GLENAIRE, MISSOURI

'Glenaire' is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 553 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

History

Interesting Facts

Government

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Geography

Glenaire is located at (39.220035, -94.450215).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 553 people, 219 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was 711.7/km² (1,861.8/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 290.9/km² (760.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.38% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 219 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,327, and the median income for a family was $56,000. Males had a median income of $38,472 versus $26,979 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,133. About 4.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

History

Glenaire was originally the location of a resort in between the cities of Liberty and Claycomo. The resort was called Urban Lake and was home to a 14 acre lake that was open for recreational activities. The lake disappeared when the dam burst in 1945. Subsequently, in 1950 after petitioning the Clay County courts, the residents of the area celebrated the incorporation of The Village of Glenaire. In 1994 Glenaire became a 4th class city, shedding its status as a village.

Interesting Facts

Glenaire has the same zip code as Liberty and is in the Liberty school district.
The city of Glenaire contracts with off duty Clay county deputies for police enforcment and the city of Pleasant Valley for fire protection.
Glenaire is completely surrounded by the city of Liberty, MO.
Glenaire was originally referred to as Interurban Heights and / or Belleview because of the interurban train that ran through the area and stopped at the Belleview depot near the Belleview Dairy. The Interurban stopped running in 1933.

Government

City of Glenaire
P.O. Box 766
Liberty, MO 64068
(816)792-4907
(816) 781-3554
The Board of Aldermen meet each month on the 3rd Tuesday at 7pm, at the community building 309 Smiley Rd.

Elected Officials

Office	Name	Term Expires	Length of Term
Mayor
Alderman	Danny Cashett	2009	2 years
Alderman	Terri Peyton	2009	2 years
Alderman	Ron Ethridge	2008	2 years
Alderman	Ann Tucker	2008	2 years
Marshall	Jerold Ramos	2009	2 years
Clerk	Rene Flippen	n/a	not elected

Glenaire is represented by Tim Flook in the MO House of Representitives and Luann Ridgeway in the MO Senate; the city lies in the MO 6th congressional district and is represented by Sam Graves in Washington D.C.

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