Rhineland is a village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 139 at the 2020 census. Its name came from German immigrants from the river Rhine area.
Located on the north side of the Missouri River valley, Rhineland was devastated in the Great Flood of 1993. It was one of the first towns to accept federal funds to move out of a flood plain. All houses in the town were moved about 1½ miles uphill.
History
Rhineland was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named the settlement after the river Rhine. A post office called Rhineland has been in operation since 1853. The town site was platted in 1853.
Geography
Rhineland is in southern Montgomery County, north of the Missouri River. Missouri Route 94 passes through the former location of the village, at the base of the hill on which the village now sits. The city of Hermann is to the southeast, across the Missouri via State Highway 19.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rhineland has a total area of , all land.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 142 people, 60 households, and 41 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.8% White, 0.7% Asian, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 60 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the village was 41.3 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census