Humansville, Missouri
| Humansville, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Humansville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°47′44″N 93°34′42″W / 37.79556°N 93.57833°WCoordinates: 37°47′44″N 93°34′42″W / 37.79556°N 93.57833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,048 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,041 |
| • Density | 888.1/sq mi (342.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65674 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-33706 |
| GNIS feature ID | 719986 |
Humansville is a city in Polk County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,048. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Evan Debarbeque is the current mayor.
Humansville was named for James Human, who settled in the area in 1834. A post office called Humansville has been in operation since 1839.
During the U.S. Civil War, a skirmish was fought on the town's outskirts on March 26, 1862, in which about 300 to 400 Missouri Confederates under Col. James M. Frazier of Cedar County clashed with two companies of the pro-Union Missouri State Militia. Casualties were few, but Col. Frazier was himself mortally wounded, which caused the Confederates to retreat.
Humansville sits on Brush Creek and the line of the old Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway. It is 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Bolivar, the seat of Polk County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2), of which, 1.18 square miles (3.06 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,048 people, 366 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density was 888.1 inhabitants per square mile (342.9/km2). There were 461 housing units at an average density of 390.7 per square mile (150.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.
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