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Vandalia, Missouri
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| City of Vandalia | |
Water tower in Vandalia
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Location of Vandalia, Missouri
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Audrain, Ralls |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.25 sq mi (5.82 km2) |
| • Land | 2.24 sq mi (5.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,553 |
| • Estimate
(2023)
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3,464 |
| • Density | 1,583.33/sq mi (611.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
63382
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| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-75688 |
| GNIS feature ID = | 2397120 |
Vandalia is a city in northeastern Audrain and extending into southeastern Ralls Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,553 at the 2020 census, which includes about 1,000 prisoners incarcerated at the prison located within the city limits.
The Audrain County portion of Vandalia is part of the Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Ralls County portion is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Vandalia was laid off by Aaron McPike and Judge Harmen Caldwell in 1870 and platted in 1871. The city was named after Vandalia, Illinois. Aaron McPike transferred the lumber used to build the first homes from Louisiana, Missouri. A post office called Vandalia has been in operation since 1871.
The Lincoln School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Geography
Vandalia is located on US Route 54 in the northeastern corner of Audrain County about 15 miles west of Bowling Green.
Vandalia is about 27 miles from the Mississippi River, 30 miles southwest of Hannibal and 100 miles northwest of St. Louis. The Gateway Western Railroad line runs through the town. U.S. Route 54 connects Vandalia with Illinois to the east and Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks to the south and west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.25 square miles (5.83 km2), of which, 2.24 square miles (5.80 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Vandalia, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
81 (27) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
105 (41) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
93 (34) |
88 (31) |
74 (23) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 60.0 (15.6) |
65.0 (18.3) |
75.3 (24.1) |
83.0 (28.3) |
87.0 (30.6) |
92.4 (33.6) |
95.2 (35.1) |
95.6 (35.3) |
90.9 (32.7) |
84.3 (29.1) |
72.6 (22.6) |
63.7 (17.6) |
97.4 (36.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.7 (2.1) |
40.8 (4.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
64.2 (17.9) |
73.6 (23.1) |
82.5 (28.1) |
86.4 (30.2) |
85.1 (29.5) |
78.6 (25.9) |
66.6 (19.2) |
52.5 (11.4) |
40.5 (4.7) |
63.2 (17.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.1 (−2.7) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
41.8 (5.4) |
53.1 (11.7) |
63.4 (17.4) |
72.5 (22.5) |
76.4 (24.7) |
74.7 (23.7) |
67.2 (19.6) |
55.2 (12.9) |
42.6 (5.9) |
32.1 (0.1) |
53.1 (11.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.5 (−7.5) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
42.0 (5.6) |
53.2 (11.8) |
62.6 (17.0) |
66.4 (19.1) |
64.3 (17.9) |
55.8 (13.2) |
43.9 (6.6) |
32.6 (0.3) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
43.0 (6.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.2 (−18.4) |
3.7 (−15.7) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
39.5 (4.2) |
51.5 (10.8) |
56.9 (13.8) |
55.4 (13.0) |
41.8 (5.4) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
5.7 (−14.6) |
−4.8 (−20.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (−31) |
−16 (−27) |
−12 (−24) |
18 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
45 (7) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
20 (−7) |
−5 (−21) |
−24 (−31) |
−24 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.20 (56) |
2.27 (58) |
3.35 (85) |
4.23 (107) |
4.97 (126) |
5.07 (129) |
4.59 (117) |
3.37 (86) |
3.69 (94) |
2.76 (70) |
2.73 (69) |
2.04 (52) |
41.27 (1,048) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 99.1 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 501 | — | |
| 1890 | 979 | 95.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,168 | 19.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,595 | 36.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,158 | 35.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,450 | 13.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,672 | 9.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,624 | −1.8% | |
| 1960 | 3,055 | 16.4% | |
| 1970 | 3,160 | 3.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,170 | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 2,683 | −15.4% | |
| 2000 | 2,529 | −5.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,899 | 54.2% | |
| 2020 | 3,553 | −8.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,899 people, 1,105 households, and 671 families living in the city. The population density was 1,740.6 inhabitants per square mile (672.0/km2). There were 1,295 housing units at an average density of 578.1 per square mile (223.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.4% White, 15.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 1,105 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.82.
The median age in the city was 37 years. 15% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 38.4% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 29.5% male and 70.5% female.
Education
Van-Far R-I School District operates one elementary school, one middle school and Van-Far Jr./Sr. High School.
Vandalia has a lending library, a branch of the Mexico-Audrain Library District.
See also
In Spanish: Vandalia (Misuri) para niños
