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Arcadia, Missouri
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Location of Arcadia within Iron County, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Iron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 618 |
| • Density | 675.94/sq mi (261.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
63621
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| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-01648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0748606 |
Arcadia is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 618 at the 2020 census.
History
Arcadia was laid out and platted in 1849. It was named after the Greek region of Arcadia. A post office called Arcadia has been in operation since 1871.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.84 square miles (2.18 km2), of which, 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 135 | — | |
| 1870 | 250 | 85.2% | |
| 1880 | 259 | 3.6% | |
| 1890 | 408 | 57.5% | |
| 1900 | 205 | −49.8% | |
| 1910 | 289 | 41.0% | |
| 1930 | 273 | — | |
| 1940 | 346 | 26.7% | |
| 1950 | 414 | 19.7% | |
| 1960 | 489 | 18.1% | |
| 1970 | 627 | 28.2% | |
| 1980 | 683 | 8.9% | |
| 1990 | 609 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 567 | −6.9% | |
| 2010 | 608 | 7.2% | |
| 2020 | 618 | 1.6% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 608 people, 293 households, and 164 families living in the city. The population density was 732.5 inhabitants per square mile (282.8/km2). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 385.5 per square mile (148.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 293 households, of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.65.
The median age in the city was 46.7 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 25.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
In popular culture
A fictionalized version of Arcadia serves as the setting of the 2014 ABC television drama Resurrection, although the series is filmed in Norcross, Georgia and elsewhere around Metro Atlanta.
Author Melissa Miles McCarter uses the setting of Arcadia, Missouri in her fiction.
Notable people
- Parke M. Banta, U.S. Representative from Missouri.
- James Robinson McCormick, United States Representative from Missouri.
- Frank Nuderscher, illustrator, muralist, and painter of the American Impressionism style.
See also
In Spanish: Arcadia (Misuri) para niños
