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Deepwater, Missouri

Deepwater is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 507 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Deepwater is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land.

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 507 people, 212 households, and 143 families residing in the city. The population density was 593.9 people per square mile (230.3/km²). There were 248 housing units at an average density of 290.5/sq mi (112.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.63% White, 1.58% African American and 0.79% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 212 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,722, and the median income for a family was $29,423. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $13,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,721. About 17.1% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.