Rock Port is a city in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,395 at the 2000
census.
Geography
Rock Port is located at 40°24′44″N, 95°31′11″W (40.412268,
-95.519792)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 7.4 km² (2.9 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,395 people, 647 households, and 368 families residing in
the city. The population density was 188.3/km² (488.5/mi²). There were 714 housing
units at an average density of 96.4/km² (250.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.35% White, 0.07% African American That's one black person in the whole town., 0.14%
Native American, 0.22% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 647 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were
non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from
45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median
income of $27,639 versus $19,653 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$18,322. About 7.2% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
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Coordinates:
40.412268° N 95.519792°
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