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Everton, Missouri
Location of Everton, Missouri
Location of Everton, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Dade
Area
 • Total 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Land 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 273
 • Estimate 
(2019)
299
 • Density 866.67/sq mi (334.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65646
Area code(s) 417
FIPS code 29-22996
GNIS feature ID 0717698

Everton is a city in southeast Dade County, Missouri, United States. The population was 273 at the 2020 census.

History

Everton was platted in 1881. The city was named by railroad officials in honor of a man with the surname Evert or Everett, but the identity of the namesake is unknown to the State Historical Society of Missouri. A post office called Everton has been in operation since 1881.

Geography

Everton is located on the Springfield Plateau region of the Ozarks in southeast Dade County south of Stockton Lake between Ash Grove and Greenfield.

US Route 160 passes the east side of the town and the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway passes the southwest side along Sinking Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 630
1910 522 −17.1%
1920 463 −11.3%
1930 368 −20.5%
1940 368 0.0%
1950 306 −16.8%
1960 261 −14.7%
1970 264 1.1%
1980 317 20.1%
1990 325 2.5%
2000 322 −0.9%
2010 319 −0.9%
2019 (est.) 299 −6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 319 people, 128 households, and 90 families living in the city. The population density was 911.4 inhabitants per square mile (351.9/km2). There were 168 housing units at an average density of 480.0 per square mile (185.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 0.9% African American, 1.6% Native American, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 128 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

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