Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Pleasant Hill, Missouri
City
Location of Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°47′26″N 94°15′58″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cass and Jackson
Area
• Total	8.20 sq mi (21.23 km2)
• Land	8.03 sq mi (20.79 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,113
• Estimate  (2019)	8,683
• Density	1,081.72/sq mi (417.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64080
Area code	816
FIPS code	29-58394
GNIS feature ID	0724514
Website	www.pleasanthill.com

Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass and Jackson counties, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,113 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Pleasant Hill is home for the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri office, which serves 37 counties in northern and western Missouri and seven counties in extreme east-central Kansas.

History

Pleasant Hill was platted in 1844, and moved to its current site in 1865 when the railroad was built through the area. The community was named from its "pleasant situation on an elevated prairie".

The Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

The Pleasant Hill Historical Society Museum, outside that district, but in a building which incorporates elements of other historic buildings, is a museum covering the town's history.

Geography

Pleasant Hill is located in northeastern Cass County at the intersection of Missouri routes 7 and 58 approximately ten miles north-northeast of Harrisonville. Lee's Summit is ten miles to the northwest in adjacent Jackson County. Big Creek flows past the west margin of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.18 square miles (21.19 km²), of which 8.01 square miles (20.75 km²) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	2,554		—
1880	2,372		−7.1%
1890	2,217		−6.5%
1900	2,002		−9.7%
1910	2,065		3.1%
1920	1,965		−4.8%
1930	2,330		18.6%
1940	2,118		−9.1%
1950	2,200		3.9%
1960	2,689		22.2%
1970	3,396		26.3%
1980	3,301		−2.8%
1990	3,827		15.9%
2000	5,582		45.9%
2010	8,113		45.3%
2020 (est.)	8,777		8.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 8,113 people, 2,959 households, and 2,196 families living in the city. The population density was 1,012.9 inhabitants per square mile (391.1/km²). There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of 395.6 per square mile (152.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 2,959 households, of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 5,582 people, 2,070 households and 1,509 families living in the city. The population density was 1,242.3 per square mile (480.0/km²). There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of 490.1 per square mile (189.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.21% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 2,070 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

Age distribution was 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median household income was $48,915, and the median family income was $52,799. Males had a median income of $40,394 versus $24,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,623. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pleasant Hill is the strongest contributor to the Pleasant Hill R-3 School District, which also includes students from the surrounding areas of Strasburg, East Lynne, and portions of unincorporated Cass County.

Primary School K-2

• Pleasant Hill

Elementary School (3-4)

• Pleasant Hill

Intermediate School (5-6);

• Pleasant Hill

Middle School (7-8)

• Pleasant Hill Middle School

High School

• Pleasant Hill High School

Pleasant Hill has a public library, a branch of the Cass County Public Library.

Internet culture

The popular message board website Something Awful was based there in the mid 2010s.

Notable person

• Allen "Bill" Kennedy, the highly skilled gambler depicted in the book, The Magician and the Cardsharp, by Karl Johnson (Henry Holt, 2005).

External links

• www.pleasanthill.com
• Historic maps of Pleasant Hill in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
• Johnson, Karl (25 July 2006). The Magician and the Cardsharp. ISBN 978-0-8050-8059-9.