Bowling Green, Missouri

Bowling Green, Missouri
City
Location of Bowling Green, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Pike
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
• Land	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,260
• Density	1,677.0/sq mi (647.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63334
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-07660Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0714585Template:GR

Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike CountyTemplate:GR.

Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Bowling Green. <<http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx>>

Geography

Bowling Green is located at 39°20′30″N 91°12′0″W (39.341597, -91.200076)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.

Bowling Green lies at the junction of Us highways 54 and 61. US 54 links Bowling Green with Illinois to the east and Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks to the south and west, while US 61 connects the city with [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal] to the north and the St. Louis area to the south.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,260 people, 1,290 households, and 798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,677.0 people per square mile (648.8/km²). There were 1,420 housing units at an average density of 730.5 per square mile (282.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.64% White, 7.67% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,290 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,287, and the median income for a family was $36,619. Males had a median income of $28,871 versus $18,873 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,670. About 10.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over. Bowling Green holds the North East Correctional Center which holds 2,000 male inmates which count as town population.(Which is not reflected in the 2000 census)

Notable residents

• James Earl Ray, moved with his family to the community from Alton, Illinois at age 2. At age 7 he moved with his family to Ewing, Missouri.
• Champ Clark, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Glenn Jacobs, professional wrestler for the WWE, Kane

External links

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