Duquesne, Missouri
human settlement in Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Duquesne ( dew-KAYN) is a Fourth-Class City in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,159 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Duquesne is located at 37°4′28″N 94°27′46″W (37.074560, -94.462770).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.85 square miles (4.79 km2), all land.
Demographics
Duquesne had been a village since its inception, but in 2006 Duquesne successfully applied for status as a Fourth-Class City.
Sixty to seventy percent of the structures of Duquesne were destroyed by the May 22, 2011 tornado with thirty percent of Joplin being destroyed.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,763 people, 781 households, and 493 families living in the city. The population density was 953.0 inhabitants per square mile (368.0/km2). There were 856 housing units at an average density of 462.7 per square mile (178.6/km2).
“Duquesne, Missouri” enters the record as human settlement in Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Duquesne, Missouri and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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