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Ravenwood, Missouri

Ravenwood, Missouri
City
Ravenwood in 2009
Ravenwood in 2009
Motto: Village in the Valley
Location of Ravenwood, Missouri
Location of Ravenwood, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°21′9″N 94°40′17″W / 40.35250°N 94.67139°W / 40.35250; -94.67139Coordinates: 40°21′9″N 94°40′17″W / 40.35250°N 94.67139°W / 40.35250; -94.67139
Country United States
State Missouri
County Nodaway
Area
 • Total 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Land 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 440
 • Estimate (2016) 404
 • Density 1,600/sq mi (630/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 64479
Area code(s) 660
FIPS code 29-60716
GNIS feature ID 0725124

Ravenwood is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 440 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town.

Ravenwood was laid out in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of the original owner of the land where the village now stands. A post office called Ravenwood has been in operation since 1888.

Ravenwood is located at 40°21′9″N 94°40′17″W / 40.35250°N 94.67139°W / 40.35250; -94.67139 (40.352577, -94.671469). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 440 people, 185 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,629.6 inhabitants per square mile (629.2/km2). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 770.4 per square mile (297.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.5% White, 0.2% African American, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 185 households of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.


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