Corning, Missouri

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Corning, Missouri
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Holt County Missouri Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Corning Highlighted.svg
Location of Corning, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°14′57″N95°27′17″W / 40.24917°N 95.45472°W / 40.24917; -95.45472
Country United States
State Missouri
County Holt
Area
[1]
  Total0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
  Land0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total3
  Density27.27/sq mi (10.57/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64437
Area code 660
FIPS code 29-16462 [3]
GNIS feature ID2396661 [2]

Corning is a village in Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3 at the 2020 census. [4]

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The village is named for Erastus Corning who owned sizeable shares of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad and who is the namesake of another Burlington railroad community Corning, Iowa.

History

Corning was laid out in 1868 on main line of the railroad between Kansas City, Missouri and Council Bluffs, Iowa (the line remains active). [5] A post office called Corning was in operation from 1868 to 1964. [6]

From 1882 to 1980, a spur owned by the Burlington operated between Corning and Clarinda, Iowa initially under the name of the Tarko Valley Railroad. [7]

The village's St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [8]

Corning was impacted by the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods. [9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2), all land. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 221
1890 176−20.4%
1900 24036.4%
1910 2535.4%
1920 2550.8%
1930 214−16.1%
1940 26925.7%
1950 184−31.6%
1960 128−30.4%
1970 1344.7%
1980 126−6.0%
1990 88−30.2%
2000 21−76.1%
2010 15−28.6%
2020 3−80.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

2010 census

As of the census [12] of 2010, there were 15 people, 8 households, and 4 families living in the village. The population density was 136.4 inhabitants per square mile (52.7/km2). There were 9 housing units at an average density of 81.8 per square mile (31.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.

There were 8 households, of which 50.0% were married couples living together and 50.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.25.

The median age in the village was 60.3 years. 0.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 6.7% were from 25 to 44; 60.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 40.0% male and 60.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 21 people, 10 households, and 6 families living in the town. The population density was 188.9 inhabitants per square mile (72.9/km2). There were 14 housing units at an average density of 126.0 per square mile (48.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 10 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $14,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,132. There are 25.0% of families living below the poverty line and 24.0% of the population, including no under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corning, Missouri
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