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City
Location of New Cambria, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°46′36″N 92°45′5″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Macon
Area
• Total	0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2)
• Land	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	195
• Estimate  (2019)	187
• Density	278.27/sq mi (107.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63558
Area code(s)	660
FIPS code	29-51734
GNIS feature ID	0723190

New Cambria is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census.

History

New Cambria was first named Stockton, and under the latter name laid out in 1861, and named after James Stocks, a railroad man. The present name New Cambria means "New Wales". A post office called New Cambria has been in operation since 1864.

The Gardner and Tinsley Filling Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Geography

New Cambria is located at 39°46′36″N 92°45′5″W (39.776588, -92.751314).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	275		—
1890	410		49.1%
1900	352		−14.1%
1910	387		9.9%
1920	313		−19.1%
1930	360		15.0%
1940	318		−11.7%
1950	295		−7.2%
1960	270		−8.5%
1970	260		−3.7%
1980	246		−5.4%
1990	223		−9.3%
2000	222		−0.4%
2010	195		−12.2%
2019 (est.)	187		−4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 195 people, 84 households, and 49 families living in the city. The population density was 291.0 inhabitants per square mile (112.4/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 161.2 per square mile (62.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.5% Native American, and 5.1% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 84 households, of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 15.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.