Modoc is an

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in Randolph County,

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, located four miles southeast of Prairie du Rocher under the bluffs of the

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. The Modoc Rock Shelter, a U.S.

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, is located near Modoc and the Ste. Genevieve-Modoc Ferry across the

connects Modoc and the surrounding communities with

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Ste. Genevieve ( ) is a city in Ste. Genevieve Township and is the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,999 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1735 by French Canadian colonists and settlers from east ...

. The area's population was 221 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Modoc is located at (38.0525522 -90.0373334).

Demographics

As of the 2000

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, there were 221 people, 96 households, and 61 families residing in Modoc's

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(ZCTA). The racial makeup was 98.6%

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and 1.4% from two or more races. There were 96 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.97. In the ZCTA the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 61.9% from 19 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. The population is 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The

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for a household in the ZCTA was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $43,558. The

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for the ZCTA was $15,081.

References

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