Pine Lawn, Missouri

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pine Lawn, Missouri
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Pine Lawn, Missouri


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = St. Louis
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area_total_km2 = 1.6
area_land_km2 = 1.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4204
population_density_km2 = 2680.5
population_density_sq_mi = 6942.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 186
elevation_ft = 610
latd = 38 |latm = 41 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 16 |longs = 32 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 29-57800GR|2
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blank1_info = 0756530GR|3
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Pine Lawn is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,204 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pine Lawn is located at coor dms|38|41|42|N|90|16|32|W|city (38.695101, -90.275543)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,204 people, 1,469 households, and 1,066 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,942.5 people per square mile (2,660.9/km²). There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 2,822.2/sq mi (1,081.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 2.35% White, 95.96% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,469 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.0% were married couples living together, 42.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $23,217. Males had a median income of $23,542 versus $22,399 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,908. About 34.3% of families and 36.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.5% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/Issues/2006-07-05/news/feature.html "The Little City That Couldn't," The Riverfront Times, July 5, 2006]