Haywood City, Missouri
human settlement in Scott County, Missouri, United States of America
Haywood City is a village in Scott County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Haywood City had a population of 133.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 206 people, 71 households, and 50 families living in the village. The population density was 479.1 inhabitants per square mile (185.0/km2). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 190.7 per square mile (73.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 5.34% White, 90.29% Black or African American, 0.97% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 71 households, of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 29.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
“Haywood City, Missouri” enters the record as human settlement in Scott County, Missouri, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Haywood, City and Missouri can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2157572. Authority coordinates are 37.011, -89.600. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2010.
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