Kennett, Missouri
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| Kennett, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 36°14′17″N 90°3′6″W / 36.23806°N 90.05167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dunklin |
| Area | |
| - Total | 8.7 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| - Land | 8.7 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 11,260 |
| - Density | 1,691.4/sq mi (653.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63857 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-38306[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0731596[2] |
Kennett is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, but a 2008 estimate indicates a 4.9% decrease in population to 10,707. Kennett is the county seat of Dunklin County[3]. The city is located in the southeast corner (or "Bootheel") of Missouri, 4 miles east of Arkansas and 20 miles from the Mississippi River.
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[edit] History
White settlers built log cabins in the area in the first half of the 19th century, naming their settlement Chilletecaux in honor of a Delaware Indian chief who lived there. Renamed Butler in the late 1840s, the city encountered mail delivery problems (among which was the existence of both another Missouri town and a Missouri county named Butler) and was finally named Kennett in 1851, in honor of the mayor of St. Louis, Luther M. Kennett. The town began to take on its present form in the 1890s with the coming of a railroad to the area and the start of a massive state-funded drainage program in the St. Francis River basin[4].
[edit] Kennett High School Athletics
Class 3-A
Two-Time MSHSAA Track Champions
3-Time Class 3 District Baseball Champions
1-Time Class 3 District Volleyball Champions
[edit] Geography
Kennett is located at 36°14′17″N 90°3′6″W / 36.23806°N 90.05167°W (36.237974, -90.051727)[5]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.7 square miles (18.2 km²).The entire 18.2 km² (8.7) is land; none of the city is covered by water.
| Weather data for Kennett | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
54 (12) |
62 (17) |
73 (23) |
81 (27) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
91 (33) |
86 (30) |
76 (24) |
61 (16) |
51 (11) |
72 (22) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 31 (-1) |
33 (1) |
40 (4) |
50 (10) |
59 (15) |
67 (19) |
70 (21) |
69 (21) |
62 (17) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
34 (1) |
50 (10) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.3 (109.2) |
4.7 (119.4) |
3.8 (96.5) |
3.9 (99.1) |
5.6 (142.2) |
3.3 (83.8) |
3.3 (83.8) |
3.3 (83.8) |
2.5 (63.5) |
3 (76.2) |
4.3 (109.2) |
2.6 (66) |
45.5 (1,155.7) |
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[edit] Education
Kennett has six public schools. The pre-school is called Kennett Head Start. The elementary schools are West Kindergarten, South Elementary School and H. Byron Masterson Elementary School. The other schools are Kennett Middle School and Kennett High School[7]. There is also a private school, Kennett Christian Academy. In 1979, under the leadership of Pastor J.D.Langford of the First United Pentecostal Church,the Kennett Christian Academy opened its doors with a student body of sixty. Since then it has been providing christian education for the area.
Kennett is home to Southeast Missouri State University at Kennett, a branch of the Cape Girardeau main campus.
[edit] Demographics
The Kennett Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Dunklin County.
At the 2007 census[1], there were 13,163 people, 4,540 households, and 3,069 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,691.4 per square mile (652.8/km²). There were 4,875 housing units at an average density of 732.3/sq mi (282.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.44% White, 13.27% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 4,540 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% are "non-families." Of all households, 28.9% are made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.
Of the city's population, 26.9% were under the age of 18, 8.7% were from 18 to 24, 25.3% were from 25 to 44, 22.9% were from 45 to 64, and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median household income was $26,088, and the median family income was $34,167. Males had a median income of $29,958 versus $18,770 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,397. Living below the poverty line were 26.1% of the population and 20.5% of families. Those living below the poverty line were 37.5% of those under the age of 18 and 24.0% of those 65 and older.
[edit] Notable natives and/or residents
- Sheryl Crow, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
- John M. Dalton, former Missouri governor
- Dan Landrum, hammered dulcimer player who tours with Yanni
- Fred Lasswell, cartoonist of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
- David Nail, country music recording artist
- Sally Stapleton, Pulitzer-winning photojournalist
- Trent Tomlinson, country singer
- Glennray Tutor, photorealist painter
- John Wilder, CEO and chairman of the board, TXU Corp.
- Doug Howard, VP, A&R, Lyric Street Records (Disney)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.kennettmo.com/history.htm
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ weatherbase.com
- ^ http://www.kennett.k12.mo.us/schools.php
[edit] External links
- Kennett, Missouri is at coordinates 36°14′17″N 90°03′06″W / 36.237974°N 90.051727°WCoordinates: 36°14′17″N 90°03′06″W / 36.237974°N 90.051727°W
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