Bethany, Missouri

Bethany, Missouri
City
Harrison County Courthouse in downtown Bethany
Location of Bethany, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,087
• Density	696.2/sq mi (268.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64424
Area code	660
FIPS code	29-05068Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0730057Template:GR

Bethany is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, Missouri, United States.Template:GR The population was 3,087 at the 2000 census.

Bethany Falls Limestone

Bethany Falls Limestone outcropping off the Main Street bridge on the west side of town.

A limestone outcropping on Big Creek on the west side of town gives its name to the Bethany Falls Limestone formation. The falls no longer exist and only a small amount is exposed. However the formation extends through Kansas City, Missouri and limestone is used extensively in buildings in that city and the formation is the basis for Subtropolis which claims to be the world's largest manmade commercial cave. The formation got its name in 1862 in a study by G.C. Broadhead who did many of the geological surveys for Missouri at the time.

Geography

Bethany is located at 40°16′0″N 94°2′2″W (40.266579, -94.034005)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²) of it is land and 0.22% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,087 people, 1,344 households, and 817 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.2 people per square mile (269.1/km²). There were 1,506 housing units at an average density of 339.7/sq mi (131.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.00% White, 0.10% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 1,344 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,050, and the median income for a family was $35,023. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $16,983 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,189. About 9.5% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Babe Adams, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitched in two World Series baseball games, was a Bethany resident.
• Frank Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran from World War I, was born in Bethany.

External links

• Bethany, Missouri website
• South Harrison School District
• Bethany Republican-Clipper Online
• Historic Sanborn Maps of Bethany from University of Missouri Digital Library