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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lewis

FIPS code
  
29-23032

Area
  
161 ha

Zip code
  
63440

Local time
  
Friday 7:23 AM

State
  
Missouri

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0735607

Elevation
  
208 m

Population
  
454 (2013)

Area code
  
573

Ewing, Missouri

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind N at 19 km/h, 55% Humidity

Ewing is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ewing is part of the Lewis County C-1 School district. Students attend the nearby Highland Elementary and Highland Junior-Senior High School.

Contents

Map of Ewing, MO 63440, USA

History

A post office called Ewing has been in operation since 1894. The community has the name of William Ewing, a pioneer citizen.

Geography

Ewing is located at 40°0′25″N 91°42′57″W (40.006815, -91.715972).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), all of it land.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 456 people, 204 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 735.5 inhabitants per square mile (284.0/km2). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 345.2 per square mile (133.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 204 households of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 43 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 464 people, 197 households, and 130 families residing in the city. The population density was 737.1 people per square mile (284.4/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 349.5 per square mile (134.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.14% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races.

There were 197 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $23,906 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,115. About 8.6% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • James Earl Ray, boyhood home after moving here from Bowling Green, Missouri at the age of 7. He moved to his birth home of Alton, Illinois at the age of 16.
  • References

    Ewing, Missouri Wikipedia