Bowling Green, Missouri

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Population (year 2000): 3,260

Males: 1,506	(46.2%)
Females: 1,754	(53.8%)

Pike County

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 63334.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,900 (it was $27,287 in 2000)

Bowling Green	$28,900
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,200 (it was $62,800 in 2000)

Bowling Green	$76,200
Missouri:	$123,100

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Races in Bowling Green:

White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
Black (7.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bowling Green: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.8%), United States (22.9%), English (10.8%), Irish (9.4%), French (2.7%), Swedish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1823

Elevation: 899 feet

Land area: 1.94 square miles.

Population density: 1677 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bowling Green

High school or higher: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowling Green city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 44.9%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 18.9%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Bowling Green, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bowling Green to the number of sex offenders is 362 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bowling Green:	0.7% ($432)
Missouri:	0.9% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Peters, MO (56.5 miles , pop. 51,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (82.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (297.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tarrants, MO (1.5 miles) , Curryville, MO (9.8 miles ), Louisiana, MO (12.2 miles ), Frankford, MO (13.4 miles ), Ashburn, MO (14.3 miles) , Eolia, MO (14.7 miles ), Whiteside, MO (16.7 miles) , Silex, MO (18.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $71,300
1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $57,500
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $66,700
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $60,500
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $63,300
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $62,900
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $62,900
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $52,200
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $54,200
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $54,200
2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $76,300
2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $76,300

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Latitude: 39.34 N, Longitude: 91.20 W

People in group quarters in Bowling Green

125 people in nursing homes
37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 573

Bowling Green household income distribution

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (15%)
Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Public administration (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

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Crime in Bowling Green (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
1 rape (30.5 per 100,000)
2 robberies (61.0 per 100,000)
15 assaults (457.3 per 100,000)
15 burglaries (457.3 per 100,000)
33 thefts (1006.1 per 100,000)
7 auto thefts (213.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 223.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Bowling Green (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
2 rapes (60.5 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
7 assaults (211.7 per 100,000)
12 burglaries (363.0 per 100,000)
13 thefts (393.2 per 100,000)
4 auto thefts (121.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 141.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.45
US city average:	3.00

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Bowling Green-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/24/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Bowling Green city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/14/1961, a category 3 tornado 27.1 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bowling Green:

PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LOUISIANA, MO)
LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; TROY, MO)
HANNIBAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; HANNIBAL, MO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowling Green:

QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 41 miles; QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 61 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: SUS)
LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 73 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: STL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bowling Green:

BOWLING GREEN MUNI (about 3 miles; BOWLING GREEN, MO; ID: H19)
MONTGOMERY-WEHRMAN (about 28 miles; MONTGOMERY CITY, MO; ID: 4MO)
HANNIBAL MUNI (about 31 miles; HANNIBAL, MO; ID: HAE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowling Green:

ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 5,892)
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 70 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 75 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 75 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)

Public high school in Bowling Green:

Bowling Green High (Students: 514; Location: 700 W Adams; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bowling Green:

Bowling Green Elem. (Students: 441; Location: 700 W Adams; Grades: K-05)
Bowling Green Middle (Students: 346; Location: 700 W Adams; Grades: 06-08)

Private elementary/middle school in Bowling Green:

ST CLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 21493 HWY 161; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Bowling Green:

BOWLING GREEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,927; Location: 201 W. LOCUST STREET; 11,646 books; 119 audio materials; 784 video materials)

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Cemetery: Green Lawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Heartland Inn Motel (1400 Business Highway 54).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bowling Green and their reported violations in the past:

BOWLING GREEN (Address: 16 W CHURCH ST, Population served: 2976, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-19-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-19-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.9%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.1%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Bowling Green compared to Missouri state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bowling Green (2007 data):

F&M Bank and Trust Company: Bowling Green Branch at Highway 61 And College Street, branch established on 1886-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $171.2 mil, Deposits: $131.9 mil, headquarters in Hannibal, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
Community State Bank of Missouri: Community State Bank Of Missouri at 117 West Church Street, branch established on 1887-01-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $186.5 mil, Deposits: $155.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Mcilroy Family Limited Partnership
CBC Bank: Cbc Bank at N.E. Corner Of Business Loop 61 And 54, branch established on 1871-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $40.6 mil, Deposits: $37.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Clifford Bancshares, Inc.
U.S. Bank National Association: Bowling Green Branch at 317 West Main Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Perry State Bank: at 700 Bus Hwy 61 S, branch established on 1998-06-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $150.7 mil, Deposits: $128.0 mil, headquarters in Perry, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bancorp, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries	1	$1,456	$17,472	1	$595
Police Protection - Officers	9	$15,829	$21,105	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,050
Other Government Administration	1	$2,203	$26,436	9	$3,801
Financial Administration	1	$2,038	$24,456	2	$3,482
Firefighters	14	$25,996	$22,282	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	4	$5,851	$17,553	4	$2,863
Health	0	$0		1	$446
Parks and Recreation	10	$10,302	$12,362	0	$0
Totals for Government	40	$63,675	$19,103	19	$12,237

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lincoln County, MO	1.02% ($32,328 average AGI)
from St. Charles County, MO	0.40% ($47,250)
from Marion County, MO	0.30% ($19,111)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,669 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lincoln County, MO	0.90% ($30,926 average AGI)
to St. Charles County, MO	0.65% ($40,077)
to Marion County, MO	0.43% ($20,231)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bowling Green:

KPCR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Owner: FOUR HIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KWRE (730 AM; 1 kW; WARRENTON, MO; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO. OF MISSOURI)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bowling Green:

KPCR-FM (94.1 FM; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Owner: FOUR HIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KJFM (102.1 FM; LOUISIANA, MO; Owner: FOXFIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKAC (104.3 FM; VANDALIA, MO; Owner: TWENTY-ONE SOUND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KZZK (105.9 FM; NEW LONDON, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KJIR (91.7 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: BELIEVERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFNS-FM (100.7 FM; TROY, MO; Owner: SIMULCAST, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bowling Green:

W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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