Slater, Missouri

Slater, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Slater, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°13′18″N 93°3′45″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Saline
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Land	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,083
• Density	1,439.1/sq mi (555.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65349
Area code(s)	660
FIPS code	29-68204
GNIS feature ID	0726530
Website	www.cityofslater.com

Slater is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,083 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Slater is located at 39°13′18″N 93°3′45″W (39.221658, -93.062529). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all of it land.

Economy

Slater Largest companies include Central Missouri AGRIService( formerly the Cooperative Association Number 1 and MFA), BHA (Bag House Accessories)now known as GE Energy, and a new Co-op Farmers Grain Terminal.

Education

Slater's public high school mascot are the Wildcats.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 895 households, and 539 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,439.1 people per square mile (554.7/km²). There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 740.6 per square mile (285.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.04% White, 9.60% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 895 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,270, and the median income for a family was $36,281. Males had a median income of $25,969 versus $18,526 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,863. About 13.5% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Slater has a weekly newspaper called the Slater Main Street News. Formerly, the publication was called the Slater News-Rustler. The News-Rustler proved to be a unique name among community newspapers, though that was not intention. Formerly the town had two weeklies, The News and The Rustler, published on different days of the week. After the town's population peaked, then declined, in the first half of the 20th century, the two publications merged, creating the unusual name.

Notable natives and residents

• Steve McQueen - Iconic actor of the 1960s and 70s who resided with great uncle Claude Thomson on Thomson Lane for a short time during his childhood. He attended Orearville school.
• Joe Kleine - member of the gold medal 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team; 15-year NBA career.

External links

• Historic maps of Slater in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri