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Revision as of 17:37, 21 March 2011
La Belle, Missouri | |
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 Location of La Belle, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 669 |
| • Density | 1,052.6/sq mi (406.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63447 |
| Area code | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-39512Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 0735681Template:GR |
La Belle is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Although this article lists La Belle as two words in the French tradition, residents write it as "LaBelle". The city of La Belle was incorporated in 1872, although it had been a village and stage coach stop much earlier.[1]
Geography
La Belle is located at 40°6′56″N 91°54′57″W / 40.11556°N 91.91583°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.115624, -91.915919)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.
La Belle is located on Missouri Route 6 which is colinear with State Street throughout much of the city.
Schools
The city of La Belle is currently part of the Lewis County C-1 School district. Students from La Belle attend Highland Elementary School and Highland Junior-Senior High School in Ewing, Missouri
Recreation
La Belle has a city park (Johnson Park) located at the intersection of Wood and Main street. A baseball field is located on the west end of town off highway 6. It hosts summer games for several leagues.
During hunting seasons many hunters come to La Belle and the surrounding area to hunt white-tail deer and turkey. The Missouri Department of Conservation operates a 112-acre (0.45 km2) lake south of La Belle. This lake served as a drinking water reservoir for the city of La Belle from 1980 through 2003[2].
There has been a branch public library in LaBelle since 1935. It became part of the Northeast Missouri Library Service in 1964.[3]
Churches
LaBelle has been the home of many churches throughout the years,[4] but currently has four active houses of worship. These are the Assembly of God, the First Baptist Church, the First Christian (Disciples of Christ) and the Mt. Olive Baptist church.
Businesses
La Belle is the home of many businesses that serve the local community with an emphasis on services for agriculture. Prominent businesses include Town and Country Bank Midwest (formerly Bank of La Belle), Davis Hardware, Casey's General Stores, MFA Incorporated, Archer Daniels Midland, the Coder Funeral Chapel, La Belle foods, Haldeman's Seed Company, Lumley Feed, MFA Oil, and Kruger-Rife-Kincaid Florist.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 669 people, 282 households, and 159 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,052.6 people per square mile (403.6/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 531.8/sq mi (203.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.08% White, 5.83% African American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 282 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,477, and the median income for a family was $24,000. Males had a median income of $26,917 versus $16,136 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,424. About 21.2% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.5% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ "LaBelle's Historical Collection", Mary Jane Pinson Ott. 1992. Henington Publishing Company. pg 1-2.
- ^ [Missouri Department of Conservation http://www.mdc.mo.gov/] website retrieved April 28, 2009
- ^ "LaBelle's Historical Collection", Mary Jane Pinson Ott. 1992. Henington Publishing Company. pg 135.
- ^ "LaBelle's Historical Collection", Mary Jane Pinson Ott. 1992. Henington Publishing Company. pg 172.
External Links
- Historic Sanborn Maps of La Belle from University of Missouri Digital Library
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