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Hopkins is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 579 at the 2000 census. Nodaway County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area Ranked 21st - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 300 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ...
Geography
Hopkins is located at 40°33′1″N, 94°49′3″W (40.550198, -94.817620)GR1. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
History Hopkins was founded in 1872 and named for A.L. Hopkins of the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad. The railroad later became the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and finally the Burlington Northern before tracks were taken up in 1983. [1] Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Idaho railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Kentucky railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Montana railroads | Nebraska railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | South Dakota railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads | Wyoming railroads ...
Occult writer Grant Wallace was born in in 1867. Grant Wallace (1867-1954) was an American journalist, artist, screenwriter, and occultist. ...
The Hopkins Tornado of 1881 in which four tornadoes combined into one is believed to have been one of the first recorded F5 tornadoes. On a Sunday afternoon in November, 1952, Hopkins was struck by a tornado that greatly damaged the downtown business district. Scheduled to speak at a local meeting of the P.E.O.; a national college educational women's organization, that night was Mary Jane Truman, sister of the President of the United States. Miss Truman knew how to contact her brother when other federal officials failed. The president was fishing on a yacht. In response to the sister of the president, Hopkins was the first town in the United States of under 1,000 people to receive federal disaster relief. The goverment sent the community $10,000 which was put under the administration of Mr. Wren Peve, a local businessman. Mr. Peve kept accurate track of the spending and when all the needs were met it was found that there was a surplus. Mr. Peve then wrote a check and sent that surplus back to Washington. The cleanup was under the direction of Mr. Landon Wallace; the local Ford salesman and also the Hopkins Fire Chief. During the three weeks of cleanup, most of the second floors of the downtown buildings were removed by his order. The Hopkins Tornado of 1881 was a tornado on June 12, 1881, near Hopkins, Missouri in Nodaway County, Missouri involving eight tornadoes in which four united to form what is believed to have been one of the first recorded F5 tornadoes in history. ...
In the first half the 20th century Ranch del Rayo was the biggest ranch. In September, 1933, the Missouri Highway Patrol cornered and killed Harold B. Thornbrugh a Kansas outlaw, who at the time was living in New Market, Iowa. Thornbrugh was wanted for bank and postal robbery, the murder of Omaha Police Officer Otto Peterson and the attempted murder of Frankin County, Kansas Sheriff William Wantland. The day Harold Thornbrugh was killed in Hopkins, his brother Cecil stood before Judge Hopkins in Topeka, Kansas on the same charges pending against Harold. One officer was seriously wounded in the head during the brief gun battle. [2] The Missouri Highway Patrol is the state police agency for Missouri, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state. ...
New Market is a city located in Taylor County, Iowa. ...
During World War II Hopkins a town of less than 1,000 at the time lost fourteen men. This included two brothers Charles and George Russell who died within twenty-four hours of each other. Charles in the Pacific and George in Germany. George died April 5, 1945 while guarding prisoners of war. Carl Melvin went down with the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Indianapolis, after the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. ...
Each year the town celebrates the Hopkins Picnic the second weekend in July. This has been a yearly celebration since 1888.
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 579 people, 235 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.5/km² (801.5/mi²). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 142.1/km² (366.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.96% White, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 235 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. “Matrimony†redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,194, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,932 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,378. About 12.6% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Reference - ^ Standard Historical Atlas of Nodaway County, Missouri - 1911 - Republished on rootsweb.com
- ^ Gunman Wanted in Omaha Police Killing Is Slain - The Lincoln Star - September 15, 1933
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.550198° -94.81762°
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