Claycomo, Missouri
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| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = Missouri
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Clay
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| area_total_km2 = 6.74
| area_land_km2 = 6.74
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| area_total_sq_mi = 2.60
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| population_total = 1343
| population_density_km2 = 199.37
| population_density_sq_mi = 516.34
| timezone = Central (CST)
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| elevation_ft = 807
| coordinates = {{coord|39|11|55|N|94|28|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 64119
| area_code = 816
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| blank_info = 29-14554{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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| website = {{Official website|https://www.claycomo.org/}}
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Claycomo is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States, as part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its name is a portmanteau of "Clay County, MO".{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clay.html |title=Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=September 19, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070710/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clay.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 }} The population was 1,343 at the 2020 census.{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2914554|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} Ford Motor Company owns the Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) in Claycomo.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|2.55|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
|1950= 808
|1960= 1423
|1970= 1841
|1980= 1671
|1990= 1668
|2000= 1267
|2010= 1430
|2020= 1343
|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|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 8, 2012}} of 2010, 1,430 people, 672 households, and 369 families resided in the village. The population density was {{convert|560.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The 759 housing units averaged {{convert|297.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.0% of the population.
Of the 672 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were not families. About 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.
The median age in the village was 45 years. Around 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, 1,267 people, 596 households, and 345 families resided in the village. The population density was {{convert|506.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,271, and for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $23,990 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,000. About 4.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
North Kansas City School District is the area school district.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29047_clay/DC20SD_C29047.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910024336/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29047_clay/DC20SD_C29047.pdf |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clay County, MO|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=September 9, 2022}} Gracemore, Maplewood, and Ravenwood elementaries include sections of Claycomo. All of Claycomo is zoned to Maple Park Middle School, and Winnetonka High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.nkcschools.org:443/cms/lib/MO49000025/Centricity/Domain/76/DistrictMap_4x3_4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021806/https://www.nkcschools.org/cms/lib/MO49000025/Centricity/Domain/76/DistrictMap_4x3_4.pdf |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=District Attendance Areas|publisher=North Kansas City School District|accessdate=September 9, 2022}}
Claycomo has a public library, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.{{cite web | url=https://www.mymcpl.org/locations | title=Locations | publisher=Mid-Continent Public Library | accessdate=March 17, 2018}}
References
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{{Clay County, Missouri}}
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