Claycomo is a village in

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, United States, as part of the

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. Its name is a

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owns the Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) in Claycomo, which builds the Ford F-150 pickup trucks and

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vans.

Geography

Claycomo is located at (39.200507, -94.489404). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, 1,430 people, 672 households, and 369 families resided in the village. The

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was . The 759 housing units averaged . The

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of the village was 95.1% White, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.0% of the population. Of the 672 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were not families. About 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the village was 45 years. Around 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.6% were from 45 to 64, and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, 1,267 people, 596 households, and 345 families resided in the village. The

was 506.0 people per square mile (195.7/km). The median income for a household in the village was $39,271, and for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $23,990 for females. The

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for the village was $20,000. About 4.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

North Kansas City School District North Kansas City School District 74 or NKC Schools is a school district headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. it has over 20,000 students, and has about of area. The Harlem School District 72 and Glenwood School District 73 merged into th ...

is the area

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. Gracemore, Maplewood, and Ravenwood elementaries include sections of Claycomo. All of Claycomo is zoned to Maple Park Middle School, and

Winnetonka High School Winnetonka High School is a high school in the North Kansas City School District. The school is located at 5815 NE 48 Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Winnetonka opened in 1971. Originally built to hold 2,000 students, it now has approximately ...

. Claycomo has a

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, a branch of the

Mid-Continent Public Library Mid-Continent Public Library, officially known as Consolidated Library District #3, is a consolidated public library system serving Clay, Platte, and Jackson Counties in Missouri, with headquarters in Independence, Missouri. Mid-Continent Public ...

References

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