Hayti (pronounced Hay-Tie) is a city in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,207 at the 2000 census. In 1955, a small earthquake broke windows in the village.
Geography
Hayti is located at 36°14′1″N 89°44′55″W / 36.23361°N 89.74861°W / 36.23361; -89.74861 (36.233526, -89.748578)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.
Hayti is located north of the junction of Interstate 55 and US Route 412
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,207 people, 1,318 households, and 809 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,450.1 people per square mile (560.3/km²). There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of 649.3/sq mi (250.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.66% White, 43.75% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 1,318 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $15,384, and the median income for a family was $23,720. Males had a median income of $24,028 versus $15,486 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,265. About 35.7% of families and 38.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.7% of those under age 18 and 29.5% of those age 65 or over.
People from Hayti
Wendell Mayes, an Oscar nominated Hollywood writer was born in Hayti. [1]
William Moore, a former Missouri Tiger college safety.
Jajuan Johnson, the oral historian for the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, grew up in Hayti.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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