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Barnhart, Missouri
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A neighborhood in Barnhart
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Location of Barnhart, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.26 sq mi (13.62 km2) |
| • Land | 5.10 sq mi (13.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,832 |
| • Density | 1,143.31/sq mi (441.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
63012
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| Area code(s) | 636 |
| FIPS code | 29-03394 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393328 |
Barnhart is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. Barnhart is also a suburb of St. Louis.
History
The land surrounding Barnhart originally belonged to Benjamin O'Fallon, who settled here with his family in 1834. The James O'Fallon Home was built in 1860, and was purchased in 1884 by Joseph G. Marriott, a cattle rancher who introducing the first Holstein cattle to Jefferson County. The extant home is now called the Parkton Mansion. The town was not named until after the Frisco Railroad was completed in the early 1900s, and may have been named for Mrs. C. L. Barnhart, who donated land for the Frisco Railroad Depot.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.25 square miles (13.60 km2), of which 5.09 square miles (13.18 km2) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 6,676 | — | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,682 people, 1,920 households, and 1,576 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,116.3 inhabitants per square mile (431.0/km2). There were 2,003 housing units at an average density of 393.5 per square mile (151.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.4% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 1,920 households, of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.9% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.17.
The median age in the CDP was 34.5 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 6.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the CDP was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
Arts and culture
Barnhart has a public library, a branch of the Jefferson County Library.
Education
Most of the Barnhart CDP is in the Windsor C-1 School District, while a portion of the CDP is in the Fox C-6 School District. A southwestern portion of the wider Barnhart area is assigned to the Dunklin R-V School District.
The Windsor district previously ended at the eighth grade. High school students would attend Crystal City High School or Herculaneum High School. The Fox district was originally a K-8 school district, with high school students also having a choice of Crystal City High and Herculaneum High. The Fox district became K-12 when Fox High School was established in 1955.
See also
In Spanish: Barnhart (Misuri) para niños
