Amsterdam, Missouri facts for kids
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Amsterdam, Missouri
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Location of Amsterdam, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 218 |
| • Density | 381.79/sq mi (147.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
64723
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| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-01090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393949 |
Amsterdam is a small city located in the western part of Bates County, Missouri. It's also considered part of the larger Kansas City metropolitan area in the United States. In 2020, about 218 people lived there.
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History of Amsterdam
Amsterdam was officially planned and mapped out in 1891. The city got its name from Amsterdam, which is the capital city of the Netherlands.
How Amsterdam Got Its Name
An important railroad executive from the early 1900s, Arthur Stilwell, chose the name. He picked it because a very important railway financier named Jan de Goeijen had his company in the Dutch capital. A post office has been open in Amsterdam, Missouri, since 1892.
Geography of Amsterdam
Amsterdam is located on Missouri Route Y. It's about three miles south of Merwin and six miles north of Amoret. The city is also 14 miles northwest of Butler. The border between Missouri and Kansas is only about one mile to the west.
Land Area
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of about 0.57 square miles (1.49 square kilometers). All of this area is land.
Population and People
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 142 | — | |
| 1910 | 162 | 14.1% | |
| 1920 | 188 | 16.0% | |
| 1930 | 179 | −4.8% | |
| 1940 | 172 | −3.9% | |
| 1950 | 160 | −7.0% | |
| 1960 | 118 | −26.2% | |
| 1970 | 120 | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 231 | 92.5% | |
| 1990 | 237 | 2.6% | |
| 2000 | 281 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 242 | −13.9% | |
| 2020 | 218 | −9.9% | |
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2010 Census Information
In 2010, a count of the population, called a census, showed that 242 people lived in Amsterdam. These people lived in 95 different homes, and 62 of these were families.
Who Lives in Amsterdam?
Most of the people in Amsterdam were White (96.3%). A small number were African American (0.4%) or Native American (1.7%). About 1.7% of the people were from two or more different backgrounds. People of Hispanic or Latino background made up 1.2% of the population.
Households and Families
Out of the 95 homes, about 34.7% had children under 18 living there. Nearly half, 48.4%, were married couples living together. Some homes had a female head of the house without a husband (9.5%), or a male head of the house without a wife (7.4%). About 34.7% of homes were not families.
A little over a quarter of all homes (26.3%) had only one person living there. About 13.7% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, there were 2.55 people in each home and 3.06 people in each family.
Age and Gender
The average age of people in Amsterdam in 2010 was 38 years old.
- About 26.9% of residents were under 18.
- About 8.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- About 23.6% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 28% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 12.8% were 65 years old or older.
The city's population was almost evenly split between genders: 49.6% male and 50.4% female.
See also
In Spanish: Amsterdam (Misuri) para niños
