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DeKalb County

Population in July 2008: 397. Population change since 2000: -8.3%
 

Males: 189  (47.8%)
Females: 208  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 64494.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,497 (it was $24,875 in 2000)
Union Star:  $31,497
Missouri:  $45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,685
Union Star:  $16,685
Missouri:  $23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,802 (it was $43,100 in 2000)
Union Star:  $69,802
Missouri:  $138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $74,656; Detached houses: $70,522; Mobile homes: $74,167

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Races in Union Star:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Union Star: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.5%), English (15.5%), Irish (14.8%), United States (14.5%), French (4.6%), Dutch (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1935

Elevation: 1034 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1533 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Union Star

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Union Star town

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

9 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This town:  2.1%
Missouri:  2.7%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Union Star, Missouri in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Union Star to the number of sex offenders is 397 to 1.

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

Union Star:  0.9% ($373)
Missouri:  1.0% ($851)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (19.9 miles , pop. 73,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (62.6 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (383.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: King City, MO (2.5 miles ), Cosby, MO (3.0 miles) , Rea, MO (3.2 miles) , Amity, MO (3.4 miles) , Clarksdale, MO (3.4 miles ), Rosendale, MO (3.5 miles) , Savannah, MO (3.5 miles ), Maysville, MO (3.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 39.98 N, Longitude: 94.60 W

Area code: 816

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.2%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Union Star-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the Union Star town center killed 3 people and injured 6 people and caused $300,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1975, a category 4 tornado 38.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Union Star-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Union Star center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.8 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 53.2 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 61.1 miles away from Union Star center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Union Star:
  • HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
  • GENTRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALBANY, MO)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MARYVILLE, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Union Star, MO

Amtrak station near Union Star:
  • 18 miles: ST. JOSEPH (4225 FREDERICK AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union Star:
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 57 miles; LAMONI, IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 62 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
Public high school in Union Star:
  • Union Star High (Students: 71; Location: 6132 NW State Rte Z; Grades: 07-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Union Star:
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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  59.0%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.6%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Union Star, MO



Union Star compared to Missouri state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Union Star (2009 data):
  • First Security Bank: at Fourth And Cedar, branch established on 1890-04-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20.4 mil, Deposits: $18.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First American Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Missouri:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Union Star

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.41%
Here38.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAssemblies of GodCommunity Church of Christ
Adherents43.5%17.6%10.1%7.3%5.8%
Congregations25.0%27.8%8.3%2.8%8.3%
NameLutheran ChurchChurch of the NazareneCatholic ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther
Adherents4.6%2.9%2.4%2.3%3.5%
Congregations2.8%2.8%2.8%2.8%16.7%
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$60
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$804
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$256
Water Supply 1$1,947$23,3641$551
Totals for Government 1$1,947$23,3649$1,671



8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.33%
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 Buchanan County, MO  2.35% ($31,718 average AGI)
from Clinton County, MO  0.72% ($31,917)
from Andrew County, MO  0.63% ($32,095)


8.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.71%
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 Buchanan County, MO  2.73% ($29,956 average AGI)
to Clinton County, MO  0.84% ($51,286)
to Clay County, MO  0.48% ($50,313)


Strongest AM radio stations in Union Star:
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSFT (1550 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGNM (1270 AM; 1 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Union Star:
  • KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)
  • KSJQ (92.7 FM; SAVANNAH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKWK (100.1 FM; CAMERON, MO; Owner: KAAN, INC.)
  • KXCV (90.5 FM; MARYVILLE, MO; Owner: NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.)
  • K220FX (91.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Union Star:
  • KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KQTV (Channel 2; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $649,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,944
Total average daily truck traffic: 194
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,624

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • S Of Hwy 169 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
    Registrant: News Press & Gazette Co Dba , 102 N Woodbine Rd, Saint Joseph, MO 64506, Phone: (816) 279-1234, Email:
  • Ernest L Miller, 5.5 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81.1 m, Overall height: 84.7 m
    Registrant: Midwest Mobile Radio Service, 812 S. 10th Street, St. Joseph, MO 64501, Phone: (816) 279-2065, Email:
  • Richard J Byrne, Se Corner Of Cr 246 & 243, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 3 Mi N, Call Sign: WRB295
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.035 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/11/1999, Expiration Date: 05/18/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2004
    Registrant: Ebling Farms, Rr 1, Union Star, MO 64494
  • Savannah 5.5 Mi Se, Structure height: 81 m, Call Sign: KNIV980, Licensee ID: L00896575
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/19/2004, Expiration Date: 04/14/2014, Certifier: Robert A Esty
    Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • SAVANNAH, 5.5 Mi Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81.1 m, Call Sign: WHT361, Licensee ID: L00896575
    Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Robert A Esty
    Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KA0KCB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00256087
    Grant Date: 02/21/2008, Expiration Date: 05/04/2018, Certifier: Ronald L Bass Sr
    Registrant: Ronald L Bass Sr, 5776 Nw State Rte F, Union Star, MO 64494
  • Call Sign: N0VKE, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/02/1993, Expiration Date: 02/02/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/03/2005
    Registrant: Timothy D Wilkinson, Box 86, Union Star, MO 64494
  • Call Sign: WD0GBN, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/19/1991, Expiration Date: 02/19/2001, Cancelation Date: 02/20/2003
    Registrant: Ruth A Lancey, Rt 1 Box 524b, Union Star, MO 64494
  • Call Sign: KC0TJG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00938987
    Grant Date: 11/10/2004, Expiration Date: 11/10/2014, Certifier: Sheila J Boon
    Registrant: Sheila J Boon, 5776 Nw State Rte F, Union Star, MO 64494


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Union Star)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 6

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