Mound City is a city in Holt County, Missouri, United States, centered near the interchange of Interstate 29 and Missouri Route 118. The population was 1,004 at the 2020 census, down from the 1,159 people counted during the previous census.
History
Mound City was originally called North Point, and under the latter name was platted on October 31, 1856. The present name is after mounds near the original town site. A post office called North Point was established in 1855, and the name was changed to Mound City in 1871. Mound City was incorporated in 1873. Jackson's Point, which was founded in 1840 at the confluence of the north and south forks of Davis Creek, was absorbed into Mound City in the 19th Century.
Geography
Mound City is located in the northwest corner of Missouri at the southern end of the Loess Hills. It is named for the hills in the area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Mound City is located in what was, in the early 19th century, considered to be unorganized Missouri Territory. In 1836, leaders of the Iowa, Sauk and Meskwaki peoples sold land that included what would become Mound City, as part of the of the Platte Purchase.
Protected areas
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Mound City benefits economically from the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, which is about from the city. Since spring snow geese migration numbers first topped one million in March 2008, Mound City and the surrounding area have benefited from the nearly 300,000 visitors they have attracted, including thousands of hunters who hunt in the stubble of corn fields that surround the refuge.
The refuge is estimated to add about $2.6 million to the economies of Holt and Buchanan counties. Hunting is prohibited on the 7,500-acre refuge, but not in the corn fields where the geese feed, which surround the refuge.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,159 people, 514 households, and 317 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 598 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 2.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% African American, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 514 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.76.
The median age in the city was 46.3 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 25.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Education
Public education in Mound City is administered by Mound City R-II School District.
Mound City has a lending library, the Mound City Public Library.
Notable people
- Jake Schoonover (NCAA Football Coach) University of Mississippi Special Teams Coordinator
- Frank McGrath (1903–1967), actor best known for his role on Wagon Train
- Charles Ray Hatcher (1929-1984), serial killer