Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass and Jackson counties, Missouri, United States.[6][7] The population was 8,113 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Pleasant Hill, Missouri
City
Location of Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°47′26″N 94°15′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCass and Jackson
Area
 • Total8.20 sq mi (21.23 km2)
 • Land8.03 sq mi (20.79 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 • Total8,113
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
8,683
 • Density1,081.72/sq mi (417.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64080
Area code(s)816
FIPS code29-58394[4]
GNIS feature ID0724514[5]
Websitewww.pleasanthill.com

Pleasant Hill is home for the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri office, which serves 37 counties in northern and western Missouri and seven counties in extreme east-central Kansas.

History

Pleasant Hill was platted in 1844, and moved to its current site in 1865 when the railroad was built through the area.[8] The community was named from its "pleasant situation on an elevated prairie".[9]

The Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[10]

Geography

Pleasant Hill is located at 38°47′26″N 94°15′58″W (38.790481, -94.266056).[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.18 square miles (21.19 km2), of which 8.01 square miles (20.75 km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) is water.[12]

Pleasant Hill is located at the convergence of Missouri highways 7 and 58 and is approximately 8.7 miles south of U.S. Route 50.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18702,554—
18802,372−7.1%
18902,217−6.5%
19002,002−9.7%
19102,0653.1%
19201,965−4.8%
19302,33018.6%
19402,118−9.1%
19502,2003.9%
19602,68922.2%
19703,39626.3%
19803,301−2.8%
19903,82715.9%
20005,58245.9%
20108,11345.3%
2019 (est.)8,683[3]7.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 8,113 people, 2,959 households, and 2,196 families living in the city. The population density was 1,012.9 inhabitants per square mile (391.1/km2). There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of 395.6 per square mile (152.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 2,959 households, of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 29.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

At the 2000 census,[4] there were 5,582 people, 2,070 households and 1,509 families living in the city. The population density was 1,242.3 per square mile (480.0/km2). There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of 490.1 per square mile (189.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.21% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 2,070 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

Age distribution was 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median household income was $48,915, and the median family income was $52,799. Males had a median income of $40,394 versus $24,985 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,623. About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pleasant Hill is the strongest contributor to the Pleasant Hill R-3 School District, which also includes students from the surrounding areas of Strasburg, East Lynne, and portions of unincorporated Cass County.

Primary School K-2
  • Pleasant Hill
Elementary School (3-4)
  • Pleasant Hill
Intermediate School (5-6);
  • Pleasant Hill
Middle School (7-8)
  • Pleasant Hill Middle School
High School

Pleasant Hill has a public library, a branch of the Cass County Public Library.[14]

Internet culture

The popular message board website Something Awful was based there in the mid 2010s.

Notable person
  • Allen "Bill" Kennedy, the highly skilled gambler depicted in the book, The Magician and the Cardsharp, by Karl Johnson (Henry Holt, 2005).

References
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  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "Economic Development – Pleasant Hill MO". www.pleasanthill.com.
  7. "Maps". www.bing.com.
  8. "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 272.
  10. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  12. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  13. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  14. "Locations and Hours". Cass County Public Library. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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