Northmoor is a city in Platte County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 291 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Northmoor was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1947. The community's name is an amalgamation of Moore, the name of a first settler, and "north", a directional name relative to the community's location from Kansas City.
On May 4, 2003 an F4 tornado ripped through the town, destroying several homes and causing extensive damage to the police station and to City Hall. Despite the damage, no serious injuries were reported.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Northmoor is bounded by city of Riverside on the south and west, and the Kansas City neighborhoods of Lakeview Terrace and Briarcliff West, to the north and east, respectively.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 325 people, 134 households, and 82 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 3.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.3% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 134 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.77.
The median age in the city was 42.4 years. 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 33.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.2% male and 46.8% female.
2000 census
The census Much of it is zoned to Line Creek Elementary School and Walden Middle School, while a portion is zoned to English Landing Elementary School and Lake View Middle School. All residents are zoned to Park Hill South High School.
Metropolitan Community College has the Park Hill school district in its taxation area.
See also
- List of cities in Missouri