Blue Springs, Missouri

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Blue Springs, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Blue Springs, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°1′4″N 94°16′28″W / 39.01778°N 94.27444°W / 39.01778; -94.27444Coordinates: 39°1′4″N 94°16′28″W / 39.01778°N 94.27444°W / 39.01778; -94.27444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Jackson
Government
 • Mayor Carson Ross (R)
Area
 • Total 22.27 sq mi (47.2 km2)
 • Land 22.27 sq mi (47.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 974 ft (297 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 52,575
 • Density 3,066.8/sq mi (1,185/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 64013-64015
Area code(s) 816
FIPS code 29-06652[1]
GNIS feature ID 0714434[2]
Website www.bluespringsgov.com

Blue Springs is a city in in the U.S. State of Missouri and it resides in the County of Jackson. Blue Springs is twenty miles east of downtown Kansas City, MO. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 52,575, making it the 10th largest city in the state of Missouri and the 7th largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2010, CNN/Money Magazine ranked Blue Springs 49th on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.27 square miles (57.7 km2), of which, 22.27 square miles (57.7 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1890 506
1900 468 −7.5%
1910 561 19.9%
1920 551 −1.8%
1930 706 28.1%
1940 788 11.6%
1950 1,068 35.5%
1960 2,555 139.2%
1970 6,779 165.3%
1980 25,936 282.6%
1990 40,153 54.8%
2000 48,080 19.7%
2010 52,575 9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 48,080 people, 17,286 households, and 13,362 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,642.7 people per square mile (1,020.5/km²). There were 17,733 housing units at an average density of 974.7 per square mile (376.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.18% White, 2.93% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76% of the population.

There were 17,286 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.16. In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $55,402, and the median income for a family was $61,008. Males had a median income of $41,373 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,444. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable residents

[edit] References

   2. Best Places to Live in 2010], Money Magazine http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2010/top100/index2.html

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