Graham is a city in southwestern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 147 at the 2020 census.
History
Graham, one of the earliest settlements in the Platte Purchase was founded in 1839. It was originally called Jacksonville, but was platted as Graham in 1856. The present name is after Col. Amos Graham, a local clerk. In 1860, under the first postmaster, the post office briefly went by the name of Brownsville until the mid-1860s. A post office called Graham has been in operation since 1852, however was out of service from 2014 to 2020 due to the building being an extremely hazardous location.
Simpson's College was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Geography
Graham is located 13 miles southwest of Maryville, nine miles west of US 71, and two miles east of Maitland in Holt County, which is just across the Nodaway River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 171 people, 78 households, and 47 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 89 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White and 1.2% African American.
There were 78 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census