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Blue Eye, Missouri
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Location of Blue Eye, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Stone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 289 |
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161 |
| • Density | 136.90/sq mi (52.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
65611
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| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-06526 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0714403 |
Blue Eye is an incorporated village in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 289 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Blue Eye, Missouri is adjacent to Blue Eye, Arkansas.
Geography
Blue Eye is located south of Table Rock Lake and just north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. Blue Eye is at the end of Missouri Route 13 as the road continues into Arkansas as Arkansas Route 21.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.03 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 74 | — | |
| 1970 | 91 | 23.0% | |
| 1980 | 94 | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 112 | 19.1% | |
| 2000 | 129 | 15.2% | |
| 2010 | 167 | 29.5% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 161 | −3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 167 people, 75 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was 142.7 inhabitants per square mile (55.1/km2). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 175.2 per square mile (67.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 0.6% Native American, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 75 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the village was 44.3 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
Education
Blue Eye R-V School District operates one elementary school, one middle school and Blue Eye High School.
Blue Eye has a public library, a branch of the Stone County Library.
Notable people
Jim Bakker, pastor and televangelist.
See also
In Spanish: Blue Eye (Misuri) para niños
