Granger, Missouri
| Granger, Missouri | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Granger, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 40°28′3″N 91°58′28″W / 40.46750°N 91.97444°WCoordinates: 40°28′3″N 91°58′28″W / 40.46750°N 91.97444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Scotland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| • Land | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 34 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 35 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (83/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63442 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-28360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0718692 |
Granger is a village in Scotland County, Missouri, United States. The population was 34 at the 2010 census.
The town was laid out and surveyed by Henry Hill in September, 1874. Its name pays homage to the Grange Movement, popular in rural America at that time. Granger was incorporated by petition to the Scotland county court on July 3, 1912. Adjacent to the Burlington Northern Railroad, Granger's business district at the time of incorporation included three general stores, two hotels, a bank, drug store, hardware store, grocer, meat market barber shop, livery, and blacksmith. Although no official census was taken of the community in 1910, contemporary estimates place the population at between 150 and 200 residents.
Granger is located at 40°28′3″N 91°58′28″W / 40.46750°N 91.97444°W (40.467556, -91.974468). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 34 people, 16 households, and 9 families residing in the village. The population density was 212.5 inhabitants per square mile (82.0/km2). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 162.5 per square mile (62.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 16 households of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 3.00.
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