Montgomery City, Missouri

Montgomery City, Missouri
City
Nickname:  MOCO
Motto:  Watch for the one cop on the corner.
Location of Montgomery City, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Montgomery
Area
• Total	2.8 sq mi (7.4 km2)
• Land	2.8 sq mi (7.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,442
• Density	858.6/sq mi (331.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63361
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-49574Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0729556Template:GR

Montgomery City is a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,442 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Montgomery City is located at 38°58′37″N 91°30′18″W (38.976812, -91.505026)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,442 people, 1,032 households, and 666 families residing in the city. The population density was 858.6 people per square mile (332.0/km²). There were 1,162 housing units at an average density of 408.5/sq mi (158.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.19% White, 3.81% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 1,032 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,446, and the median income for a family was $38,063. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $17,857 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,735. About 10.9% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Local Information

The high school mascot is the Wildcats, and the high school sports ranges from poor to almost winning state. The "emblem" is a representation of the fountain at the town's only stop light(yeah we are just that cool). Other things of significance is the tree across the street from Subway looks like the Pillsbury Dough Boy when lit up at night. The town is pretty much run by several huge families that are all related and have been living in MOCO since it was founded. MOCO is also known amongst other local schools for having a strong Academic Bowl team but it is not widely recognized by the school as the main focus is "County Football". One of the greatest moments ever lived by the Montgomery County soccer team, was during the second year of the teams existence they managed to score a goal on the famed Rockbridge soccer team. Even though they went on to lose 11-1 it was the thought of Rockbridge having to run many miles for having such a new team score on them, that day will live forever in history. The high school band was led by a Mr. Wells who was one of the greatest teachers ever, and he led the band to receive many prestigious awards and become one of the top ranked bands within the local area. A legend among the band is that there is a troublesome gnome that dwells below the band room floor, name Bartholomew. He likes to steal reeds, valve oil and Percussion music, the only way to keep this from happing is to leave an offering of trash and half eaten biscuits in the band room vents. The only restaurants that have managed to stay open have been Dairy Queen and Subway, but a recent addition of Dominoes pizza could lead to a triad of stable restaurants. Local lore also has us believe that Wal-mart was once interested in opening a store close to MOCO, but the land owner turned down the offer of several million dollars because he enjoyed the land to much. Montgomery also likes to brag about it's county fair, in the past they have had popular bands such as Def Leppard, but in recent years it has declined to unknown country singers and very poor carnival rides. MOCO has a very good FFA program which wins many awards every year at regional and national conventions. There is a very strong country pride that runs through Montgomery which leads to a celebration of Agricultural Learning and Advancement known as FFA a week, where students of the local high school participate in many fun filled and wacky adventures dealing with Agriculture.