Freeman is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
The town of Freeman is located on land once belonging to the Osage Nation that was ceded under duress in the Osage Treaty (1825). In 1845, J.C. Morris relocated from Pennsylvania to Cass County, Missouri and founded the town of Morristown. It was located approximately a mile and half northwest of the present town of Freeman. Though Morristown survived several fires and the Civil War, it could not survive being bypassed by the railroad.
Freeman was platted in 1871 by D.K. Hall and Noah M. Givan, It was the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad also known as the Katy or KT Railroad that ran through Freeman until the line was shut down. The opening of the Stanolind Oil Station in 1916, brought life back to the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 482 people, 178 households, and 125 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 215 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 178 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Metropolitan Community College has the Midway school district area in its service area, but not its in-district taxation area.
Notable people
Robert Russel Bennet, musician, band leader, score composer
Isham Majors, businessman, early county pioneer