Blue Eye, Missouri
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Blue Eye, Missouri
| settlement_type = Town
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| map_caption = Location of Blue Eye, Missouri
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Missouri
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Stone
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Sondra Eby[https://portal.arkansas.gov?agency=Blue%2520Eye arkansas.gov] Arkansas Municipal League - Blue Eye City Officials
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| area_total_km2 = 3.05
| area_land_km2 = 3.05
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| area_total_sq_mi = 1.18
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.18
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_est = 413
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
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| population_total = 289
| population_density_km2 = 94.89
| population_density_sq_mi = 245.75
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
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| elevation_ft = 1273
| coordinates = {{coord|36|30|03|N|93|23|16|W|region:US-MO_type:city(129)|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 65611
| area_code = 417
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| blank_info = 29-06526{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=July 31, 2019 }}
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Blue Eye is a town in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 289 at the 2020 census.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US2906526 |access-date=March 27, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}} The population estimate is 413 as of 2023.{{Cite web |title= |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05?q=Blue+Eye+town,+Missouri}} It is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Blue Eye, Missouri is adjacent to Blue Eye, Arkansas.
History
The first permanent settlement at Blue Eye was made in the 1860s.{{cite book|last=Quimby|first=Myron J.|title=Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American place names and their derivation|url=https://archive.org/details/scratchankleusa0000unse|url-access=registration|year=1969|publisher=A. S. Barnes|page=[https://archive.org/details/scratchankleusa0000unse/page/54 54]|isbn=9780498066382|quote=Settled in the 1860s...}} According to tradition, Blue Eye was so named from the noted blue eye color of an early postmaster.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=19|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=15}}
Geography
Blue Eye is located south of Table Rock Lake and just north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. The community is at the southern terminus of Missouri Route 13, as the road continues into Arkansas as Arkansas Route 21.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|1.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|1960= 74
|1970= 91
|1980= 94
|1990= 112
|2000= 129
|2010= 167
|2020= 289
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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=2010 census=
As of the census{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Census.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=Census.gov |language=EN-US}} of 2010, there were 167 people, 75 households, and 48 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|142.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|175.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 0.6% Native American, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 75 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the village was 44.3 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 129 people, 49 households, and 38 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|240.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 57 housing units at an average density of {{convert|106.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, and 0.78% Native American.
There were 49 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,313, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,183. There were 15.6% of families and 23.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under 18 and none of those over 64.
Education
Blue Eye R-V School District operates one elementary school, one middle school and Blue Eye High School.{{Cite web |title=Blue Eye R-V |url=https://www.blueeye.k12.mo.us/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=www.blueeye.k12.mo.us}}
Blue Eye has a public library, a branch of the Stone County Library.{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Branch Locations – Stone County Library |url=http://www.stonecountylibrary.org/about-us/branch-locations/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |language=en-US}}
Notable people
Jim Bakker, pastor and televangelist.{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2011 |title=Lodging and Directions |url=https://jimbakkershow.morningsidechurchinc.com/morningside/directions-to-morningside/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=The Jim Bakker Show |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Herzog |first=Stephen |date=January 13, 2012 |title=Morningside offers an economic boost |url=https://www.bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_7ee59a80-3e32-11e1-86f3-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=Branson Tri-Lakes News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Kelsey |date=May 19, 2017 |title=The Second Coming Of Televangelist Jim Bakker |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseymckinney/second-coming-of-televangelist-jim-bakker |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/wrv/V1/N6/w62g.htm History of Blue Eye]
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Category:Villages in Stone County, Missouri