Norborne, Missouri
| Norborne, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Norborne, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 39°18′8″N 93°40′34″W / 39.30222°N 93.67611°WCoordinates: 39°18′8″N 93°40′34″W / 39.30222°N 93.67611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 708 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 689 |
| • Density | 1,089.2/sq mi (420.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 64668 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-52760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0723412 |
Norborne is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 708 at the 2010 census.
Norborne was founded in 1868 by Norborne B. Coates, a civil engineer for the railroad. The town has numerous small businesses but is mostly an agricultural community. Norborne is the self-proclaimed Soybean Capital of the World and holds a Soybean Festival every year during the weekend of the second Saturday in August.
In June 2009, Norborne, Missouri was hit by straight-line winds in excess of 74 mph (miles per hour) which severely damaged buildings, homes and property.[1][2]
Norborne is located at 39°18′8″N 93°40′34″W / 39.30222°N 93.67611°W (39.302268, -93.676040).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 708 people, 306 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,089.2 inhabitants per square mile (420.5/km2). There were 367 housing units at an average density of 564.6 per square mile (218.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 2.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
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