.5%	12.7%	16.4%	1.8%	1.8%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	2.0%	1.9%	3.6%
Congregations	5.5%	5.5%	7.3%	1.8%	12.7%

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	0	$0		1	$1,500
Other Government Administration	1	$5,136	$61,632	5	$3,000
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,750	$22,500	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$10,856	$43,424	5	$1,744
Firefighters	0	$0		19	$3,000
Streets and Highways	6	$18,426	$36,852	0	$0
Airports	0	$0		1	$1,131
Sewerage	2	$9,900	$59,400	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,600	$43,200	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$800
Totals for Government	15	$51,668	$41,334	32	$11,175

Steele government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $20,000
Charges - Sewerage: $135,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $32,000
General: $16,000

Water Utilities: $16,000

Police Protection: $10,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $233,000
Regular Highways: $181,000

Police Protection: $160,000

General - Other: $107,000

Sewerage: $89,000

Solid Waste Management: $89,000

Water Utilities: $89,000

Air Transportation: $30,000

Libraries: $16,000

Fire Protection: $16,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $189,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $567,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $166,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $173,000
Public Utilities: $119,000

Property: $81,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $400,000

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,984 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
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 Dunklin County, MO	0.83% ($22,271 average AGI)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.79% ($19,478)
from New Madrid County, MO	0.47% ($19,704)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
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 Dunklin County, MO	1.07% ($18,460 average AGI)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.85% ($28,380)
to Dyer County, TN	0.51% ($67,300)

Strongest AM radio stations in Steele:

KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KCRV (1370 AM; 1 kW; CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBOA (1540 AM; 1 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Steele:

WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
KHLS (96.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
KCRV-FM (105.1 FM; CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
WKNQ (90.7 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMS. FOUNDATION)
WASL (100.1 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO.)
W205BN (88.9 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
KBCM (88.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KTMO (106.5 FM; NEW MADRID, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
KQDD (107.3 FM; OSCEOLA, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KXOQ (104.3 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: P.M. BROADCASTING, INC)
KBOA-FM (105.5 FM; PIGGOTT, AR; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Steele:

WDYR-CA (Channel 33; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

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

Steele, Missouri:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 8
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

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 Steele fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $212,000
Total average daily traffic: 200
Total average daily truck traffic: 20
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 260

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7

J. Keith Davidson, N First St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Gary D Johns, 5 Miles W Of Steele, Mo On Hwy 164, Then N Of Hwy C For 2 Miles, Then W .5 Mile, Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00076773
Registrant: 294 County Highway 452, Steele, MO 63877, Phone: (573) 695-3228, Email:
DAVID S BATTLES, 5 Miles N Of Gosnell Ar On Nn Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m
Registrant: Battles Communications, Inc, 1101 W Business Hwy 60, Dexter, MO 63841, Phone: (573) 624-8212, Email:
Edward G Roach, Hwy H, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Max L Billington, 9620 Feet Southwest Of The Steele Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 56 m
Registrant: Clair M. Billington, Inc, 308 Oak Haven Dr., Keller, TX 76248, Phone: (817) 431-8415, Email:
Robert Leedham, Bnsf Ls1025 Mp224.4, Type: Mast, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 24.8 m
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Email:
310 Greenway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 49 m, Overall height: 55 m
Registrant: 21st Century Wireless Group Inc, 310 E Polk St, West Memphis, AR 72301, Phone: (870) 735-7715

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Steele, MO)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: K5GZM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2006
Registrant: William E Griffin, R 3 Box 336, Steele, MO 63877

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Steele)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 1

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