Brunswick (Missouri)

Chariton County

29-09046

Brunswick is a city in Chariton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The city had a total of 925 inhabitants at the last census in 2000. The city is known for the world's largest pecan.

Geography

The city is located in the southwestern region of the Chariton County and on the border of Carroll County. The city has an area of ​​3.2 square kilometers, of which 0.1 square miles of water surfaces.

Demographics

According to the census of 2000, there were 925 inhabitants in the town, 426 households, and 242 families living in the city. The population density was 300 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86 percent White, 13 percent African American and 1 percent of other ethnic backgrounds.

Of the 426 households out of which 20.4 percent of children under 18 who lived in the household. 44.6 percent were married couples living together. 9.4 percent were single mothers, 43.0 percent were non-families. 39.0 percent of all households were single-person households and 26.3 percent lived in people older than 65 years. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.74 persons.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.2 percent between 18 to 24, 22.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 27.9 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 80.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 27,969, and the median income for a family amounted to $ 34,107. Males had a median income of $ 27,639, women $ 18,182. The per capita income was $ 18,516. 17.7 percent of the population and 11.3 percent of families are below the poverty line.