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Gunn City, Missouri
Location of Gunn City, Missouri
Location of Gunn City, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cass
Area
 • Total 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
 • Land 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 80
 • Density 987.65/sq mi (382.93/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64747
Area code(s) 816
FIPS code 29-29764
GNIS feature ID 2398217

Gunn City is a village in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

History

Gunn City was platted in 1871. It was named for O. B. Gunn, an engineer of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.

A famous vigilante action took place in Gunn City on April 23, 1872, that came to be called the "Gunn City Massacre." Outraged by a swindle by certain officials of a company building a rail line to Santa Fe, local citizens reacted by trapping the perpetrators on a train and shooting them dead.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 135
1890 198 46.7%
1920 89
1930 71 −20.2%
1940 59 −16.9%
1950 57 −3.4%
1960 63 10.5%
1970 71 12.7%
1980 58 −18.3%
1990 65 12.1%
2000 85 30.8%
2010 118 38.8%
2020 80 −32.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 118 people, 34 households, and 27 families living in the village. The population density was 1,475.0 inhabitants per square mile (569.5/km2). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 450.0 per square mile (173.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 89.8% White, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Pacific Islander, and 8.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 34 households, of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.6% were non-families. 5.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.56.

The median age in the village was 33 years. 33.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 8.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

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