Mountain View, Missouri
is a progressive small town. It boasts an airport with
runways long enough to handle small corporate jets. A
bowling alley, municipal swimming pool, municipal tennis
courts, many fine restaurants, pizza places and more.
Mountain View is an antique and collectibles shoppers
dream come true. The town is referred to as the city of
murals.
A local (and very highly talented woman)
has painted beautiful pictures on the sides of buildings
around the town. These pictures are very nice and the
town is very proud to have both the pictures and the artist.
In one of the town parks, she painted all four sides of
a cinder block building to look like a log cabin. The
artwork is so good that some town folks think the building
is a log cabin.
Located in the heart of the Ozarks,
one is never far from a canoe, a river or some wood covered
hills. The hills are alive with deer, squirrel, raccoons,
turkeys and many other forms of wildlife. Such hard to
find species as the bald eagle can be seen if you have
the patience and time to look. Music in the park is a
annual ritual that happens every Saturday night. Sometime
about dusk on Saturday, a band will set up to play in
the amphitheater. What follows is a lot of good music
and fun. Bands are rotated, everything from ragtime music
and bluegrass to rock is played.
In about 1866 Mountain View was settled
when Green McClellan build the first store. They used
a money called a "Klondyke" which is said to resemble
the metal mills no longer used to pay sales tax. Also
a large deal of barter was carried on since there was
not a lot of money in the region. For example, if McClellan
got a large number of hogs in trade, he and several helpers
would drive them to Rolla, a trip that would take about
a week. They would camp at night and travel by day. The
oxen that pulled the wagons loaded with hogs to Rolla
pulled supplies back to Mountain View. These staples consisted
mainly of salt, sugar, soda, and coffee beans.
Mountain View is a city in Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,430 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Mountain View is located at 36°59′44″N 91°42′3″W / 36.99556°N 91.70083°W / 36.99556; -91.70083 (36.995617, -91.700816)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,430 people, 1,051 households, and 649 families residing in the city. The population density was 661.2 people per square mile (255.0/km²). There were 1,176 housing units at an average density of 320.0/sq mi (123.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.27% White, 1.07% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population. Regardless of the small Asian population there are currently two Chinese restaurants. They do not have a fashion district, but they do have a WalMart, witch is obvious by the way people dress in this dreadly little town.
There were 1,051 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,308, and the median income for a family was $28,239. Males had a median income of $20,104 versus $17,727 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,022. About 19.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.6% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.
The "Hill Top Mayor", is in charge of running the city every day. His job includes talking to citizens of the city and other government leaders to help solve problems, as well as making plans for the future of the city.
Education
Mountain View is home to an extension of Southwest Baptist University at the Myrtle Glass Learning Center.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
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