Lesterville, Missouri

Lesterville, Missouri is an unincorporated community in southeast Missouri. It is located in Reynolds County on Routes 21, 49, and 72 near the Black River. It is known as a popular tourist destination due to its beautiful river.

On December 14, 2005, approximately 1.5 billion gallons of water flowed from a breach of the Upper Taum Sauk Lake Reservoir, north of Lesterville. The reservoir is the source of the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant, a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant owned by AmerenUE. As a result of the breach, Lesterville was voluntarily evacuated.

The Lesterville R-IV School District, located on State Highway 21, is located in the area. With an average yearly enrollment of 260 students in grades K-12, it is one of the smallest public school districts in the state. Its school colors are red and black and its mascot is the bearcat. During the 2009-2010 season, the Lesterville Lady Bearcats clinched the Class 1 MSHSAA Volleyball Championship with a 25-23, 25-15 win over the Winona Lady Wildcats. Pulling several upsets along the way, the Lady Bearcats were ranked fourth in the state according to a poll released by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association. They were seeded second in the Class 1 District 4 Tournament and defeated top-seeded Bismarck for the district championship. Bismarck was ranked third in the same poll. Advancing to sectionals at Bell City, Lesterville defeated perennial powerhouse, and No. 2 in the same poll, Leopold 22-25, 25-20, 25-22 before topping Bell City 20-25, 25-22, 25-22 which guaranteed them a bid to the Final Four in Kansas City. During pool play, Lesterville split sets with Winona and defeated Osceola and Lutheran-Kansas City. A pool-play record of 5-1 gave them the opportunity to play Winona for the state championship and the Lady Bearcats succeeded. It was in many ways a season of upsets for the Lesterville Lady Bearcats, or "the little team that could," finishing with a record of 27-5-2.

Land area: 110.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi. Population: 689 (all rural)

Males: 341 (49.5%) Females: 348 (50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 689 (544 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)

% of renters here: 21% State: 30%

Races in Lesterville township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.7% Black: 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6% Two or more races: 1.5% Median age of males: 44.1 Median age of females: 44.8

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Average household size: 2.32

Lesterville township: 2.3 people Missouri: 2.5 people

Average family size: 2.74

Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,377 ($29,444 in 1999)

This township: $36,377 Missouri: $46,867

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $390 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $434)

Here: $390 State: $506

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,112 (it was $62,200 in 2000) Lesterville township: $100,112 Missouri: $141,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,315 - $142,125

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $106,447 Here: $106,447 State: $181,575

Mobile homes: $37,115 Here: $37,115 State: $37,932

Population density: 6 people per square mile

 (very low). 

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township: 11.3% Whole state: 11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township: 3.2% Whole state: 5.1%

63% of Lesterville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

  Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. 
  Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Missouri. 

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 547 Northeast: 18 Midwest: 48 South: 39 West: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 368 Mobile homes: 89 Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900

Housing units in Lesterville township with a mortgage: 47 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 77

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