Cainsville, Missouri | |
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City | |
![]() Location of Cainsville, Missouri |
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Coordinates: 40°26′20″N 93°46′22″W / 40.43889°N 93.77278°WCoordinates: 40°26′20″N 93°46′22″W / 40.43889°N 93.77278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Land | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 290 |
• Estimate (2016) | 278 |
• Density | 210/sq mi (82/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 64632 |
Area code(s) | 660 |
FIPS code | 29-10342 |
GNIS feature ID | 0758423 |
Cainsville is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 290 at the 2010 census.
Cainsville had its start in 1854 when Peter Cain built a watermill on the site. As more workers arrived, a post office, blacksmith shop and trading post were necessarily started up, so that by 1858, a small town had developed.
Cainsville is located at 40°26′20″N 93°46′22″W / 40.43889°N 93.77278°W (40.438992, -93.772723).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 290 people, 126 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 211.7 inhabitants per square mile (81.7/km2). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 127.7 per square mile (49.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Pacific Islander, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 126 households of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.