Cuba, Missouri

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Cuba is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,230. It is located in the Ozarks, and is said by some to be the "Gateway to the Ozarks."

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Cuba is located at 38°3′47″N, 91°24′12″W (38.063093, -91.403297)^GR1.

The city has a total area of 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²). 2.9 mi² of it is land and 0.1 mi² is water. Indian Hills Lake is the largest body of water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,230 people, 1,295 households, and 831 families residing in the city. In July 2002 the population was estimated at 3,299 (a 1.8%). The population density was 422.7/km² (1,095.4/mi²). There were 1,414 housing units at an average density of 185.1/km² (479.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% White, 0.50% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

The ancestral makeup of the city is 18.4% United States, 17.5% German, 12.6% Irish, 8.3% English, 3.9% French, and 3.0% Italian. 1.0% of the population is foreign born.

There were 1,295 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,127, and the median income for a family was $30,069. Males had a median income of $24,348 versus $17,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,665. About 16.3% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Cuba was founded in 1857 by George Jamison and Wesley Smith. It was named after the island of Cuba, which at that time was in the news quite often due to the Spanish rule over its people. Jason Crow, Tim Donahoe, and Dave Williams, all descendants of Cuba, are to make a documentary of the town's history in summer of 2006.

[edit] Education

The Crawford County R-II school district in 2000 had 1,426 students. The high school had 451 students, the middle school had 454, and the elementary school had 521. Renovation of the elementary and middle school facilities and the construction of a new high school, all of which cost more than $4 million, was recently completed. The school district has received full accreditation of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

The Holy Cross Catholic School teaches grades PK through 8. In 2000 it had 54 students.